Get Asked to Dance

When I moved to Orange County to pursue growing as a bellydance performer and International Dance artist, one of the things I was most excited to explore was Southern California’s dance world at large.  When my bellydance gigs take me into LA County, I take advantage of being dolled up and out and about at club prime time and head out dancing after my bellydance shows.  I’ve enjoyed checking out the salsa dance scene from Malibu to Newport Beach.

              As a new face in the Los Angeles and Orange County dance scenes, established social dancers do not know me.  Being an unknown dancer can make it harder for a follow to get asked to dance in a developed dance community.  Personally, I like to leave it up to the leads to invite me to dance instead of the other way around.  Call me old fashioned, but really I’m just shy, and to some extent I haven’t needed to do the asking.   Just like dancing, there is some technique involved in getting invited to dance.  Read on as I share a five fantastic strategies to get and keep you on that social dance floor!

1. Have a Good Waiting Strategy

The key to getting asked to dance is to create the least path of resistance for inquirers.  Place yourself close to the dance floor, preferably in a higher traffic area where potential dance partners will be walking by.  Standing up and grooving to the music while waiting will make you appear more approachable and like you want to dance. Make eye contact and smile with other dancers.  Avoid sitting down, burying your head in a smart phone, or... FULL ARTICLE