We’ve all been there – the awkward, creepy, or uncomfortable social dance.  You’ve just met this person and within the first two-counts they’ve shoved their pelvis towards you or clamped themselves around your leg.  Okay. Okay. So many of the dances we enjoy – like Blues, Swing, Salsa, Bachata and West Coast Swing – involve [...]

I’m the first to admit that I’m hardly an authority on social dance etiquette. However, there are a few personal guidelines I’ve picked up for myself over the years. I’ve also spoken with a few leads about their pet peeves. There aren’t any hard and fast rules, but these are things that I try to [...]

For better or worse, social dancing has come a long way since the days of long gloves and dance cards. However, a topic in social dancing that is not often examined critically is how follows who are self-confident, bold even, in other aspects of their lives, can be reduced to timid wallflowers at the prospect of asking [...]