new year, new me… sound familiar? well i decided that given my love of dancing, i’d try extending it from smooth moves on the dance floor of a club on a saturday night to midweek salsa… dancing without drinking - revolutionary!

now, i’ve only just started, so i’m not going to claim to be any kind of expert, but from the outside looking in, there appear to be a couple of really important factors that will affect your chances of success. this is how i see them anyway…

1. it’s all about personal hygiene

• deodorant is a must at all times - it might be a sexy dance, but it’s less so if there’s large wet patches under those arms of yours
• all onions and garlic must be avoided like the plague on the day of dancing, infact scrap that, it’s probably best not to have it the
  night before either - pore smells are never any better than bad breath!

2. try and give some eye contact. if this just seems impossible and staring at your feet is the best that you can achieve right now - make sure that you don’t have dandruff.

3. never turn down a dance partner. not only do you not want to hurt their little feelings, this could mean that the really sexy person on the other side of the room won’t approach you as they’re scared you might reject them too.

4. guys - never pull and push your partner. be firm. guide. oh me oh my - i can’t tell you how nice it is when you can find someone that follows that rule. just remember we’re not rag dolls… oh and it really hurts our feet if you stamp on them!

5. wiggle. wiggle as much as you can. wiggling can make up for a multitude of sins. wiggling is mandatory!

girls, remember we go to salsa to dance, guys often just go to meet girls that dance. it’s the way it is…. just be prepared.

now go wiggle!

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