SalsaBoston.com Message Board
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Posted by Salsa observer (66.30.114.143) on February 03, 2005 at 19:16:39:
In Reply to: Salsa snobs posted by Salsa observer on February 01, 2005 at 08:49:48:
Hernan posted some interesting
reasons for ladies denying a dance to the gentlemen,
and they seemed like valid reasons.
However, some of the salsa nights in Boston
seem to be very cliquish, where the same
people dance with each other every week.
This doesn't bother me too much, because
the vast majority (80-90%) of ladies I ask to dance
say yes, and are very nice and polite.
On occasion, even the ladies ask me to dance,
which is nice.
However, I seem to see the snobs about 10-15% of the time
each event I go to, and it is quite annoying.
I know cases where a few of my gentleman friends
new to salsa have been quite intimidated by this,
and don't bother coming out again to salsa events.
This is too bad, because I think the more new people
that dance salsa (men and women), the better off
the whole scene will be.
This is a free country, and you can dance (or not dance)
with whomever you wish.
However, if you act like a snob.....then,
heck, you are a snob, and not everyone is appreciative
of that fact!