Maryland is for lovers?

[StarGazer58]

I was hoping to do some things done outside today but it is chilly outside so here I am on Lit. Might watch the Masters today but would rather actually be playing golf myself.

 

[vianyajo]

I was hoping to do some things done outside today but it is chilly outside so here I am on Lit. Might watch the Masters today but would rather actually be playing golf myself.

Getting some flurries this AM here. Though I hear that we may hit 70s this week, feels so far away this morning though haha

 

[Deleted member 3041612]

Getting some flurries this AM here. Though I hear that we may hit 70s this week, feels so far away this morning though haha

I'm my area, it says it's 48° but it feels like 40°. I'm ready for spring already. Bring it on!

 

[Deleted member 3041612]

For anyone who wants to go (I won't be able to make it there), try going to The Salsa Room @2619 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA for a night of dancing and mingling with others on salsa night this coming Friday. I know other singles are planning to attend.

 

[StarGazer58]

For anyone who wants to go (I won't be able to make it there), try going to The Salsa Room @2619 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA for a night of dancing and mingling with others on salsa night this coming Friday. I know other singles are planning to attend.

Do you have to know how to salsa dance? I have 2 left feet but a little close dancing keeps me from tripping. Lol

 

[Deleted member 3041612]

Do you have to know how to salsa dance? I have 2 left feet but a little close dancing keeps me from tripping. Lol

Go for the fun. The people you'll meet. I'm sure others will be there who have 2 right feet too hahaha. It will be fun. The best part is learning how to salsa dance and meeting someone who is just as bad or worse than yourself. Laughing at yourself, allowing yourself to have fun is the main goal. Meeting nice people and having conversations are bonuses. There are fit and fluffy people that will be there, I bet. Have fun. Love may not spark, but conversations might. That's a start, right?

 

[StarGazer58]

Go for the fun. The people you'll meet. I'm sure others will be there who have 2 right feet too hahaha. It will be fun. The best part is learning how to salsa dance and meeting someone who is just as bad or worse than yourself. Laughing at yourself, allowing yourself to have fun is the main goal. Meeting nice people and having conversations are bonuses. There are fit and fluffy people that will be there, I bet. Have fun. Love may not spark, but conversations might. That's a start, right?

If I make it there it will be just to have fun, nothing more.

 

[Deleted member 3041612]

If I make it there it will be just to have fun, nothing more.

If I were able to attend, I'd be going for the fun of the outing as well...smiling...

 

[gamegamale]

Go for the fun. The people you'll meet. I'm sure others will be there who have 2 right feet too hahaha. It will be fun. The best part is learning how to salsa dance and meeting someone who is just as bad or worse than yourself. Laughing at yourself, allowing yourself to have fun is the main goal. Meeting nice people and having conversations are bonuses. There are fit and fluffy people that will be there, I bet. Have fun. Love may not spark, but conversations might. That's a start, right?

Yes, going is a must!
I followed the Baltimore/DC dance crowd for decades and made many friends. Being a good dancer is NOT a requirement, as Caramel points out. And those who can dance care not about one's skills...having fun is point.

Keep us posted as to the outcome.

 

[StarGazer58]

Yes, going is a must!
I followed the Baltimore/DC dance crowd for decades and made many friends. Being a good dancer is NOT a requirement, as Caramel points out. And those who can dance care not about one's skills...having fun is point.

Keep us posted as to the outcome.

I am not sure if anybody will dance with a little old man. I might be a wallflower.

 

[Deleted member 3041612]

I am not sure if anybody will dance with a little old man. I might be a wallflower.

There are people that may be there 40 and over to have fun. Go! Dare to be different. Do something against your regular trend of things you would normally do. It couldn't hurt.

 

[TheWhitePanda7]

Got one here lol, though currently across the north east for my joib

 

[vianyajo]

I am already a wallflower here, let alone in a group setting. I much prefer to observe in situations like that. Lol

 

[gamegamale]

I am not sure if anybody will dance with a little old man. I might be a wallflower.

You won't be a wallflower for long. The ladies, especially the younger (20's & 30's) crowd adore the "little old man" character...assuming you're not the creepy, slimy, perverted type.

Just be a gentleman and treat the ladies as such and you'll have a good time.

 

[gamegamale]

There are people that may be there 40 and over to have fun. Go! Dare to be different. Do something against your regular trend of things you would normally do. It couldn't hurt.

I am already a wallflower here, let alone in a group setting. I much prefer to observe in situations like that. Lol

When I went dancing the crowd was predominantly in their 30's & 40's but we often had folks in their 60's and over (God, am I old) attending. They rarely had a chance to rest...maybe because the younger crowd wanted to dance with their "parents".

Forget about being a wallflower...someone WILL ask you to dance. Enjoy the opportunity.

 

[Deleted member 3041612]

I do hope someone will be attending the event tonight. I'm not able to go, but I would like to know if someone had a great time there this Friday night.

 

[gamegamale]

I do hope someone will be attending the event tonight. I'm not able to go, but I would like to know if someone had a great time there this Friday night.

Yes, if someone goes please let us know the crowd response (size, attitude, variety).
I'm curious if us mature dancers are still welcome.

 

[Deleted member 3041612]

Yes, if someone goes please let us know the crowd response (size, attitude, variety).
I'm curious if us mature dancers are still welcome.

If you are welcome? If I was going, the mature ones are prime targets! Rahhh!!!

 

[gamegamale]

If you are welcome? If I was going, the mature ones are prime targets! Rahhh!!!

Hearing this from such a gorgeous young lady is QUITE reassuring.
I'll have to make the effort to attend.

 

[lauratmd]

From Maryland

Hello
I'm from Maryland. I live in the Columbia/Ellicott City Area.
Laura

 

[Baltimoredude]

Hey Laura - I’m in the Columbia area too and would love to chat sometime. Can I send you a PM?

 

[Cherrybomb400]

Ello. Just got home from having a night with the best friend. We went to see the Truth or Dare Movie in White Marsh. It was pretty good. Giving me some SRP ideas.

How was everyone else's night?

 

[StarGazer58]

Yes, if someone goes please let us know the crowd response (size, attitude, variety).
I'm curious if us mature dancers are still welcome.

I went. very interesting. It is large room with bars at each end and couches/chairs along the sides. They looked like VIP areas so probably have to pay extra to reserve them. Basically the whole room is one large dance floor which means you have to watch for flying arms and twirling people when moving around the room. Lol. I had to dodge a couple of elbows.

Cover charge for men was $10 and women were free. Beer was $7.

Having never been there been there before so I don't know if the crowd was large or small but I thought it was the right size. I am going to guess a couple hundred. Enough people that there was a good variety but not so many that you could not move.

The crowd was a good mix of ages, nationalities and m/f ratio. What was so interesting was that it was a dance pickup place meaning the women were very open to dancing with anybody. I had never been to bar before where the women were so receptive to dancing with anybody. There were only 1 or 2 times that I saw a guy get turned down. You really could not talk, the music was too loud so it was definitely not a hookup place. I am sure that happens but the whole vibe of the place was just to have fun dancing with a variety of people and nothing more.

The dancing was different than what I was expecting. I thought Salsa was more like ballroom with different dances that had a set of defined steps but this was not that at all. Not sure how to describe it but you actually danced with your partner, might be close dancing for a few steps and then break away still holding hands, twirl her and then come back together again and do some other move. I saw one guy would dip his partner. I did ask one woman about the dancing and she told me the guy leads and the woman follows his lead so the guy has to know a few basic moves. There were good dancers and some not so good but I don't think it matters.

I don't know any of the basic moves so yes I was a wallflower but I think all a guy needs is one or two lessons on the basic moves and he could dance all night. You might not find a date there but can definitely have a good time.

It was a little but harder figuring who were the couples and who were the singles. For example, I saw one couple dance several songs and then I saw her dance with a couple of other guys but then I saw her sitting on the couch with the original guy so not sure if they were a couple, just friends hanging out or had met there. Also not sure of the dance etiquette, are you only suppose to dance 1 song and then move on or what. You could tell that some dancers were definitely mismatched so from a guys perspective I don't think a guy would want to make a woman feel uncomfortable by tying her up for too many songs but not sure how to tell that. It was mostly the guy asks the woman to dance. I only saw a couple of times the woman ask the guy. Nobody asked me to dance.

If you like dancing I would highly recommend it. I am not sure if it is like this every night or is this just an occasional happening so may want to check ahead of time.

One more thing, parking is a pain in the ass so that is the one bad thing.

 

[StarGazer58]

Hello
I'm from Maryland. I live in the Columbia/Ellicott City Area.
Laura

Welcome to the thread Laura. Hope you are a frequent visitor.

 

[Deleted member 3041612]

I would have thought it would be more open. A singles club advertised this place. Regular family commitments keep me from attending. If I had gone, I'd have beelined for you and try to wiggle my way around. It sounds like possibly hand dancing was going on. I'm not a skilled dancer like that. Next time I do advertise, I will try to be present and give a goofball, fun presence...

Hi there Laura!! Welcome!!! Join in the conversations or start one...don't be shy...