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Amateur Male
(61) seeking
Female
| H | San Diego, California, USA | 8403mi/13445km | Map |
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| Me | Seeking | |||||||||||
| Pro/Am Status | Amateur |
 Professional Amateur |
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| Experience | 50 years | at least 0 years experience | ||||||||||
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any | ||||||||||
| Dance Styles | Social Ballroom East Coast Swing/Rock-n-Roll West Coast Swing Bachata Salsa |
American Rhythm American Smooth International Latin International Standard Round/Sequence/New Vogue Social Ballroom Balboa/BalSwing Carolina Shag East Coast Swing/Rock-n-Roll Lindy Hop West Coast Swing Bachata Country/Western Salsa |
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| Goals |
Social Competition Performance Training/Practice |
any | ||||||||||
| Like to Dance | 1 hrs/day, 2 days/week | (unused at present) | ||||||||||
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| Me | Seeking | |||||||||||
| Gender | Male | Female | ||||||||||
| Age | 61 | 45 to 65 | ||||||||||
| Height (w/o shoes) | 6'0" (183 cm) | 5'4" (163 cm) to 5'9" (175 cm) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 187 lbs (85 kg) | (unused at present) | ||||||||||
| Hair Color | Salt & Pepper gray | (unused at present) | ||||||||||
| Eye Color | Green | (unused at present) | ||||||||||
| Body Type | Average |
Slim/Slender Average Muscular/Athletic Stocky Large |
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| Ethnicity | Other | any | ||||||||||
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| Me | Seeking | |||||||||||
| Relationship Status | Single | any | ||||||||||
| Occupation | ? | (unused at present) | ||||||||||
| Smoking | No |
No Occasionally Daily |
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| Drinking | No |
No Socially Regularly |
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| Education | Associates Degree | (unused at present) | ||||||||||
| Income | ? | (unused at present) | ||||||||||
| Religion | ? | (unused at present) | ||||||||||
| Open to Dating | Yes |
I don't care. I'm just looking for a dance partner. |
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| Language skill | English Farsi Hebrew Russian Spanish |
English |
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| Credentials | 0 Request Credentials | |||||||||||
| Covid Vaccination | Unanswered | |||||||||||
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More About Me
Just checking this out for now. I am NOT a paid member - nor likely to ever be....
My dance experience is hard to categorize or quantify. I briefly taught ballroom professionally for several major dance studios 30 years ago, but haven't really done much since - so I'm not sure how to count my "years of experience". I still go out to various local dance studio parties every now and then as well as occasional salsa or swing dances around town, but I am not a regular anywhere. I'm a pretty fast learner - but also tend to forget much of what I just learned just as quickly (unless I like, practice, and/or use it a lot).
I am often/still surprised by how many women actually come up and ask me to dance and/or readily accept when I ask them, so I must not be that bad - although I certainly no longer know as much or move as well as I used to.... I suppose with the "right" partner, I'd be more motivated to work on my dancing. Right now, I'm kind of caught in the middle. I'm not as good as those who are REALLY good (and probably never will be), but I am also not a beginner. While I am not opposed to it, competing/performing does not really interest me (right now), but I would like a regular dance partner. It is actually less the dancing that I enjoy than the connection (when it is there).
My favorite dance/music is probably cha cha and bachata, but I like and do most of the popular partner dances. I tend to prefer the "Latin" dances (mainly because of the music), but for some reason I almost always seem to get grabbed for "ballroom" dances like waltz, foxtrot, tango or night-club two-step. Maybe it's because I'm tall. I know (or can fake) most, if not all, of the typical dances that are popular at local dance studio parties, public parties, clubs, bars, restaurants and other social venues. The dance I probably do the most now is salsa.
Note: I don't particularly like hustle and am not crazy about Argentine Tango so if those are what you LOVE, you'd probably do better looking for someone else to dance with. I generally prefer American (open/silver) style to International style for most dances except rumba (and quickstep). I rarely go to clubs, competitions, exhibitions, classes or workshops - but might be willing (to try almost anything) with a motivated compatible regular partner.
I'm Looking For
I'd prefer someone fun, who follows well, and who knows (and/or is open to learning) a variety of dances rather than JUST "specializing" in only ONE dance/style - even if we ended up mainly focusing on one or a few (at at time). I enjoy a lot of different kinds of music and get bored just doing only one dance over and over (like they do at most salsa, swing, and Argentine tango events). I also sometimes like to "mix and match" several dances and/or rhythms to a song; it's great when I have a partner who can follow the variations and enjoys sharing a creative/improvisational "medley" (as much as I do).
I'd also like to find someone interested in learning and dancing some of the dances that aren't really taught much - like Dominican style bachata and collegiate shag. While these aren't a priority, they might be fun to learn and get really good at dancing - since not that many other people are....
Since I'm kind of tall, I would prefer a partner between 5'7" and 5'9". I would also prefer a partner interested in and available for more than just dance.
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