IF
YOU ARE NEW TO OUR SALSA CLUB, IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY
MISUNDERSTANDING, PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS!
Salsa, bachata, merengue,
kizomba & argentine tango are all partner dances,
please come with one if you can. Salsa clubs in general tend to have
a surplus of ladies
& most classes can
usually accommodate them. (Ladies without a male partner
tend to come with at least one female friend, sometimes
more, whilst men tend to bring a female partner or alone.
Thus, this can create a build-up of ladies over the weeks).
However, the ratio of male:female cannot be predicted:
sometimes there are spare men so ladies don't let this put
you off! Contact us if you are not sure.
However, men
on their own are always especially welcome!
Couples are expected to change round in class so you will
NOT remain with the same person. If there are a lot
of ladies without
partners in the
beginners class ready to move up, they will be placed on
a waiting list for level
2 in order to avoid
overloading that class to ensure it is kept well balanced
& manageable! This does not happen often, but it
depends very much on how many men are in the level 2 or
above. Please note that some will always progress more
quickly than others even though they started at the same
time. It is not about how many
weeks you attend but rather how much practice you can put
in; this is why it is
so important to stay for the free style dancing after the
classes if you can. You will then have the opportunity to
learn with more experienced dancers & thus move up more
quickly. There is
a syllabus
that
you need to complete for levels 1 & 2. Please ask to
see it when you come. This is to ensure you are in the
right level of class & also, most important, so as not
to impede the progress of those who are!
VENUS
DRINKS POLICY
Please, Please, Please DO NOT bring in any kind of
drink(s). This includes cans, soft
drinks AND water. It is very, very hard to find good venues
for salsa clubs due to low bar takings; this one is
fabulous & the owners are very supportive towards us,
so please, please help us keep it! The owners do understand
that those who are serious about their dancing do not over
indulge in alcohol. However, you are expected to buy at least
one drink (which does not have to be
alcoholic). Most people wouldn’t dream of going into
other bars and/or clubs without doing this, neither would
they go into a cafe and take their own flask of coffee!
At the very least, you should be taking in water and/or
fluids when you are dancing to avoid de-hydration; soft
drinks are from only 50p.
If you want
tap water, they are quite happy to give it provided you ask
for it at the same time when you buy some type of drink. We
know most of you understand the problem and always purchase
a drink. This is for those who are new to salsa and/or may
not appreciate the importance of bar takings! Thank you
very, very much for your continued support, co-operation
& understanding.
MOVING
UP
It is normal to want to be
as good a dancer as you can be & we encourage you to
try out other teachers and classes so you can learn as much
as possible. However, this needs to work in both
directions. Therefore, in order to keep salsa alive in the
Telford area, it is important to remember to still support
YOUR local venue when you outgrow the classes, either by
coming to help in some way or by attending the club after
9.00pm for practice, dancing &
socialising.
This helps
others to progress more quickly, keeps the standards up
which in turn then attracts even more good dancers &
great teachers! We want Venus to be a
place where all the good dancers want to be but we can't do
it alone.
So, as the saying goes:
USE IT OR LOSE IT!