One thing that has changed about dance etiquette these years is that saying no to a dance is much more common. Not only more common - but now immediately saying yes to someone else is also quite common.
Someone you don’t enjoy dancing with asks you to dance? You say no and then someone else you like to dance with asks then you say yes. It’s very common these days.
It is definitely an ego blow for many guys (since guys still do the overwhelming majority of asking) but what isn’t in our modern society - lol.
Often the reasons for saying no to someone have become increasingly superficial (I don’t find them attractive, I don’t dance with Indian men(this happens in SV a good amount), etc.) and I find that’s just more indicative of our general culture at large. (Swiping on apps seems to have infiltrated social dancing too)
Social dancing is mostly a dying trend - especially among the youth. It’s something I really only see people in their 30s and up doing. It used to be a majority under 30 activity for a lot of types of dance but that’s rare to see these days - even for the most athletic of dances like lindy hop.
Someone you don’t enjoy dancing with asks you to dance? You say no and then someone else you like to dance with asks then you say yes. It’s very common these days.
It is definitely an ego blow for many guys (since guys still do the overwhelming majority of asking) but what isn’t in our modern society - lol.
Often the reasons for saying no to someone have become increasingly superficial (I don’t find them attractive, I don’t dance with Indian men(this happens in SV a good amount), etc.) and I find that’s just more indicative of our general culture at large. (Swiping on apps seems to have infiltrated social dancing too)
Social dancing is mostly a dying trend - especially among the youth. It’s something I really only see people in their 30s and up doing. It used to be a majority under 30 activity for a lot of types of dance but that’s rare to see these days - even for the most athletic of dances like lindy hop.