Do you dance?

I was asked very recently, ‘How do you ask someone to dance?’  My response….
"Hi.  My name is John.  Would you like to dance?"

Yes, simple.  Keep it that way.  Match it with eye contact and you will dance 9/10 times.  Just remember, the answer will be yes, no, later. accept it.  However, I rarely ask anyone in the 'wild' to dance.  I only ask in the right environment such as a ball, a wedding, a social dance, etc.  Why?  It's a bit like not blurring the line between work life, private life, sporting life.  When you see me at my studio (the best ever being Arthur Murray Castle Hill) I am there to dance, not work.  If you are at the pub to drink, drink.  If you are there to meet new people, meet new people.  Dance is just one of many ways to do this.  Using dance as an ice breaker is (perhaps was) a conventional way to meet new people.  But in the modern era of selfish endeavours and ‘what’s in it for me?’ a simple question to dance might just be seen as a hidden agenda.  The best thing about being part of a studio is that an agenda and an expectation is set so that you get to dance and meet new people as part of the deal.  So, pick your time, your situation and enjoy the dance.