How much eye contact should I be giving to my partner? Is 100% eye contact
appropriate, or too uncomfortable for some dancers?
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Sophia says:
I think 100% is definitely too much. For me, as for now I am still a
beginner and a little shy to look at my partner the way it should be.
The looks should be straight at the partner most of the time put the
eyes should put some glances through the air , to the others or just
look up. Then back to the partner. As a guy, I think he should be
looking at the girl more than the girl does at the guy, because this
looks more like the guy is really after her you know what I mean.
Real hot Salsssaa.. hehehe...
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Mui Sun says:
50% to pass. 80% would be perfect. To me, eye contact
is not about looking into his eyes all the time, but actually making
him feel that he has my attention on the dancefloor. It's easier to
follow his lead when u are have good eye 'contact'. =)
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Patricea says:
This really depends on how comfortable you are
with the partner you are dancing with.
Personally, I feel that eye contact is one of the
factors that makes salsa fun - a raised eyebrow, a cheeky glint in
the eye etc. can be ways of indicating a lead, sharing the joy or
embarrassment of having executed a move nicely or terribly.
But for beginners who feel shy about staring into
your partner's eyes, I suggest looking at the space between the eyes,
or even on the bridge of the nose. This way, it appears that you are
looking into your partner's eyes.
To go into technicalities, you should be spotting
all the time when you are dancing salsa. When the two of you are
facing each other, looking into each other's eyes, it is a form of
spotting. The only time when the ladies don't spot their partner's
eyes is when they do the one-half turns or cross lead turns - you
should spot in front as you turn, so that your turns look sharper.
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Mavis says:
Eye contact is good, it give assurance to the
other party that you enjoy dancing with him/her. Hence i think it is
important to give at least 50% eye contact. it would be a bonus if
that person wanting to give more eye contact. Me personally would not
feel uncomfortable unless he has irritates me before. :)
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Kelvin (Yee) says:
Basically having eye contact during the dance is courtesy as in
having a conversation with another person.
You don't have to stare
at him/her every split second thru out the dance. Just take some time
to watch out for the dance traffic, take some time to look and her
and smile.
Do not try to look passionate unless that person is your
partner in romance. Usually this makes that person very uncomfortable
and you can't blame him/her for not looking back or smiling back
(coz' more than half the time, he/she will be trying to swallow
his/her outburst of laughter.). No joke! I have seen that.
Pointer:
I admit for every first dance with anyone, I will feel a bit reserve
or shy. What I'll do is talk to that person as a friend when not
dancing. Just chat about stuff like work, or where you learn salsa
from...or talk about the weather (hahahaha) ......etc.... After that
I will feel more comfortable dancing with her.
So just be a
friendly person when you dance. Be yourself and treat the other
person as a friend. Not a tool to practise your dancing.. :) |
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Dos Vueltas says:
I'd have to say that depends a lot on who your
partner is, how much you know her, and what the situation is.
For me the primary key is that it's not just about
eye contact. That would be just going through the motions. It's
always a combination of eye contact and what you do with the rest of
your face and body. What overall message you manage to get across.
Let's go through some possible scenarios, shall
we?
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