While cooling off outside a recent salsa event, someone who started dancing a few months ago remarked on how much they have learnt about themselves in the process of learning to dance. I said, "That never ends". It doesn't. At the end of the same event, someone who has been dancing and teaching for many more years than I have told me, "Don't doubt yourself". And that right there was my latest lesson for the dance floor and for life. A vicious circle Dancing in my local scene and with familiar people means I am very relaxed most of the time. When I am relaxed, I am confident. I don't doubt myself. Even if things go wrong, I am relaxed and confident enough to laugh it off. When I dance elsewhere with people who are less familiar and perhaps intimidate me with their skill and experience, I am less relaxed, less confident, and I start to doubt myself. These dances will never be good dances for that very reason. It is quite a vicious circle. Dancing at Sals...