Hi, my name is Chilly and I am a Salsa Addict. Its been 32Hrs since my last dance and it will be another 8Hrs till I dance again. I have been addicted to salsa going on 3 years now and I am loving every minute of it!!!

Define Addiction: The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or ACTIVITY.

I, (just like many other people I know), am a Salsa Addict and proud of it. We usually have our meetings at Salsa Socials every weekend, usually from 10:00PM to 2:AM.
So, how do you know if you are a salsa addict?
I have combined a list of 32 points. If you are guilty of more than 10, well what can I say apart from Ill see you at the next dance meeting 😉

1. Salsa lessons and the party cover charges are now a permanent part of your monthly expenses
2. When you go clothes shopping, you make sure everything you buy is Salsa dance Friendly
3. You have a pair of dance shoes permanently fixed in your car, just in-case an opportunity magically presents itself for you to dance
4. Your boyfriend/girlfriend does not understand the “strictly platonic” relationship you have with your salsa dance partner
5.  You dump your boyfriend/girlfriend because he/she is getting in the way of your salsa dancing
6.  You sing passionately to songs with words you don’t understand
7.  You practice your turns when no one is looking. Usually in the bathroom, Kitchen, elevator or lobby
8. You convince yourself that you can get by on 3-4 hours of sleep per night so you can dance until 2AM in the morning
9. You have lost weight from dancing so much and you convince yourself that it’s the only exercise you will ever need
10.  You’ve considered getting a different job to co-exist with your salsa dancing
11. Your friends and family do not understand how you can dance so much
12.  All your “former” friends have now abandoned you
13. You don’t even miss your “former” friends, as long as you have Salsa!
14. You start talking at 100kph just because someone shows an interest that you like to dance salsa
15. You argue about how salsa should be danced e.g. On1 Vs. On2
16. You cant dance normally any-more and you try your salsa shines in normal dance clubs
17. Your shoes are worn out from all the spinning and you convince yourself that its ‘OK’ and that you can still dance in them
18. You start clearing space in your room so you can dance salsa there
19. You cannot imagine life without salsa
20. You start changing your screen names to something related to salsa
21. You are a writer and all you think about is writing about salsa
22. You get stopped by random people in public places telling you that they have seen you dance before and they love it
23. You are on that eternal search for those perfect shoes
24. You realise that the only thing you have done for the past few months is go salsa dancing every single weekend and you are actually ‘Ok’ with that
25. You walk into a Salsa venue and everyone there is like family to you
26. Heaven is having lots of space on the dance floor so you can do do all the cool stuff you want to do without getting stepped on
27. (Salsera’s) Your skirt keeps getting shorter and shorter and you start caring less and less how high your dress flares up when you turn.
28.  You decide that going out salsa dancing is more important than studying for that exam
29. You plan your holidays around salsa events OR you lie to your boss and tell him/her the reason you have to go overseas is strictly for business. He/She does not need to know there is a congress that weekend 😉
30. Club owners hate you because all you do is drink water when you go out
31. When you dress up to go out in the middle of the week, your flatmates or family don’t even have to ask where you’re going….obviously Salsa Dancing
32. You’ve convinced yourself that you’ve finally got it under control now that you only go out dancing 3 to 4 times a week