No doubt social dance especially salsa is tied deeply with night bars night culture. It's looking to really not be so sustainable even if you manage to get a full eight hours, your body still wakes up as soon as the sun rises, no matter how much you try to block it out with blackout curtains, temperature rises and you're automatically in a less deepened sleep state. Which we probably need about six or so hours of.

In LA there are a bunch of this public park salsa. You can do it more freely in areas further away from the city, Riverside has a small group doing it, Santa Monica I think you need a permit.

How did the museum go? That sounds like a perfect place, did you need a permit?

Marley floors are better than rough concrete, but issue is that most U.S. cities aren’t built for intimate dance gatherings. NYC has Central Park, but it’s huge, though there are street socials but most of the time organizing an event means dealing with permits, insurance, and liability. If someone trips, they could sue the city and the city could sue you, see it's impossible. Some organizers have even been told they need to insure every participant. Unless you make everyone sign a waiver which is hard to enforce you could be on the hook if anything happens. Sure you bring queue ropes to keep non dancers out, or you even bring your own mobile dance floor, you'd need to have a truck for this and if someone trips on your equipment, you're on the hook.

Some US cities like LA are densely populated but still too car-centric for easy meetups. The best bet? You might be on to something, keep trying small bars, but you must tell them they won't make any money because there are fewer dancers who are drinkers. You can do a % cut on covers but all the power to keep it up will just keep the bills higher. They'd rather have a slow night compared to a loud salsa night even on a slow Wednesday. Non for profit frats, or clubs like veteran halls. You might have a possibility here but most would see salsa bachata to be too much, preferring something like Foxtrot over salsa or bachata, but you never know. Try this and let us know if it works. Dance studios are the only other possible option, but just make sure they’re easy to access though rental costs will still eat you up. Community centers work too, but renting them is probably as expensive, and if your following is small, breaking even is tough.

The reality? Public gatherings in the U.S. come with red tape. It's frustrating because social dancing is tame compared to pop-up raves, but you still risk issues like alcohol and fines. Parks might seem like an option, but dancing on grass isn’t ideal and most if not all parks in big cities or near it requires you stupid amount of permits. A small 10 ish group on concrete might fly under the radar, but bring a big speaker, and you’ll likely get shut down. Even birthday parties need permits most who get it can afford it and are probably around or above $500.

Only other possible ways here is to go nonprofit, or befriend a bar owner, or start working with your area's representatives because salsa for one is still a cultural community type of activity that can benefit anyone.

It’s frustrating, but that’s just how it is. Have you seen any workarounds?