Following with different leads - facing issues
Hi! I’m 25F female and have been learning salsa as a follow since last October’25. Started Bachata too in Feb’26. I consider myself to be an overall good dancer and have been very regular with classes. Have just started socials, and my first experience as a beginner follower with advanced leads was overall great. However I went for a social last Sunday and danced with a few leads from my class, and all of a sudden I lost my entire confidence because I just wasn’t able to understand the steps they were getting at. One of the leads is a 76 year old, who I absolutely respect and admire for learning at this age, but somehow I just wasn’t able to make out the turns he was trying with me. Is this normal? With the same people in class I’m pretty comfortable because we know the combination. I am looking at videos from that socials night and cringing at myself! Need some advice from experienced follows+leads