Re: dancing "away"

I guess I've never had that problem.  When I was in L.A., people
always asked  me "is this your first time" to which I replied "I'm
from Indy, where I dance regularily".  But, perhaps, it's different
for follows?   Perhaps dancing your first dance as a lead would pretty
much solve your problem?

(of course, I'm always the first one to ask "is it your first time",
since it's rude to lead someone in fancy swings if they've never
danced before -- so I need to know beforehand.    So, sadly, I can't
just let them assume I'm new, since otherwise, I might miss the
opportunity to do cool moves.)