I had a rough start, but eventually things got a bit brighter. This FR isn't filled with K-Closes or anything like that, but I learned a few lessons and would really appreciate some advice (mostly with how to escalate on dance floor).

Lesson 1 : Don't Take Too Long To Open!

I get AA occasionally, and I don't want to admit this, but there were a group of girls that looked like they wanted to be opened, I even had a good situational opener I was going to say, but I got into my head and hesitated. Guess which girls left? Damn it.

Lesson 2: Don't Let Your Failures Get To Your Head

Want to know a good way to be on a downward spiral? Keep kicking yourself for your mistakes (in this case that group of girls that left and I didn't open). I stayed focused on this for a little while, until I finally decided "fuck it, I'm having fun" and when the bar band took the stage again, I was the first on the dance floor. I danced with myself for a while (other people were on the floor at this point), but i didn't dance with any (yet) because I don't know how to approach them while dancing.

Dancing with Girl #1

I wish I knew how to open on the dance floor, because there were plenty of missed opportunities. There was a really attractive girl (easily the most attractive girl on the dance floor) and finally, I had the balls to grab her hand and start dancing with her. She seemed into it, twirling her a bit, etc but anytime I went for slightly above the waist she seemed to take a step back (while not full blown rejecting).

Eventually, she turned her back to me and started dancing in front of me (like maybe a footstep ahead). Now, was she ejecting or was she setting up to grind? What do you do?

Talking to other Girl On Dancefloor

When the band finished up, I started talking to this other girl on the dance floor. I escalated physically pretty quickly with her, and she was receptive. Hand on her waist, pulling her in so I can hear her. She had her hand on my leg at one point, and her face was pretty close to mine (but sort of at a side). How do I go in for a kiss at this point?

The Walk Home

I'm not sure what happened, but on the walk home, i had sort of a "fuck it" attitude and opened EVERYONE I passed. I wound up trying to talk to this girl (blown out), had a 10 minute convo with a group of random guys hanging outside a bar, and wound up shooting the shit with some local rapper and his friends (I didn't know who he was, but other people seemed to).

TL;DR: How the hell do you open and escalate on the dance floor, and what do you do for social proof if you get rejected on a small dance floor (you can't just get up and walk away like at the actual bar). Also, how to go in for a kiss?