My friend and I went out clubbing this Saturday. Trying to get into the first place, we found out he lost his ID, so he ended up going home. I started talking to people in the line trying to get myself into a sociable state and found three people I could 'touch base' with after I went inside.

Saw a girl sitting down and went over and made a joke about having enough of the night already. She was friendly and I complimented her outfit and we had some back and fourth banter but the conversation stalled after a while. (Not sure how to escalate?)

Did two warm up approaches by finding a girl I found attractive, saying hi, offering a compliment about vibe/style and then moving on to keep myself going.

Saw a group on the balcony (all guys) and just went up and introduced myself and spent five minutes getting to know them before moving to the group beside them (two guys and two girls) and introducing myself.

Started off with some banter between me and the girl I'd picked, but tried to include the three others every few back-and-forths to keep the group dynamic going. Did this for about an hour before finding out the two girls were a mother-daughter pair and were just about to leave.

Spent a few hours bouncing between three groups and and having fun dancing.

Towards the end I found a girl on the dance floor and opened by beckoning her over and spinning her. She was receptive, but not super enthusiastic and I transitioned into a conversation near the bar. Tried some banter and she responded, but didn't match the energy and it fizzled out.

Left the bars at 5 and went to the casino with another guy where we met some girls playing Uno. I hit it off with one of them (banter, light touching) but it fizzled out over half an hour.

Went home after that.

Notes: finally getting over approach anxiety. I find it easier to introduce myself to the guys in a group first and then transition to speaking with the girls (which is better than being too anxious to approach groups at all). Also the first time I ended up going out without someone I knew, so it forced me to keep talking to people and gave me a funny story to start off with. Unfortunately, post-approach I have no idea how to make a conversation flirty or sexual. I can vibe for a bit in a friendly manner, but escalation is beyond me currently. I made sure to have fun for myself too, which made the night better overall, even if I still have a lot to improve on.

Any tips or things that will help me improve would be super helpful