Great question. A few people are lucky enough to catch the eye of some wonderful dancer who volunteers to work with them to help improve his/her dancing. (High likelihood that ulterior motives are in the air, though.) For the other 98% of average dancers, we have to put ourselves out there and find a way to practice. Aside from actually GOING to the clubs and socials and asking people to dance, here are a few other suggestions I have: 1. Attending classes regularly offers several advantages. One is recognition. Two, you can arrive early and warm up (i.e. practice) with a fellow classmate. Three, after class is over, ask a fellow classmate to practice with until either of you are ready to leave. The classroom environment is perfect to establish rapport with your classmates, with whom you can later ask to practice with outside of the classroom setting or even in the club setting.