Do I have to change partners?
No, but it is a very good idea. By dancing with other people, you and your partner become more skilled at dancing.

When a dance partnership is a romantic partnership as well, problems may arise in both Group Classes and Private Lessons.

Learning to move well and to dance well requires feeling the ways in which other people move and realizing how your own movements affect other people - whether your are the lead or the follow.

When you limit your dancing to only one person, it is incredibly likely that each person ends up covering for some missing aspect of the other person’s dance abilities. That missing element is quickly discovered and easily addressed when you dance with other people. In turn, dancing with your ‘regular’ partner becomes much more enjoyable.

Dance teachers have witnessed many times when romantic couples are overly corrective, frustrated, or even hostile with each other during group lessons. That dynamic makes the lesson experience and dancing in general much less enjoyable for both people in the couple, the teacher, and anybody from the class who is nearby.

A dance lesson can bring out the best and worst in romantic couples. Taking time apart during the group lesson to dance with other people can tame the frustration that might otherwise appear. When one person understands the movements or patterns more quickly than the other, frustration is often an unfortunate side effect. It happens with even the happiest of couples.

Do yourself and your relationship a favor - be willing to change partners. It is social dancing afterall!