[swalkergibson]

The best advice I can give you is find a dance studio and take a beginner Latin/swing/ballroom class. Make sure to find the super-beginner variety, it will help to know that everyone is basically in the same place as you. It is a social setting and everyone is there for basically one thing, to dance! Approaching strangers and asking them to dance is not only not awkward in this context, it is absolutely encouraged. It has the added benefit of you collecting a skill that most men do not possess, the ability to dance. All women love to dance, so you will instantly become attractive, regardless of whether you are physically handsome or can speak English, you will immediately climb the attraction ladder.

Seriously. Go out and dance!

[jananananana]

I was going to say the same exact thing. Take a dance class, then start going to some social dances in the bay area, then meet up for drinks with people afterwards, and then, bam you have a group of friends. Especially in the bay area, there is a very strong dance community.

[mattm]

Met my wife by learning to salsa dance!