I can relate to this, started salsa classes about 3 weeks ago and I am glad I did. Fun class, female-male ratio 2:1, good for socializing before and after the class, great teacher who is organizing salsa parties for most of his classes.

After just the first class I was able to use basic steps and turn as an opener in pubs/cubs. It really did open the conversation and most girls really wanted to see basic steps, even if that's all I knew. Been told by a few that it doesn't look like salsa, but they still enjoyed it Found out that there are many styles of salsa, although most of them have same basic steps, also that Spanish people don't really like and dancing salsa. All in one word, it's definitely worth trying