FAQ

What’s your background Michael?

I am 32 and have been studying salsa dance for fifteen years and have been teaching contemporary Cuban-style salsa dance as a hobby for six years. During my studies in dance I became mesmerized by the power of eye contact to make or break the connection on the dance floor.

I came to view eye contact as one of the single most important—and most often neglected—factors in partner dance, and taught myself the art of eye contact through my dancing.

I was born in San Francisco and graduated from Brown University in 1999 with an degree in International Relations.  I now live in Brooklyn, NYC, with my fiancée Jena la Flamme.

I have parlayed my experience, knowledge and passion for eye contact into a new HarperCollins book The Power of Eye Contact: Your Secret for Success in Business, Love and Life.

Who goes to Eye Gazing Parties?

Accomplished, ambitious, edgy, attractive, creative, intriguing, outgoing, confident and vibrant singles in their 20s-40s have a fun time quickly establishing amazing connections with each other.

Why eye contact?

Eye contact is, hands down and lashes up, the single best way to establish a meaningful connection with a new person in a short amount of time.  It gets quickly past the social roles that we often put up in interacting with one another .

Is this a New Age, woo-woo thing?

Look on this site. Do you see any New Age, woo-woo language?

How many people will I get to eye gaze with?

Each gaze lasts for two minutes and you typically gaze with 15 new singles in a night.

Two minutes of direct eye contact with a complete stranger. Isn’t that really intense?

Yes. In fact, it will be much more intense than questions like “Where do you work?” and “Where are you from?” That’s the whole point.  So much singles chatter induces sleep rapidly. Eye Gazing Parties exist to bring something fresh, frisky and risky into the singles scene.

Why are you doing this?

To have fun, to spread my love of eye contact, to bring people together, to help people form meaningful connections and maybe even find their match, and to meet tons of cool people.

How can I contact you?

Contact me via michael@eyegazingparties.com