It's unfortunate that these articles and discussions written by Americans about the dance are mostly going to be lost to the ether in the next ten years. As this dance and some others are mostly on their last breath in the US. Pre-covid things had slowed down a lot but covid killed almost every college dance club out there. It's uncommon to see anyone under 25 at these dances. The cost of dances/events skyrocketed as well. Young people who had no money were the life blood of any scene - the future organizers, instructors, DJs, and so on. It was rare to see people who started after 30 becoming organizers. Now, it's harder to even see people under 30 at a dance in the US and most organizers/DJs/teachers started over ten or even twenty years ago. It looks like there are more people who used to dance than future dancers.
I'm not optimistic about the future of social dancing and that's why I've mostly given up on it after 15 years and doing 10 different styles.
I'm not optimistic about the future of social dancing and that's why I've mostly given up on it after 15 years and doing 10 different styles.