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Ozorak

Re: Too Many Rules? (was Eccles Rant - No Answers?)

Feb. 2, 2006, 7:02 p.m. (Message 44053, in reply to message 44052)

Too many rules does not seem to deter the ballooning interest in ballroom 
dancing.  The college where my wife teaches has a population of about 18,000 
students.  About 240 students are currently enrolled in ballroom dance 
classes (including one aging accordionist), and they don't seem to be 
deterred by "too many rules" at all.  Anyone looking at salsa or latin 
dances know that there are rules about good form.  For good form to happen, 
there has to be rules.

>From what I've witnessed on the dance floor, what attracts people to a dance 
style is passion and excitement, and that will always mean different things 
to different people and of different ages.

Cheers,
Etienne Ozorak
Meadville, PA  USA