I've noticed that a larger amount of dancers at my local social seem to be dancing to find a relationship rather than to actually dance. Is this the same for your studios? do most people generally come for the love of dancing or dance to find love - or even a bit of both?
To resurrect this topic... it's an interesting question. There is a certain amount of that that goes on at our studio, and you can kind of tell who is and who isn't. But then again, as I said before, there are people who come first with the idea of meeting potential mates, but then they fall in love with the dancing and the "partner" search takes a back seat.
There are also people who are single and want to socialize with members of the opposite sex, but aren't necessarily looking for a relationship. For them, dancing often fills the bill quite nicely, and they will usually continue to dance even after they have finally found a mate, if they do.
I recall an odd case from a few years ago. There was a lady of about 40 who started dancing after she got divorced. She danced regularly for about a year. Then she met a guy (a non-dancer) and she quit dancing. Six months later, she was back; they had broken up. She danced regularly for a few more months, then met another guy (another non-dancer) and quit again. I haven't seen her since. I've wondered if she was coming to the studio to meet guys, or if it was just something to occupy time in between relationships.
Phew, that was scary!
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