Status

I got asked recently why I didn't dance Leroc. I didn't want to cause offence by giving an honest answer so I muttered something about salsa being enough for me.

Got me thinking about the relative status of different dances. We salsa dancers know we're better than Leroc dancers, but who do they look down on? And who do we look up to? In my case it would be breakdancers: I'm not a big fan of the music but good breakdancing needs vastly more physical fitness, co-ordination and control than salsa. I remember reading once about professional ballet dancers and breakdancers trying out each other's disciplines: the breakdancers could handle the physical demands of ballet, but the ballet dancers found breakdancing a real challenge.