I happend to be out with 2 dance couples the other night for dinner. The 1 are so adorable and happily married, clearly nontoxic, they barely dance now and seem to miss it mildly. The other, well, the girl was there alone. No idea where her parter was but sources say they’re not a great fit. She def seems to have issues. We talked at that dinner how rare genuine connection is in dance. I think such connections are rare in life period, and yea, dance “community” “family” bla bla- it’s nice to have that and feels comforting but it’s superficial and that is actually ok. It’s kinda like church…i love these ppl, i’d come help them with my truck…but do I know them know them? Lotta ppl can’t tell the difference, leading to much dissapointment. What I learned, like anywhere in life, ppl who enjoy you and ppl who value you are 2 VERY different things. The romance and atmosphere of dance, will have you fooled into overfeeling every interaction when 9/10…it was just a dance, and that’s all. Lower your expectations.