I've done lots of activies, including sports and dance, and some activities simply have a higher barrier than others. Partner dancing - at least leading - is d

I've done lots of activies, including sports and dance, and some activities simply have a higher barrier than others. Partner dancing - at least leading - is definitely on the higher side :-) There are several factors. Leaders must endure months where they can do little or nothing, and they have to do it among people who always look great - if they social dance; if they don't, their learning time increases. Then there's a lot of pressure of performing with and for somebody who's usually of the opposite sex (this applies also to follows). It takes a lot (internally) before feeling comfortable enough to "simply enjoy". Playing an instrument or practicing an individual sport doesn't have such pressures.