I'd agree with Martin that set ups vary widely - I'd go so far as to say that set ups don't matter at all. The thing imho that matters when drumming for dancing is getting the drive, lift, and speed right. Nothing worse than trying to dance to a drummer who speeds everything up. One way to get good at that would be for the young drummer in question to learn the dances. A really good dancer has a much better chance of being a good drummer for dancing. Not the only way to achieve it but it would help many I think. And doing at least some dancing to bands that *don't* have drummers might, for a drummer, be a better way to get the feel of the rhythm rather than dancing to a drum driven band where the temptation might be to just copy what's there. No offence but the bands that you've listed as more modern (Tiger Moth, say) sound a bit dated to my ears. Try listening to the Glorystrokes for a good drummer...
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