Dave, I too appreciate the unexpected.

Cap'n, Jim hasn't posted on this thread (yet) and most of the discussion that I've noticed in other threads has concentrated on the singing, when looking at social/political context. The only time dance seems to take centre stage in the discussions I've seen occurs when EFDSS and its counterparts get described. You have featured prominently in several of them so you're the best person to ask.

Apart from the governing bodies of EFDSS etc, would I be correct in thinking that, in Britain generally or England specifically, there might be some support for Les' proposition that the dance scene has a different political temper to the singing scene?

As a musician who has had extensive experience in both the singing and the dancing contexts in Australia, I am intrigued by this.

Cheers, Rowan