What seems to be lacking is the infrastructure to teach folk dancing.   We emphasise that it is something which anyone can do, which is true up to a point, but this results in conflict between novices and more expert dancers who want to be able to dance "properly". But where can people go to learn?

When "Strictly" made ballroom popular again no one imagined they could just turn up at the Palais and do a foxtrot- they started going to dance classes. The folk scene lacks the professional infrastructure to provide that - those involved usually just organise a monthly dance and leave it at that. They often don't have the time, resources and perhaps the skills to do anything more.

Just because it is folk dance doesn't mean it is easy. In the old days people learned the dances and the steps, they didn't just turn up and hope for the best.

I think this has been a weakness of the e-ceilidh movement in particular. Ceilidhs are for dancing and you just try to pick up as much as knowledge as you can from that. The folk dance clubs are better at it but tend to focus on a particular style of dancing, and perhaps aren't all that attractive to younger people.