I only mentioned the "clothing " because it was brought into the dialogue.

Wally affected pretty much everyone with his concepts.

The major difference that stands out to me ( apart from the obvious ) is Posture.. Nina, Eric and eventually all others, moved the ( what I would call " embraced" , rounded appearance )to a much more upright Standard look .

The one who used to ( dont know if he does still ) have a similar approach, was Stylianos . From a music perspective, Michael was way ahead of the curve in his choices for teaching etc.
The reason for the more diverse styles that have evolved, has much to do with the style and type of music now used .
Also to consider... with the event of "new " dances being taught and some introduced into the syllabus, its had a lasting effect on how the original dances were taught .

Hey! I'm only being flippant! I know that Laird is possibly THE most important figure in the development of current Latin technique, and I wouldn't be without the book. I still laugh at the pictures though.

And times change: the very few clips you can find of him dancing, reflected the time, and times have changed. Hard not to giggle, just a bit, though ...

Will definitely agree on that !!

Even funnier, Is Irvine doing latin.

They all danced with great technique of the day.. but.. the style, in most cases, was very questionable ( as is todays, to my mind )