i find that ballroom dancers dont tend to be short, they tend to not be tall. which is bad for me, 5'6-5'7 and i wear 3 inch heels making me 5'9- 5'10 so i hardly ever get to dance with a guy of proper height for me. with me heels id need a guy about 6'5. granted my danceing partner is about 6 feet and it all works fine, hes great. but yeah if your tall then everybody else is shorter in camparison.