I attended a ballroom charity event yesterday where there was very little dancing involved. Some of us had lunch afterwards and talked about dancing and a variety of things. We had all known each other for about 5 or so years and in someways everyone felt like trangers. Most of the time while dancing you are listening to music, watching, or dancing. It's hard to talk much at a dance studio with all the activity and loud music. Afterwards, everyone has had their dancing fix and ready to go home.

I have a few friends that I phone chat about dancing with, but other dancers I know their faces, dance styles, smile--but have actually have had very little conversation with them or know them that well personally.

At the studio I took lessons I pretty much knew and talked to everyone. Of course not in same depth with everyone but I am one of those social people who make a point of having spoken to everyone at some point during the evening.

Now that I am not taking lessons anywhere I just talk to handful of people and leave once I had my fix.
At the moment I am not interested in getting to know anyone, I go to dance with a couple of friends and perhaps the odd stranger but thats that.