Have to agree an excelenet thread ... with so many angles to it some bright chappie (or chappess) could write a whole paper about it.
Quick digression first,
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I only wish I did not live in Basingstoke! I would love to attend.
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... got to say with respect to many of the excellent dancers across the country ... got to say that anyone wanting to see real style has got to dance around the Southern circuit There is an embaressment of riches. Not all the styles would be your taste but I'm sure there is bound to be something to catch your eye.
Back to the main thread. I think teaching style is an extremely thing to convey. This requires skills that I would assocaite with profesional dance teachers. Its also a very subjective thing. Style is a function of many things including your build, body dynamics and what 'beat' you feel good with. I would love to know how 'profesional' dance teachers teach style because its something etremely difficuly to get across.
Re the people that David B mentioned as being good enough to stop and watch ... I'm envious of his range of dance styles to pick from.
My own list is short (and predictable) by compasrion;
Lindy: Andy and Rena (well, I'd watch Rena even if she was just crossing the room
) Ann and Graeme
Blues: Nigel and Nina
Modern Jive: Viktor and Lydia (as per Rena), Heather, Dan Slape (probably the most exiting new dancer on the scene), Roger and Ann
In my own region there's probably only half a dozen dancers that are really 'out there' ... BUT, theres a whole range of dancers who are fun to dance with .... and isn't that what most of all the fuss is about?