[jivecat]

I've come to the conclusion that good music (i.e. music that matches my personal taste, see Messrs Forster, Kenobe and Sheepman for examples) is the single most important factor, even more so than great partners. After all, if you're dancing with someone completely brilliant but the music's cr*p, there's not much to be done. Whereas, brilliant music can lift an average partner to something special.