I've started to dance as a"follower" every now and then,with a man to lead .
I think it is a good thing for guys to do so they can see how the other half .... jives
surley it can only be beneficial and broaden one's awareness of the dance generally?
I must, however, admit to a frisson of sexual identity anxiety once in a while -being 'dropped' by a guy is quite weird when you're a red-blooded heterosexual (got that everyone?)

male
maybe it's different for girls?