What's the deal with West Coast swing dancers and instructors?

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What's the deal with West Coast swing dancers and instructors?

I've been a social ballroom, latin, swing, and hustle dancer for years now. I've taken many private, group lessons etc. and have even done a few shows. Lately, I've become more interested in the West Coast swing, but haven't found a good venue for it. I have taken lessons in it at general dance studios without trouble

It seems people very involved with this dance are very "different" than with the other common social dances. In my city, it's dominated by just a few instructors and the nights and lessons are almost like a gang. The people are rude and very antisocial. They seem to be very arrogant about their dancing, yet most are visibly lousy at dancing in general. They have ridiculous requirements on even new students coming in on the scene and I'm finding new dancers unlucky enough to attend these WC nights are becoming quicking discouraged with dancing in general. I try to tell them it's not really like that elswere. What gives? Is this just in my city/state? I'm in jax, fl. TIA

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I noticed a little bit of this attitude as well in CA, but really, it is nothing more than an attitude. Only some people have it, but fortunatelly not all. They don't know any more than they know about dancing as you already noticed.

I find that it is better to dance WCS with people who also dance other styles like American Ballroom - they don't treasure WCS any higher than the rest of the dances, they don't think that they're different or better than other people. Don't go to places and teachers with attitude. Find normal people. I have to admit, this is what averted me from learning WCS properly at the time when I was developing my taste for dance so I just kind of don't dance it. I never found anyone who can teach it in efficient way.

While we are on the subject, here is some inspiration: I say, unless they can dance like this, their attitude is unimportant to me :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c0gzfjgx...