captivated the audience, showing how traditional dances can be done differently. in same—sex dancing, anyone can dance any role, or all of them. so the first thing is you get four times as many chances to dance because you could be leading orfollowing, and you could be leading with someone who is in my case another woman or a man, so that's the first thing. the second thing, as you will have seen from john and johannes, is you swap the lead, which is technically really difficult. john and johannes have inspired people to try, as venues up and down the country have reported a surge of inquiries. they're notjust representing a community, they're showing what's possible, and i think a lot of people have identified with that and said, right, now�*s my time to come and dance. and for dancers like tori and anna, it's proved to be a liberating experience. to be able to dance with women and also to lead as well, i think it's super—important to be able to try both roles. i guess you have to learn two types