I took lessons as per wife's direction prior to marriage...it was better than sliding across the pavement in lycra while on a solo ride.
One evening, I showed up in shorts, as did our instructor. He asked me about where all my hair was and I asked him why his thighs were like tree trunks.
Turns out he was a very good amature sprinter who had stopped racing a season or 2 prior to my arriving on the scene.
wife and I took foxtrot, waltz, salsa and swing lessons for a few years. It was a fun Friday date night. When we would go to weddings we looked like we knew what we were doing, but...............