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Well, not so unattainable as they used to be. After near extinction in the 1960s and '70s, ballroom dancing has waltzed back into fashion. "Almost every romantic comedy movie I've seen lately has a ballroom-dance scene," observes Hilary Ginsberg, co-owner of New York City's Roseland, with one of the largest dance floors in the world. Across the land, nightclubs are revising their programs to meet the demand for a place to swing, mambo, tango or waltz. Business at private dance studios is booming, with an estimated 600,000 students signing up for lessons this year...
Everyone has an explanation: ballroom dancing is more challenging than aerobics, safer than singles bars, gentler than jogging and more stimulating than Friday-night television. "The return of ballroom," says New York City bandleader Stan Rubin, "is a search for the best of what...
...Rhythm, a dance studio in San Francisco. Says Marsha Dubrow, a Washington free-lance writer: "This is sensual without being sexual. Certainly fear of AIDS is a concern, but I also think that the complexity of the times and the epidemic fear of commitment have sparked the resurgence of ballroom...
...fitness cult may even be growing around ballroom dancing as a contact sport. Some athletes find it a welcome break from grueling training regimens. Former Los Angeles Rams offensive tackle Doug France discovered that "dancing helped my concentration in football." Paul von Beroldingen, a public relations consultant in San Francisco, maintains that "dancing helps my running because it improves my posture, and running helps my dancing because I build stamina -- it takes a lot to get through a cha-cha." Other converts appreciate the discipline and challenge of an activity that cannot be faked. "Ballroom dancing cannot be learned...
Suddenly IBM is faltering as a standard setter, and the copycats are breaking away. Last week officers of nine leading computer companies -- among them Tandy, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard -- gathered in a Times Square hotel ballroom to declare their independence. The computer makers, who collectively sold 50% more personal machines last year than IBM did, plan to join ranks with 55 other manufacturers and suppliers to develop their own standards for the equipment's inner workings. By creating their new system, dubbed Extended Industry Standard Architecture, the renegades are betting that the $39 billion personal-computer business has grown large...