I think the point has been made now that men in the ME are unwilling to dance in public for fear of being associated with male entertainers at private parties who are known to dance well, but also render additional services.
I think we are digressing again on an admittedly titillating side topic. I see the specter of Rico looming over this thread already... I'd be interested to hear to what extent this reluctance is a male-dancer-only issue in the ME, though.
To get back on topic: from A'isha's description I understand that the essence of dance is like the Aether that carries radio waves: intangible but required to transmit the right energy between audience and performer. I looks to me that for an innocent bystander it could be hard to detect the presence of this essence, and that a decently set up fake could pass for the real thing. So how can we distinguish the two?