In this dance study I've been thinking about this. We're talking about professionals and the professional level but I also think that as part of our Canadian heritage, we want to think about bringing dance just to be part of the culture. I get that sense from people who run the professional schools and professional programs.
My experience growing up in a small town was that we played different sports like hockey, soccer, and basketball. We played various musical instruments. We'd take violin lessons, or piano lessons, or play trombone in the school band. Very few of us thought we were going to become professionals. We all wanted to become professional hockey players or even professional violinists. It never really was my objective, but I still invested a lot of time. My parents invested a lot of money in allowing me to do this. I would like to see that with dance more.
A number of my friends studied piano in university. They wanted to become concert pianists but knew it wouldn't be possible for everyone, so they became instructors, for no other reason than to feed their souls.
It doesn't seem that we're quite there with dance, where we just do it and spend money and time even though we don't think we'll ever become professionals, but just to do it. In your world you may see it more, but how can we make it part of my world too?