Over the years I have been in a number of companies and troupes and eventually they all broke up or I left to do some thing else. Some break ups were pretty emotional for all involved and some were not.. Some times I take a break from dance for a while and do other things. I also like to take class from different teachers, try other dance forms, and stretch my imagination. I have all ways come back to dance, but that could change too.

"I just HAD to find out why students start acting out after a few years, and began to study a lot about how movement affects people personally. Turned out to be real interesting, and kept me reading for several years!"

Would love to hear what you found out about that! I have personally found that being seen as a peer by the dancers in my troupe makes it hard for them to take direction over an extended period of time. By "peer" I mean that the realization that I have faults just like everyone else has...I have trouble remembering choreography, I make mistakes on stage and that I have a real life away from dance that takes part of my attention away from the details of the dance company at times. I found a Zen saying about this: Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold and dung.
Before you understand it, it's like gold; after you understand it, it's like dung. -Zen master (in other words- familiarity breeds contempt)
I have begun working towards a less peer oriented relationship to curb this inevitable downturn in my relationship with my dancers.

I agree with the duet. Not that I don't mind dancing solos, but there's a comfort level that I like when I dance beside others. Maybe it's like a "we're all in this together" feeling or something I enjoy.

We have a couple a nights a month here where we have:
local coffee house
a few drummers
anyone who wants to dance

Folks bring cds if they want recorded music. The evening usually ends up with a big tribal lead-and-follow thing. Everyone has fun without the hassle. Maybe you could set up something like that?