To be clear, you do NOT have to sign up to the online system to serve as a dance host. To me, this is an efficient way to organize this effort, but we obviously can't afford to lose dance hosts because they, for whatever reason, elect not to sign up electronically. I believe that the more efficient your organization, the more effective it will be. Below is a Blog I wrote on why I believe we need dance hosts and what I hope to achieve from this effort:

Hello. My name is Ron Parker, and I'm a newly elected member of the USA Dance Los Angeles Chapter 4031 board of directors. I have been tasked with organizing the dance hosts and hostesses for this year.

I was given your email address by another board member who nominated you to be a dance host. A dance host is someone who attends USA Dance-LA dances and dances with people, in particular people who don't look like they are dancing much. The idea is to make our dances as friendly and interesting and as fun for as many people as we can.