Last week's finale of "Dancing with the Stars" drew 19.5 million total viewers. Radio Times host Marty Moss-Coane asked Temple sociologist Julia Ericksen, author of Dance with Me: Ballroom Dancing and the Promise of Instant Intimacy, what accounts for the current surge in popularity of ballroom dancing. "In the modern world, people don't always have time to develop relationships and commitments, and the thing about dancing is you get all the warmth and intimacy and connection without having to make the commitment," Ericksen said.