I'm not terribly surprised. It's not a skill one who hasn't grown up in court society feels they need to know.

[as much as Dohalim thinks that more people need to immerse themselves into different art forms such as dance and music and whatnot, he's also aware enough of the the regular duties and responsibilities regular people have, and that learning about certain things is a level of privilege that he's lucky to have.

unconsciously, he holds Allen closer to him as he continues to guide him along the dance floor]

Even though I think it is something one should learn even the basics of.