This helped when their lesson began. They knew what was expected of them. As soon as the teacher started showing them their first steps I could see they were enthusiastic pupils. In moments they were totally immersed and we were ignored. It's a shame that dancing lessons for boys has taken such a public-relations beating.
Dancing is a sport.
It takes good muscles and coordination and lots of discipline to acquire the different steps. Not too many of us can count to the beat of the music we hear around us. But when you learn to dance you must keep in time with the music and that takes some heavy listening and awareness. There's nothing sissy about social dancing. It teaches young men how to take charge in a self-assured, poised manner.