Square dancing is an excellent implement for social development. From the minutethey join a class they are taught how to ask someone to dance and to thankthem at the end. They learn to be self confident as they learn each movement. They are constantly interacting with their peers, as well as adults, which gives them the poise and grace to deal with others. Square dancing also encourages respect for others while providing the opportunity to interact with the opposite sex in a controlled environment.
Square dancing helps to breakdown social-economic barriers.
Square dancing also helps to eliminate racial prejudice. Square dances are held all over the world. Therefore, anywhere in the world that a square dancer travels they can square dance. No one cares about race or nationality because they are all square dancers there to enjoy their hobby. Square dancing is as much fun for youth as it is for adults.