Square dancing provides a youth with a great form of aerobic exercise. It helps to provide for muscle development and stamina. Square 'dancing is a great educational tool. As they dance the caller is teaching them listening, attention, and eye-hand coordination skills. This enables them to learn through observation of their adult counter parts, as well as through hands on training.
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.