In my perfect world

In a perfect world there would be no wars, no sadness, peace and happiness...blah, blah, blah.

In my perfect world, ballroom dancing would be required at all schools. Yes. I support 100% the teaching of this dance, specially if kids can start at a young age.

Why? Well, I believe it teaches boys and girls (and men and women) how to respect each other. We rarely have active opportunities to learn how to coexist with the opposite sex. It's usually through mimicking others that we figure out this relationship. This is not an appropriate way of learning the rules.

Men learn to act as gentlemen and women learn to behave as ladies.

No matter what type of ballroom dance you do, you require a partner: a partner that supports & guides you. You must learn how to respect him/her because you both need to be able to move as one. More importantly, you must learn to respect yourself or no one on the dance floor will respect you. You learn to trust your partner.

You must carry yourself with grace and poise. This sounds girly but it's actually not. Dance with your shoulders back and your chin up. You will not only show the world that you are a good dancer, but this good posture will make you feel good about yourself and will elevate your self-esteem.

All of these benefits are reflected into real life benefits. You see my point? If early in their lives, children start learning how to behave appropriately, we should be able to see less violence in the future. But, I have to say, it's never late to start.