What were young people required to do in Virginia that was forbidden elsewhere as noted in the nonfiction book, Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America?

While in other regions dancing was forbidden, in Virginia it was a requirement. Young people were all taught to dance as part of the complex social structure. Fun, courtship, discipline, proper distance and proximity to others, including members of the opposite sex, were all a part of the culture of the Virginia Colony.