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Argument Our partners are: Centro Público Integrado O Cruce din CERCEDA, GALICIA, SPAIN, The coordinator; Zespol Szkol Ogolnoksztalcacych Nr 1, Chorzow, POLAND; ITI "AUGUSTO RIGHI“, NAPLES, ITALY; 8th GYMNASIO,THESSALONIKI, GREECE; Stokeinteignhead Primary School, Newton Abbot, Devon, UK. The project will produce young people who are more aware of the benefits of dances on humans' social and healthy life. Arguments for the benefits of the folk dances over the target group of the project:  They will learn how to familiarize their competences to the other countries.  This will produce the promotion of psychological well being and a reduction of stress, anxiety and loneliness by dancing.  They will truly learn that the dance is the nutrition of the one's spirit. By dancing, a person makes its spirit relaxed.  They need to learn how the other countries dance and what messages they would like to give by dancing, why the dance is so important in humans' life and why the people would like to learn how to dance.  The community will benefit from the project, as the learners involved will be engaged in different activities thus preventing them from becoming involved in aggressive acts, crime and disorder.  The involvement in extra-curricular training activities will help us to reduce anti social behavior by engaging and changing young people's energies into positive activities.  The activities will provide an opportunity for people of all backgrounds and religions to come together, which will reduce the likelihood through the respect for the individuals.  The project will produce better participants and learners who are more likely to want to integrate the dances their own life and teach them to the future generation.  To reinforce the cultural identity and the knowledge of the territory, developing the ability to compare cultures and different ways of living, reinforcing the intercultural dialogue, the cooperation and the European identity among the countries and reducing racial, religious discriminations and violent and aggressive acts. All in all, the impact of the partnership will become evident in various aspects of our life. The participating learners will gain an understanding of what dances mean for personal life. Thus, the partnership will contribute to improving the quality of dancing, reinforcing the European dimension and the co-operation among learners, participating institutions and the participating community in the project. By involving dance centers, dance companies and city councils, the partnership will enhance the participating institutions' reputation and enable strong community links.