Every year, thousands aged 15-18 attend such courses to learn rituals established....

Students practice during their classic dancing course on November 24, 2008 in Prague. In the edgy age of cell phones, video game consoles and hip-hop, Czech teens have clung as well to the gentler habits of a bygone era, taking traditional ballroom dancing and etiquette courses. Every year, thousands aged 15-18 attend such courses to learn rituals established at the time of the Austro-Hungarian empire that continued -- even thrived -- throughout the oppressive years of communism Students practice during their classic dancing course on November 24, 2008 in Prague. In the edgy age of cell phones, video game consoles and hip-hop, Czech teens have clung as well to the gentler habits of a bygone era, taking traditional ballroom dancing and etiquette courses. Every year, thousands aged 15-18 attend such courses to learn rituals established at the time of the Austro-Hungarian empire that continued -- even thrived -- throughout the oppressive years of communism. Students take a classic dancing course on October 21, 2008 in Prague. In the edgy age of cell phones, video game consoles and hip-hop, Czech teens have clung as well to the gentler habits of a bygone era, taking traditional ballroom dancing and etiquette courses. Every year, thousands aged 15-18 attend such courses to learn rituals established at the time of the Austro-Hungarian empire that continued -- even thrived -- throughout the oppressive years of communism. Students take a classic dancing course on October 21, 2008 in Prague. In the edgy age of cell phones, video game consoles and hip-hop, Czech teens have clung as well to the gentler habits of a bygone era, taking traditional ballroom dancing and etiquette courses. Every year, thousands aged 15-18 attend such courses to learn rituals established at the time of the Austro-Hungarian empire that continued -- even thrived -- throughout the oppressive years of communism