It sounds like a nice idea. For it to work, it would need to:
- especially target particular cultures of society where fathers/male role models are not perhaps around as much as they could be
- be as 'instant' as possible (think of Pop Idol kind of 'overnight' success)
- have role models within dancing who they can look up to - so probably within their culture, youngish & being cool (rather than geeky or unfashionable)
- perhaps even 'niche' youth events with different music
- very carefully chosen teachers - for instance, can imagine Dan Baines working better than others
However, having talked recently with a client who is fairly senior within the Met & very concerned about youth violence, it seems that your big competition would be gangs. Apparently, in some areas, even if you don't really want to belong to one, it's better to do so because it's easier to be the enemy of one gang rather than two. They are trying to work with youth & role models such as footballers (where they've had to work really hard & consistently to get where they are), but it's a long hard slog - and only so many guys are going to grow up to be premiership footballers - that's where your idea of dancing might have more success - more guys could dance.
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