DANCE AROUND THE WORLD is a youth exchange programme between the United Kingdom, (through NICOLA), Italy (NICOLA Italy), Spain (Asociación Xuvenil Vrenza,), France (through NICOLA) and Holland (through Dynamo). The aim of the project is to enrich young people’s knowledge of the origins of various dance styles, create items that reflect their cultural and social identity, and to encourage them to confidently voice their opinions. They will engage in a dance project that focuses on the theme of cultural influences in dance, and the related music, fashion and social issues. Workshops in different dance style will be held with the aim of fusing those styles in an original dance production, which will be showcased at the Chelsea Theatre. The programme will be held at Vanston Community Centre and Chelsea Theatre, London. In this youth exchange, 40 young adults interested in dance will engage in a variety of activities focused on researching dance and their features in different cultures. These activities will include discussions and debates on several topics surrounding the diversity of dance, its connections with music and fashion, and its positive and negative effects on young people and society. There will be an introduction and an evaluation meeting held, so as to keep the participants well informed and a farewell party will be organised by both groups. There will be discussion on unemployment problems around Europe, way to create your own opportunity through workshops aimed to CV preparation, interview reflection, solo traders/freelance/enterprise set up. We well organise a meeting with Civil Society and Youth Associations in order to discuss with them how to improve the opportunities for young people and how to encourage young people to actively participate in local communities lives; The exchange will end with a dance show/production, which will provide the youth with the opportunity to present what they have learnt. Finally, the youth will create a documentary of their experiences on the program, their daily activities and the dance show, which they will take home at the end of the project.