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This article explores the social aspects of young people's participation in dance classes and its potential to lead to new directions in public health initiatives in Australia. The health benefits of dancing are promoted significantly less than other sports in spite of its popularity among young people. Dance classes, unlike the apparent abandonment of raving, present a specific, structured and codified dance style. Thus, it entail both self- and other-oriented subjectivity.

Presents information on data related to health of youth in Australia. Information on the report `Australia's Children: Their Health and Wellbeing,' compiled by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare; Study on the temptation for young women to diet; Research from the University of Queensland on the onset of depression in children.

Presents an abstract of the article `Improving the Health of Youth: A Community Health Perspective,' by R.W. Blum which appeared in the 1998 issue of `Journal of Adolescent Health.'