Robert, now 19, is ambitious to perform on the West End stage. Robert says: "I've been told I have natural talent, but I couldn't have done it without the project and Cindy's help. It influenced me to go further with dance and now I'm being educated at a leading performing arts college."
Wrighting says arts projects such as the Knibb Project she runs are important because they give young people the chance to express themselves and learn skills such as leadership along the way. But she believes that youth workers should avoid coming up with an idea for an arts scheme themselves and let the young people decide on the activity. "Get them involved from the start and be responsive to their concerns and suggestions," she says. In the past, she has found that arts clubs organised solely by youth workers have had a poor turnout.
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