Father-Daughter (Mother-Son) Dance

In a Collaborative Mentoring Webinar, which discussed parental involvement in mentoring, one of the presenters mentioned this TEDTalk as a way to connect young girls with their incarcerated dads.

Of course, a father-daughter dance can be hosted by any mentoring group for any mentees.


Always think outside the box!    

Perhaps two dances--dads and daughters in the fall, moms and sons in the spring?

Highlights

Way to connect themselves with their dads

Venue for second dance - county jail (16 inmates, 18 girls)

Catered meal, decorations, dress up

Opportunity to interact - touch their daughters, serve their plates, pull out chairs, etc.

Flip cams to interview each other and keep the connection alive

 Girl's question to her dad: "...when you look at me, what do you see?"

"Our daddies are our mirrors..."

Dads from the first successful dance, which became an annual affair

https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_patton_a_father_daughter_dance_in_prison#  

Video filmed November 2012 at TEDxWomen 2012, Ret. 5-15-14