We know and it has been shown that the performing arts are a core base for learning for all youth. Furthermore, the arts are just as important as math, reading and science. For example, it has been proven that dancers have the uncanny ability to see space and time. This ability helps students to understand science and math much better than those students who do not participate in the arts. Music has been used to understand and solve mathematical equations.
Disadvantaged youth get a big plus when they engage in the arts on are regular basis.