Nowadays, young people are struggling with many problems and the pandemic situation has only compounded the negative impact on their mental health. For this reason, as an organisation concerned with the mental support of young people, we decided to respond to these problems by organising a youth exchange during which young people could better understand what was affecting them and, through various forms of movement and dance, try to work on increasing their self-esteem. The aim of the "Self-AccepDANCE" project was therefore above all for young people from 3 different countries and cultures (Poland, Portugal and Italy) to open up to their own sensations and emotions, to learn to experience them and - most importantly - to raise their self-esteem. As a result, they were able to return to their daily routines with the conviction that they are valuable and that what they are doing is meaningful. Among the goals we set at the beginning of the project was to learn about dance techniques that help with self-acceptance. People from different countries, despite their many differences, share a passion for dance - in various forms. Aware of this, we set our sights on finding out about unfamiliar or little-known techniques that would open them up even more, just by learning something new. It was a great opportunity also to exchange the techniques they knew and present them to others. Among the objectives, we assumed that each country would have the opportunity to host a workshop in which they would show what movement technique helps them to cope with everyday life and problems that arise. As the host organisation, we also wanted to introduce them to our city and the dance groups that try to convey in their work that dance is a great way to increase one's well-being and self-esteem. That is why we set as the aim of the project a meeting with one such group, so that young people from different countries would not only get to know better how young people spend their free time in Lublin, but above all to exchange experiences and take part in the training of the professional dance group zMYsł. As the name suggests, the group focuses on experiencing emotions through the senses and taking part in such activities really helped the young people to understand even better what it means to experience themselves through dance. The youth exchange was a very important point for us, because we assumed that the young people, in addition to showing their experiences, would learn new techniques that they could use in later youth work. They learned not only about dance techniques, but also about non-formal methods, thanks to workshops with experienced experts. Traditionally, one of our objectives was to improve the language skills of the people taking part in the exchange, because although movement was our leitmotif, it could not have been without the exchange of life experiences and long conversations. Already at the beginning of the exchange, all participants agreed that we would talk in English and be honest with each other. This caused everyone to open up many times through dancing and verbal exchanges. Tears, crying, but also smiles caused boundaries to be broken and the courage to not only share emotions, but to finally be able to live them without fear of others' judgement, to grow. Most of the male and female participants were already heavily involved in the partner organisations and were keen to learn even more about the possibilities of the Erasmus+ programme. Therefore, among the aims of the project, we decided to familiarise them with it and to encourage them to continue their youth work precisely through the opportunities offered by this programme. The level of commitment of the people who came to Nasutów, the proper introduction of us to the project by the project coordinator, the competence of the people leading the workshops, the extraordinary music that accompanied us - many factors made this a magical project and its assumptions were realised in more than 100 per cent.