This person is supposed to be working on getting used to just being around other people in general, and you want to them to start with freaking dance lessons?!?

It's interesting how people here that are apparently viewed as very outgoing say they find going to a bar alone to be difficult or intimidating. I have no problem going to a bar alone. I can't even imagine going to social dance lessons; I feel like I would never do that, and any majorly structured activity like that would probably make me at least a little nervous the first time, much more than going to a bar.

That said, a bar can work, and alcohol can be a nice lubricant to progress to handling conversation with strangers, but you don't want to end up relying on alcohol to be able to talk to people.