MindLeaps is a not-for-profit organization staffed by dance instructors, educators, social workers, researchers, and entrepreneurs all dedicated to building a bridge to education and positive livelihoods for at-risk children and families living in under-resourced communities.

We engage kids in fun yet rigorous dance classes that are part of a carefully crafted curriculum to develop the key cognitive and social-emotional skills vital to success in school and work. We also address youth unemployment through targeted entrepreneurship courses in the MindLeaps Virtual Academy.

We do our work to not only open doors to education and employability, but also to build resilience, confidence, and a growth mindset that empower youth to lead self-sufficient lives and contribute positively to their communities. After completing our program, MindLeaps children see an average 35% increase in Social-emotional learning skills.

We monitor and evaluate progress with an in-house data tracking software, specifically designed to measure the development of 7 critical learning skills: memorization, grit, teamwork, discipline, self-esteem, creativity and language.