In the News
| June 16, 2020 | Rebecca Davis & North Macedonia Dancer Valjeta Zaneli on Dite e re National Morning Show AlsatM Television | Dite e re |
| June 13, 2020 | Rebecca Davis, Bashir Karenzi, and Shpetim Latifi discuss « Peaceful Rhythms » TV21 | Patel |
| June 5, 2020 | All of America: MindLeaps Partners with Rwandan Families US Embassy in Rwanda |
| June 5, 2020 | MindLeaps Student Ally Thanks Misty Copeland in Dear… Apple TV | Dear… Misty Copeland |
| October 2018 | For two young Rwandan brothers, the offer of free dance classes was simply too tempting to turn down. Hacking Finance | All the Right Moves |
| September 25, 2018 | Interview with Misty Copeland on her recent visit to Rwanda The Guardian | How Misty Copeland Is Empowering At-Risk Youth Through Dance |
| August 23, 2018 | Introduction to Misty Copeland’s Vlog of recent trip to Rwanda with MindLeaps Pointe Magazine | Watch Misty Copeland’s Vlogs From Her Most Recent Trip to Rwanda with MindLeaps |
| July 28, 2018 | Humanitarian: The « We Help » Foundation Donates To The Nongo Rehabilitation Center (French press) 224infos | Humanitaire : La Fondation «We Help» Fait Un Don Au Centre De Réinsertion De Nongo |
| February 8, 2018 | Remarks by Ambassador Erica Barks-Ruggles at MindLeaps Girls Lead Performance U.S. Embassy Rwanda | Remarks by Ambassador Erica Barks-Ruggles at MindLeaps Girls Lead Performance |
| January 28, 2018 | Over 20 young people performed dance routines in a recent event organised by MindLeaps Rwanda The East African | MindLeaps Rwanda seeks to empower youth |
| January 19, 2018 | The United States Ambassador to Rwanda has urged the country’s girls to engage themselves in education iRwanda24 | US Ambassador urged Rwandan girls to prepare become tomorrow leaders |
| December, 2017 | Rebecca Davis Speaks with Aduna World about Mindleaps Aduna World | Mindleaps: Transforming Lives With The Power Of Dance |
| April 26, 2017 | Roswell dance theatre company director teaches dance in Uganda Herald Newspaper | Tracey Vogt shares her talent with MindLeaps to change lives through dance |
| April 20, 2017 | Dancing to Rwanda: Wyckoff bat mitzvah girl goes to Africa to help street kids find life & hope New Jersey | The Jewish Standard | Times of Israel U.S. |
| March 16, 2017 | Rwandan Kids defying the odds through dance CNN International – CNN Africa | MindLeaps model for peace through the Arts |
| February 19, 2017 | Guinea’s national television station, RTG, reports on the joint efforts of NGO MindLeaps (USA) to distribute 13,000 pairs of shoes RTG – Guinea National Television | MindLeaps Distribution de 13,000 paires de chaussures |
| February 2, 2017 | MindLeaps, an international NGO working to decrease number of street-kids in Africa through Arts and Dance The Huffington Post US | “I Never Imagined Using Dance To Reach Street Kids.” |
| August 24, 2016 | MindLeaps Provides an Opportunity for Street Children in Rwanda to Develop Cognitive Skills Necessary for School and Jobs United 4 Good Magazine | MindLeaps Dance Methodology in Rwanda, Guinea & Bosnia |
| July 11, 2016 | MindLeaps et Hope of Guinea lancent un camp d’été pour la jeunesse défavorisée (French Press) Mediaguinee.com | Camp d’ete STEAM (Science-Technology-Engineering- Arts and Mathematics) |
| July 7, 2016 | MindLeaps et Hope of Guinea s’unissent pour une colonie de vacance en Guinée (French Press) Guineenouvelle.com | Colonie de vacance STEAM a l’ecole Hamdoulaye |
| May 16, 2016 | Temple University BBA Alumna profile of Rebecca Davis Fox Focus Magazine | Fox School of Business | Humanitarian, Entrepreneur, Dancer |
| April 9, 2016 | Interview of MindLeaps’ Founder and Executive Director Rebecca Davis Nectar News | MindLeaps Rebecca Davis Interview |
| November 25, 2015 | Dancer Misty Copeland Discusses Joining the MindLeaps Mission to Help Street Children In Rwanda Huffington Post Live | Misty Copeland Is Helping To Bring Dance Lessons To Rwandan Kids |
| November 25, 2015 | ABT Principal Dancer Misty Copeland Launches MindLeaps Girls Program and Scholarship for Disadvantaged Young Women in Rwanda Pointe | Misty Copeland Launches Girls Program, Scholarship in Rwanda |
| November 15, 2015 | MindLeaps Provides an Opportunity for Street Children in Rwanda to Develop Cognitive Skills Necessary for School and Jobs The New Times | MindLeaps Rwanda: Giving street kids a new lease of life |
| May 14, 2015 | MindLeaps Founder Rebecca Davis Awarded Dance Studio Life’s « Generous Heart » Award Dance Studio Life | The Second Annual Dance Studio Life “Generous Heart” Awards |
| January 1, 2015 | Dance Studio Life Cover Piece Profiles the Education Mission of MindLeaps Dance Studio Life | An artistic director does good by kids in genocide’s aftermath |
| December 2014 | MindLeaps Allows Street Children to Learn in a Safe Environment Where They Feel In Control Project M | You can’t save the world with dance. But you can dance your way to a better life. |
| October 22, 2014 | United Nations Association Film Festival Shows Documentary Short « Dance Up From The Streets”; The Film Highlights how MindLeaps Helps Street Children Realize Their Dreams United Nations Association Film Festival | Dance Up From the Street |
| August 7, 2014 | Pan African Film Festival Shows Documentary Short « Dance Up From The Streets”; The Film Highlights how MindLeaps Helps Street Children Realize Their Dreams Pan African Film Festival | Dance Up From the Street |
| April 2014 | Broadway Performer LaMar Baylor Shares His Love of Dance with Street Children in Rwanda as Ambassador for RDDC Dance Magazine & Dance Teacher Magazine: STUDIO TALK | Reaching Out |
| February 2, 2014 | Broadway Dancer LaMar Baylor Teaches Dance to Street Children in Rwanda as an Ambassador for RDDC Voice of America | Dance Offers Path to Education for Street Children, Orphans |
| January 14, 2014 | LaMar Baylor, of Broadway’s « The Lion King », Travels to Rwanda as New Cultural Ambassador for the Rebecca Davis Dance Company The Dance Journal | Broadway Dancer LaMar Baylor Travels to Rwanda as New Cultural Ambassador for the Rebecca Davis Dance Company |
| January 8, 2014 | Sydney Skov Explains Origins of RDDC Education Program in Rwanda Living in Kigali | Good Cause: Rebecca Davis Dance Company |
| January 7, 2014 | Broadway Performer LaMar Baylor Travels to Rwanda to Continue His Mission as RDDC Ambassador The Service Mag | Broadway Dance in Kigali |
| December 20, 2013 | RDDC Ambassador and Professional Dancer LaMar Baylor Initiates Scholarship Fund to Send Street Child to Boarding School Broad Street Review | Dancer wants to help kids in Rwanda |
| November 28, 2013 | RDDC Ambassador LaMar Baylor Revisits Program in Rwanda to to Continue Education for Students and Teachers Rwanda Focus | Off The Streets, Onto the Dance Floor |
| October 2013 | Rebecca Davis Dance Company Uses Dance to Affect Change for Street Children Dance Teacher Magazine | Using Dance to Effect Change |
| May 4, 2011 | Rebecca Davis Dance Company Uses Dance as a Catalyst for Community Rebuilding and Development in Post-Conflict Countries Fox School of Business, Temple University | Fox grad patches broken communities, one pirouette at a time |
| April 5, 2011 | RDDC Opens the 2011 Human Rights Defenders Forum at The Carter Center Human Rights Defenders Forum | Rebecca Davis Dance Company |
| February 2, 2010 | Founder Rebecca Davis Receives Carl Wilkens Anti-Genocide Fellowship Genocide Intervention Network | Philadelphia Local Receives Prestigious Anti-Genocide Fellowship |
| January 2010 | Rebecca Davis Shares an Excerpt of Her Service Trip to Bosnia with Global Perspectives Global Perspectives | Fox School Grad Does More Than Business in Bosnia |
| Oct – Dec 2009 | Rebecca Davis and RDDC’s Mission Profiled by Save Darfur Save Darfur | Save Darfur’s Creative Community: Rebecca Davis |
| January 29, 2009 | Rebecca Davis Speaks with Metro Philadelphia About RDDC Ballet « Greed: The Tale of Enron » Metro Philadelphia | American Dreamer: Rebecca Davis Dance Company Tackles the Drama of Enron |
| April 30, 2004 | The Philadelphia Business Journal Highlights Rebecca Davis as an Example of Entrepreneurship in the Arts Philadelphia Business Journal | Within Dancer’s Steps, Backers see Possibilities for Economic Growth |
Press Releases
- Misty Copeland Returns to Africa to Help Vulnerable Girls and Refugees (July 30, 2018)
- Malvern Preparatory School Teams up with MindLeaps to Save Rwandan Children (May 2, 2017)
- Miami Catholic High School Saves Child in Rwanda with a Scholarship (March 20, 2017)
- MindLeaps and Hope of Guinea Launch STEAM Camp to Empower Youth in Guinea (July 1, 2016)
- MindLeaps and Misty Copeland Launch Girls Program in Africa (November 10, 2015)
- Broadway Dancer LaMar Baylor Travels to Rwanda to Begin His Role as Cultural Ambassador for RDDC (November 18, 2013)
- Braving the New World (March 9, 2010)
- VAN GOGH (2009)
- GREED: The Tale of Enron (October 30, 2008)
- 1994 in Philadelphia (October 30, 2008)
- DARFUR: A World Premiere For a Global Community (February 4, 2008)
- Helen Keller – an Original Ballet in Two Acts (2007)
- Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown Presents Three Scholarships (June 9, 2006)
- Two Very Special Upcoming Russian Events (March 10, 2006)
- Philadelphia Girls High School Outreach Program (February 2006)
- Antigone (January 2006)
Radio & Television
- TV21: Interview with Rebecca Davis, Bashir Karenzi, and Shpetim Latifi on « Peaceful Rhythms » in North Macedonia (July 13, 2020)
- CNN: How dance is changing the lives of street kids in Rwanda (April 11, 2017)
- RTG: Ruben’s Shoes & MindLeaps (February 19, 2017)
- MSNBC’s Melissa-Harris Perry Show (August 3, 2013)
- Brcko Distrikt Television, Bosnia-Herzegovina (April 26, 2011)
- CN8 Morning Show (April 23, 2008)
- Channel 6 ABC: Visions Broadcast (April 19, 2008)