SPOTLIGHT: Flex Dance Program

In today’s conversation, I’m talking with the co-leaders of an organization that I’ve had the pleasure of knowing for a number of years:  Ragz Bruland and Michael Aryee of Flex Dance Program. Ragz and Michael founded Flex Dance as a response to the problem of mass incarceration. They wanted to tap into the expansiveness and movement of dance as a way to help young people especially see beyond a system that can sometimes feel stuck. Their organization - through programs and community partnerships - provides young people not just with safe and engaging ways to spend their time - they are also creating a powerful and inclusive community that embraces young people and gives them a cultural home rooted in self-expression and joy.  In this conversation, we talk about their own personal relationship to dance - and to flex dance in particular - and about how that deep personal connection helped them see dance as a vehicle for wider impact and broader social change. It’s a beautiful and powerful origin story, and a beautiful and powerful vision for change.Want to work together? Apply for the Next Level Nonprofit Mastermind, a high-touch coaching and training accelerator for established organizations with $1M+ budgets that are ready to design for impact sustained at scale.  Budget under $1M? Join Elevate and get proven step-by-step playbooks + coaching support to build each of the core elements of your nonprofit's operating system - strategic clarity, a fundraising engine, a high-performance team, and an active and engaged board!   Connect with me!LinkedInInstagramYouTube