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12/12/2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Holiday Jazz Night at Mind-Builders.
We had a full house filled with students, families, alumni, board members, and neighbors all coming together to celebrate the season through music. Our Stage Band and music faculty kept the room buzzing with jazz takes on holiday favorites, and hearing the audience clap and sing along made the night unforgettable.
We have received incredible feedback from so many of you about how meaningful it was to share a night of live music, warmth, and community here in the Bronx.
A very special thank you to Band Director Chris Palmer for his outstanding leadership, musical direction, and arrangements that made this concert possible for our young musicians. We also want to give a big shout out to alumni Dujon H. and Angel D. for coming back to perform and be part of Holiday Jazz Night.
To every musician who performed, every staff member who helped make it happen, and every person who came out to support our artists and teaching artists, thank you. You are the reason nights like this feel so special.
Here are a few highlights from the evening. Feel free to tag yourself or someone you know in the comments and share your favorite moment from Holiday Jazz Night.
It takes a village, and this Thanksgiving, we are giving thanks for ours.
To every parent, guardian, student, teacher, alum, donor, and friend who believes in Mind-Builders, thank you. You have helped create a community where the arts are not only taught but shared, celebrated, and passed on.
Your support ensures that creativity remains accessible to all, regardless of income or background. As we move through this season of gratitude and generosity, we invite you to continue building with us by contributing to our annual Giving Campaign: https://www.mind-builders.org/donate.html
From our Mind-Builders family to yours, we wish you a warm and meaningful Thanksgiving filled with community, creativity, and love.
11/12/2025
She was scared to teach. Her students changed everything.
At 17, Aniya went from student to teacher at Mind-Builders and found the confidence to lead. She joined as a shy Merit Scholar, then choreographed a full tap piece for younger dancers this summer. Watching her students shine showed her what she’s capable of. Now she’s the role model she once looked up to.
Read Aniya’s full story: https://mind-builders.org/impact-stories
If this story resonates, consider a gift to support more moments like this: https://www.mind-builders.org/donate.html
10/08/2025
Lines, balance, and focus...our dancers bring it all to the floor.
There is still time to register for fall classes. Come dance with us in the Bronx.
📍 Ballet, Hip-Hop, Modern, West African Dance & more.
🗓 Classes started October 7. It is not too late to join—register before January 10.
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