Positions Open (New York City):

Male Dance/Movement Instructors to work with children ages 8 – 17

MindLeaps seeks male-identifying instructors in NYC with backgrounds in education, dance, movement or sports. The instructors should have experience working with children. These are paid positions with paid on-the-job training. At least one position is available immediately.

BIPOC instructors are strongly encouraged to apply.

The dance / movement instructors will work on a team of certified MindLeaps trainers to support the social-emotional learning of children from under-resourced communities in New York City. 

The MindLeaps curriculum harnesses the kinesthetic power of dance and movement to support 7 key social emotional and cognitive skills.

The male-identifying instructors will support the MindLeaps trainers as they teach the fun, aerobic classes consisting of a 45 minute warm-up, across-the-floor/diagonal, and choreography inserts. The instructors will have the opportunity to design and teach simple to advanced physical routines/inserts. 

For the immediate position opening in Brooklyn: The age range of the children is 8 & 9 years old. Schedule is Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30pm to 7pm, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

Summer Openings in the Bronx: The age range of the children is 8 & 9 years old. Classes Monday, Tues, Wed afternoons July 11th through August 19th.

For more information, please email USA Program Director, Jesse Hawkes at jesse@mindleaps.org

More About MindLeaps:

MindLeaps has long-term programs running in Rwanda, Guinea, Uganda, Mauritania, and North Macedonia. In 2022, MindLeaps is running pilot programs in the U.S., starting in New York City. On average, MindLeaps children achieve significant improvement across all seven skills in 12 weeks of the MindLeaps dance program, with long-term benefits: e.g. 66% of MindLeaps’ children perform in the top 20% of their academic classes.

For more information about MindLeaps’ history, techniques, and results: www.mindleaps.org