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FLEX DANCE PROGRAM INC
Brooklyn, NY · EIN 832687947 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · NTEE A62 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · Micro (<$100K) · flexdanceprogram.org
revenue
$67K
expenses
$47K
net assets
$-115K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

DANCING LESSONS FOR FOSTER KIDS

profile · synthesized from sources

Flex Dance Program Inc. is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that uses street dance, particularly the Brooklyn-originated style "Flexn," to support youth in difficult circumstances. The organization partners with juvenile detention centers and foster care facilities to provide dance education that fosters self-esteem, cooperation, and non-verbal self-expression. Founded in 2014, it employs renowned local dancers as teaching artists and integrates performance through its Flex Dance Company.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Flex IN
Provides dance education to youth at Crossroads Brooklyn and Horizons Bronx Juvenile Detention Centers through a partnership with NYC Administration for Children’s Services.
Flex OUT
Pilot initiative offering dance services in community centers, supported by a Brooklyn Arts Council grant, aimed at community building and reducing recidivism.
Flex to World
Dance-theatre production by teaching artists that showcases Flexn in staged performances; has toured to Oslo and performed at BRIC Brooklyn and Kunble Theater.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Ballet and Dance Education Programs 4 activities
    • Co-creation of dance routines with youth to build life skills
      Employs local dancers as teaching artists to co-create dance routines with students, fostering self-esteem, cooperation, and communication as part of an integrated life skills development approach.
    • Free 10-week dance and life skills program for youth
      Offers a free 10-week dance and life skills program for youth aged 13 to 18, focusing on personal development through structured dance education. Programming is delivered in person at detention centers, foster care centers, and group homes, as well as virtually.
    • Providing dance programming to youth in detention and foster care facilities
      Delivers dance programming to youth in custody and care settings, including Crossroads Brooklyn and Horizons Bronx Juvenile Detention Centers, through a partnership with the Administration of Children’s Services. This includes both in-person and virtual instruction.
    • Public performances and private dance lessons
      Provides public performances and private dance lessons as part of its service offerings.
  • Theater and Performing Arts in Corrections 1 activity
    • FlexOUT pilot program in community centers
      Operates the FlexOUT pilot program in community centers to provide creative alternatives to recidivism, supported by a 2017 Brooklyn Arts Council grant.
  • Original Dance Performance Production 1 activity
    • Operating the Flex Dance Company for teaching artists and performances
      Operates a performance company in which teaching artists instruct and perform as part of the Flex Dance Company, including public stagings such as FLEX-Hyperborealis at venues in Brooklyn and Oslo.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$67K
Contributions & grants$67K100%
Program service revenue——
Investment income——
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$47K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$30K
Grants paid out—
balance sheet
Total assets$17K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$-115K
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +115.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
MICHAEL ARYEE MANAGER 15 $13K
RAGNHILD BRULAND PRESIDENT 15 $525
board members · 2
  • ROBERT ANDREWS — DIRECTOR
  • SANDRA DEE COBB — DIRECTOR
relationships · 5

Who they work with

  • Administration of Children’s Services Partner — Partnership to deliver dance services at juvenile detention centers in Brooklyn and the Bronx.
  • Battlefest Partner — Collaborates with or participates in Battlefest, a premier street-dance tournament.
  • Brooklyn Arts Council Funder — Provided a grant in 2017 to support the FlexOUT pilot program in community centers.
  • Flex Champions Partner — Support group providing resources and engagement for the Flex Dance Program.
  • Flex Dance Company Partner — Performance and instruction arm of the Flex Dance Program, composed of teaching artists who lead student instruction and public performances.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Arts-Based Youth Development Through Dance
    methodology: arts-based_youth_development
    By integrating dance instruction with life skills education, we empower youth to make positive choices and develop leadership, because creative expression fosters emotional regulation, personal agency, and prosocial identity formation.
  • Creative Alternatives to Recidivism Through Community Dance
    methodology: creative_alternatives_to_recidivism
    By engaging justice-involved youth in community-based dance programs, we reduce recidivism, because structured creative participation builds belonging, purpose, and prosocial pathways during reintegration.
  • Narrative and Embodied Storytelling for Emotional Expression
    methodology: embodied_storytelling
    By using improvisational and narrative dance, youth can express personal stories and emotions non-verbally, because structured movement provides a safe, symbolic channel for processing trauma and building self-awareness.