{"id":23015,"date":"2024-12-20T02:45:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T07:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/?p=23015"},"modified":"2025-02-13T09:40:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T14:40:20","slug":"brooklyn-nonprofit-celebrates-father-daughter-bonds-at-elegant-community-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/brooklyn-nonprofit-celebrates-father-daughter-bonds-at-elegant-community-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Nonprofit Celebrates Father-Daughter Bonds at Elegant Community Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By: Ben Segal<\/p>\n<p>The Brooklyn nonprofit <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balaa.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Apple Leadership Academy for the Arts<\/a> held a dance on Dec. 17, to celebrate young ladies in the community and the men who are helping to raise them.<\/p>\n<p>The dance, held at Restoration Plaza in Bedford Stuyvesant, was a moment to dress up, have fun and acknowledge the importance of family.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jada John, the executive director of the nonprofit, emphasized that too many children in Brooklyn grow up without knowing their fathers. 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