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LXCL:UZIMA! seeks to unify our community and welcomes artists of all experience levels and cultures. We offer classes and performance opportunities to overlooked populations, provide a vibrant space that cultivates understanding, respect and cooperation among generations, encourage representation of all, improve cultural understanding through arts advocacy, promote artistic, civic, educational and economic developments, and celebrate the power of positivity, joy, wellness and collective unity.

UZIMA! Drum and Dance Company invites you to partner with us as a sponsor of Nydio ya Milele, our tribute concert honoring our founder, mentor, visionary artist, and beloved friend, the late Kelly Burg&eacute;t on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Founded in 2012, UZIMA! was Kelly&#39;s vision brought to life as a vibrant performing arts organization dedicated to preserving and celebrating the dance, drumming, storytelling, and cultural traditions of the African diaspora.&nbsp; Today, UZIMA! continues to serve as a cultural anchor in the Michiana community, inspiring audiences through performances, educational programming, and community engagement.This special tribute concert will celebrate Kelly&#39;s extraordinary legacy and the lasting impact she has had on countless lives.&nbsp; Your sponsorship will help make this meaningful event possible while supporting UZIMA!&#39;s mission to expand access to culturally authentic arts programming, support local artists, and strengthen our community through the power of the arts. Complete this form to choose your sponsorship level, share how you&rsquo;d like to be recognized, and help our volunteer performers keep this powerful celebration of creativity and connection thriving ❤️.

Become a Sponsor for Ndyio ya Milele - Tribute Concert for Kelly Burgét

Your gift to UZIMA! Drum and Dance keeps the drums beating and the dancers moving for years to come. 🥁 Your support helps sustain volunteer artists, rehearsals, and performances that bring wholeness, health, and life to our community. Every contribution&mdash;of any size&mdash;builds a steady foundation for future concerts, workshops, and community engagement. 💃 Give today to support creative expression, connection, and community through UZIMA! Drum and Dance Company. As a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization, we rely solely on the generosity of our individual and corporate supporters, grants and the small revenue we receive from performances to keep our company running. Your donation will help support UZIMA!&#39;s mission of uniting our community in a spirit of wholeness, health and life through dance, drum and musical performance.&nbsp; The members of UZIMA! are all volunteers (students, working professionals) who devote hours of their precious time to rehearsals each week because they believe in UZIMA!&#39;s vision established by its founder Kelly Burg&eacute;t. <span fr-original-style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit;" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);font-family:Roboto;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:0.25px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit;">Our 2026-27 season offers two major concerts in partnership with the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at Notre Dame, one in January and one in June. Beyond that, we long to bring back African dance workshops, classes and additional performances within our community. Your generous donation&nbsp;will help provide the financial foundation to offer low-cost opportunities for residents of our area to attend workshops with our dancers, take classes to learn African dance technique and attend UZIMA! performances. In addition, funding will help off-set the cost of costumes, props and provide modest compensation for our dancers, drummers, choir and band members who volunteer their valuable time to learn, rehearse and perfect their performances throughout the year.&nbsp; Your support will enable us to bring the wholeness, health and life of UZIMA! to audiences of all ages and backgrounds in the spirit of love and unity! *UZIMA!&#39;s endowment is held with the <a fr-original-style="" href="http://www.cfscj.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Community Foundation of St. Joseph County</a>.

Your gift to UZIMA! Drum and Dance keeps the drums beating and the dancers moving for years to come. 🥁Your support helps sustain volunteer artists, rehearsals, and performances that bring wholeness, health, and life to our community.Every contribution—of any size—builds a steady foundation for future concerts, workshops, and community engagement. 💃Give today to support creative expression, connection, and community through UZIMA! Drum and Dance Company.As a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization, we rely solely on the generosity of our individual and corporate supporters, grants and the small revenue we receive from performances to keep our company running. Your donation will help support UZIMA!'s mission of uniting our community in a spirit of wholeness, health and life through dance, drum and musical performance. The members of UZIMA! are all volunteers (students, working professionals) who devote hours of their precious time to rehearsals each week because they believe in UZIMA!'s vision established by its founder Kelly Burgét.Our 2026-27 season offers two major concerts in partnership with the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at Notre Dame, one in January and one in June. Beyond that, we long to bring back African dance workshops, classes and additional performances within our community. Your generous donation will help provide the financial foundation to offer low-cost opportunities for residents of our area to attend workshops with our dancers, take classes to learn African dance technique and attend UZIMA! performances. In addition, funding will help off-set the cost of costumes, props and provide modest compensation for our dancers, drummers, choir and band members who volunteer their valuable time to learn, rehearse and perfect their performances throughout the year. Your support will enable us to bring the wholeness, health and life of UZIMA! to audiences of all ages and backgrounds in the spirit of love and unity!*UZIMA!'s endowment is held with the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County.

Welcome to UZIMA! Drum and Dance Company, Inc.&#39;s Shop 🪘✨ Every purchase helps sustain vibrant performances that bring people together through African drum, dance, and song, promoting wholeness, health, and life. Your support fuels:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Community-centered concerts and cultural events</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Opportunities for volunteer performers to grow and share their gifts</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Programs that connect audiences through rhythm, movement, and story</li></ul>Asante (Thank You) for standing with our artists and community.

Welcome to UZIMA! Drum and Dance Company, Inc.'s Shop 🪘✨Every purchase helps sustain vibrant performances that bring people together through African drum, dance, and song, promoting wholeness, health, and life.Your support fuels:Community-centered concerts and cultural eventsOpportunities for volunteer performers to grow and share their giftsPrograms that connect audiences through rhythm, movement, and storyAsante (Thank You) for standing with our artists and community.

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