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Non-Profit Arts Education Organization Celebrates 10 Years of Inclusion, Understanding, and Joy Among Students With and Without Disabilities

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February 16, 2024

DREAM Alumni Reunion in February Is A Testament To NDI Founder Jacques d’Amboise’s  Vision to Inspire Children of All Abilities and Backgrounds through the Performing Arts

National Dance Institute (NDI), the nonprofit arts education organization that delivers award-winning dance and music programs to thousands of children worldwide, will host a DREAM alumni homecoming on February 23rd in honor of the 10th anniversary of the NDI DREAM Project (Dancers Realize Excellence through Arts and Movement), an inclusive dance program that provides children with and without disabilities the opportunity to perform together in true partnership.

The NDI DREAM Project was co-founded by Kay Gayner, NDI’s Artistic Director, and Pediatric Physical Therapist, Dr. Agnes McConlogue Ferro.
Along with Aileen Barry, NDI’s Senior Director of Education & Outreach, Gayner and Ferro developed a program that is a model for inclusivity in NYC and nationwide, growing into an increasingly popular training program that equips dance and music educators as well as physical therapists with tools to […]

2024-02-16T17:29:56-04:00February 16th, 2024|
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NDI’s DREAM Project Marks 10 Years Of Inclusive Joy For Children With And Without Disabilities

HARLEM WORLD | FEBRUARY 6, 2024

National Dance Institute (NDI), is the Harlem nonprofit arts education organization that delivers award-winning dance and music programs to thousands of children worldwide.

Will host a DREAM alumni homecoming on February 23rd in honor of the 10th anniversary of the NDI DREAM Project (Dancers Realize Excellence through Arts and Movement), an inclusive dance program that provides children with and without disabilities the opportunity to perform together in true partnership.

The NDI DREAM Project was co-founded by Kay Gayner, NDI’s Artistic Director, and Pediatric Physical Therapist, Dr. Agnes McConlogue Ferro.

Along with Aileen Barry, NDI’s Senior Director of Education & Outreach, Gayner and Ferro developed a program that is a model for inclusivity in NYC and nationwide, growing into an increasingly popular training program that equips dance and music educators as well as physical therapists with tools to expand accessibility and […]

2024-02-16T17:13:30-04:00February 16th, 2024|
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National Dance Institute’s DREAM Project Celebrates 10 Years With Alumni Homecoming Event

BROADWAY WORLD | Feb. 07, 2024 | By

National Dance Institute will host a DREAM alumni homecoming on February 23rd in honor of the 10th anniversary of the NDI DREAM Project (Dancers Realize Excellence through Arts and Movement), an inclusive dance program that provides children with and without disabilities the opportunity to perform together in true partnership.

The NDI DREAM Project was co-founded by Kay Gayner, NDI’s Artistic Director, and Pediatric Physical Therapist, Dr. Agnes McConlogue Ferro. 

Along with Aileen Barry, NDI’s Senior Director of Education & Outreach, Gayner and Ferro developed a program that is a model for inclusivity in NYC and nationwide, growing into an increasingly popular training program that equips dance and music educators as well as physical therapists with tools to expand accessibility and inclusivity in their own communities.

“Access to high quality arts education is every child’s birthright,” said Gayner.  […]

2024-02-16T17:31:31-04:00February 6th, 2024|
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NDI Appoints TIFFANY REA-FISHER as Artist-in-Residence for 2024 Season

NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE APPOINTS TIFFANY REA-FISHER AS THE HELEN STAMBLER NEUBERGER ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE FOR THE 2024 SEASON

Acclaimed Theater Choreographer (The Tempest, Twelfth Night) and Artistic Director of EMERGE125 Joins NDI To Inspire The Next Generation Of Dancers

December 4, 2023 – New York, NY – Following her acclaimed choreography for the Public Theater’s summer 2023 production of The Tempest at The Delacorte Theater, the multi-talented artist Tiffany Rea-Fisher has been chosen as National Dance Institute’s (NDI) Artist-in-Residence for 2024.

The one-year residency, which began in October of 2023, is a recognition of Rea-Fisher’s two decades of inspiring talent as an artistic director, choreographer, dancer, curator, diversity advocate, and dance instructor. 

Tiffany Rea-Fisher is the Artistic Director of EMERGE125, a Mellon Foundation grant-funded dance  performance company headquartered out of Harlem and the Adirondacks, currently in residence at The Flea Theater. She is also the […]

2023-12-08T12:10:39-04:00December 4th, 2023|
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NDI’s Building Dedication

On September 27th, NDI held a beautiful dedication of our space, now called the Arnold S. and Madaleine Penner Building at the Jacques d’Amboise Center for Learning & the Arts. The ceremony was a wonderful way to honor their long-standing friendship, commitment, and legacy between Arnold S. Penner and Jacques d’Amboise. The sun broke through the rainy skies just in time to celebrate this next chapter in NDI’s history.

It was a delightful and joyous event, filled with heartfelt speakers including the NYC Deputy Manhattan Borough President Keisha Sutton-James, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Deputy Commissioner Alton Murray, NYC District 9 Councilman-Elect Yusef Salaam, and Former NYC Councilman Alan Gerson as we unveiled our new space. The event also included uplifting words from NDI leadership and members of both the d’Amboise and Penner families shared beautiful memories of Arnold Penner and Jacques d’Amboise. Punctuating the evening was, of course, performances by the […]

2023-10-20T18:43:38-04:00October 20th, 2023|
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NDI Announces Jermaine Jones as Executive Director

NEW YORK, March 16, 2023 – NDI, the non-profit arts education organization that delivers award-winning dance and music programs to thousands of children worldwide, announces that Jermaine Jones will join the organization as Executive Director.

Jones joins the acclaimed organization alongside NDI’s Artistic Director Kay Gayner and Board Chair Marc Solomon. He is the current NDI Board Treasurer and Co-Chair of the Finance Committee, and former controller of Brighton Health Plan Solutions. Jones will assume his new role on March 20th.

National Dance Institute was founded by legendary ballet dancer and arts education champion Jacques d’Amboise in the belief that all children should have access to high quality arts education. Each year NDI engages thousands of children of all backgrounds and abilities through its unique NDI Method, an approach to teaching that has become a widely adopted model for arts education programs around […]

2023-06-09T15:05:11-04:00March 20th, 2023|
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A Message From NDI’s New Artistic Director Kay Gayner

Dear NDI Community,

It is with great enthusiasm that I write to you as National Dance Institute’s new Artistic Director. I am beyond thrilled to take on this role at an organization so devoted to changing children’s lives through the arts. During my 20-year tenure, I’ve worked closely with our beloved founder, Jacques d’Amboise, as well as Ellen Weinstein, who brilliantly served NDI as Artistic Director for 26 years. I am grateful to both of these exceptional individuals for enriching my life, and this organization, in so many ways.

Jacques built the house, Ellen turned it into a home. And it is my honor to build upon their legacy, ensuring that anyone who comes through the NDI door is met with joy and love sparked by the arts. With our superb teaching staff, NDI has developed a proven teaching methodology that uses dance and music to improve children’s critical thinking, global perspectives, and […]

2023-01-21T10:56:13-04:00October 11th, 2021|
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National Dance Institute Partners With The WNET Group On Camp TV Season 2 Summer Learning Series

New York, NY – July 19, 2020 – National Dance Institute (nationaldance.org) today announced that its programming will be part of The WNET Group’s summer learning and exploration series Camp TV which returned for Season 2 on public television stations nationwide.  NDI teaching artists and musicians take children on a movement journey in eight episodes of Camp TV this summer.

The partnership comes on the heels of NDI’s programming in ten episodes of The WNET Group’s New York Emmy-nominated series Let’s Learn NYC!.  The educational public television program produced by The WNET Group in partnership with the New York City Department of Education (DOE) features lessons for children in 3K through second grade that supplement remote learning.

According to Ellen Weinstein, Artistic Director, National Dance Institute, “We are excited to partner for a second year with The WNET Group on Camp TV.  Through our participatory programming, NDI’s teaching artists and musicians deliver […]

2023-01-21T10:56:38-04:00June 26th, 2021|
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