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February
2010
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Vol 3, Issue 3
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NDI's Annual Gala - Monday, April 19,
2010
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Nokia Theatre Times Square
44th Street at Broadway, NYC
Honoring
James D. Stern
Director
and Producer of the
documentary
"Every Little Step"
&
Artistic
Honoree
Harry Belafonte
with
Emcee Terrence Mann
Featuring
a performance by
Children
of National Dance Institute
Cocktails - 6 pm;
Dinner & Performance - 7 pm
Dress - Festive
Attire
Click
here for more info, or call (800) 807-1787
Lion
and Mouse Illustration:
1989 David Levine, from The Fables of Aesop
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Yoko Ono shares memories
of John Lennon with NDI dancers
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 NDI dancers
were thrilled to meet Yoko Ono
backstage after the January 24th Encore
Performance of IMAGINE: A CELEBRATION OF JOHN LENNON.
Ono shared stories about Lennon and their life together, answered
questions and posed for photos with the children. The dancers presented
Ono with the wishes
of hundreds of NDI students that will be delivered to the Imagine Peace Tower, an outdoor
work of art conceived by Yoko Ono in memory of John Lennon on
Viđey Island in Reykjavík,
Iceland.
Yoko told the children, "John would have loved this."
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NDI around the corner and
around the world
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 On January 31,
NDI Celebration Team dancers performed at the inauguration of New
York City Councilmember Ydanis
Rodriguez for an audience of City, State and National officials, as
well as proud residents of his district.
On January 23, NDI children danced live on CBS's "The Early Show,"
as well as on WNBC New York.
On February 9, the NDI Celebration Team was featured in "China-US Hand-in-Hand,"
a China Central Television
gala event marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between
the
United States and China.
The dancers were accompanied by Chinese Soprano You Hongfei
in a performance of "The Other Side of My World." For
more information on air times, click here.
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Save These Dates
March 8-18, 2010
NDI Teacher Training:
Two-Week Workshop
New York City
More info.
June 19-21, 2010
2010 Event of the Year: The Storyteller
LaGuardia High School Concert Hall
November
13, 2010 - 2 PM
NDI Celebration Team at
Symphony Space
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre
After-School Classes
Arts Encounter
Jazz Orchestra
Tap Classes
Registration now open
for Winter/Spring
Sessions!
Register now!
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NDI
dancers perform for their school communities, inspired by Storytelling
Theme
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 In December and
January,
thousands of NDI dancers performed for their school communities in annual
Mid-Year Assemblies. The children drew inspiration from this
year's curricular theme, Storytelling Around the
World, highlighting storytelling traditions ranging from Greek
Mythology to West African fables. See a slide show.
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Spotlight on Alumni:
Cassidy Noblett ('99)
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 "I
wouldn't be anywhere today without NDI, and I wouldn't be who I am today
without its guidance and exposure."
- Cassidy Noblett
Cassidy
Noblett started dancing with National Dance
Institute at the age of 7. Inspired by his experiences, he
continued his dance training at the North
Carolina School
of the Arts and New York
University.
His career as a dancer has taken him around the world dancing for the Spice
Girls and Janet Jackson, and appearing on "The GRAMMY Awards"
and the "MTV Video Music Awards." He is currently touring
with Beyoncé. Cassidy recently wrote a
letter to us expressing the impact that NDI has had on his life.
Read
Cassidy's letter to NDI here.
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Photos:
Angel Gardner, Jill Levine
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