"This year NDI will honor Tony Award-winning dancer, singer, and actress, Bebe Neuwirth for her passionate support of dance and arts education. NDI will also honor long-time NDI supporter and Chairman of GFP Real Estate Jeffrey R. Gural."
"Neuwirth, as well as long-time NDI supporter and Chairman of GFP Real Estate Jeffrey R. Gural, will be honored at NDI’s annual gala April 30. The sit-down dinner will feature entertainment by guest performers and the children of NDI, hosted by emcee Terrence Mann (who appeared alongside Neuwirth in Broadway's The Addams Family)."
"Allan has a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). He has great difficulty communicating. We found that he is also able to repeat what he sees…especially for dance! His partner Ruby is a naturally sunny and bright personality. Allan has really responded to her and he has been dancing and participating throughout the class..."
"The spectacular young dancers of National Dance Institute’s Celebration Team arrive at NJPAC with this vibrant production that celebrates the work of legendary artists like Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Florence Mills, Jacob Lawrence, and Hector Lavoe."
"A spectacular young dance troupe will salute legendary performers from Harlem's Golden Era in a high-energy performance when National Dance Institute (NDI) presents "Harlem Night Song" at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday, March 11, at 3:00pm."
"I have been dancing with the National Dance Institute for seven years. I found the Chinese dancing very inspirational, and I want to push myself to do more. Chinese culture is very beautiful,” said Skye Blu Knight, 13, a student at Grand Concourse Academy in Bronx."
"At P.S. 2 in Chinatown, students from China’s “Dancing Into The Future” were visiting National Dance Institute to celebrate the Lunar New Year. The school and students were all decked out for the holiday."
"The three men, all in their early 80s, discussed everything from their ballet beginnings: Villella being dragged with his sister to class, to dancing with "Balanchine's gals" (as d'Amboise referred to them), several of whom were in attendance, including Patricia McBride and Suki Schorer."
"After 50 years, George Balanchine's New York City Ballet male dancers—Jacques d'Amboise, Edward Villella and Arthur Mitchell—were reunited. The one-night-only event at the National Dance Institute in New York City (founded by d'Amboise in 1976) provided a rare glimpse of what it was like to work with Mr. B. during ballet's golden years at NYCB."
"In honor of the city's students (who are off on Lunar New Year), this event will feature a 40-foot-long scroll decorated by school kids with inspiration found in each of the five boroughs. Along with the unveiling of the scroll, the National Dance Institute and China's Dancing into the Future program will perform and put on an interactive mass dance."
