Now This: DREAM Project (Video)
"I really like dancing! It's my favorite thing to do," says 8-year-old Greta who was born with nemaline myopathy, a neuromuscular disorder... Check out NDI's DREAM Project video on NowThis that went viral!
A Plus: Kids with Disabilities Get The Spotlight as They Dance with Their Peers in This Amazing Dance Class
"Dance is a powerful form of communication and expression that can be accessible to anyone, regardless of background, experience, or ability. To give people of all abilities the opportunity to experience the joys of dance National Dance Institute (NDI) created the Dancers Realize Excellence through Arts and Movement (D.R.E.A.M.) dance program. It's a week-long program pairing kids of various abilities with able-bodied kids."
One on One: Jacques d’Amboise Interview with Steve Adubato
New York City Ballet legend, Jacques d'Amboise, talks with Steve Adubato about his decades of professional dancing and how he founded the National Dance Institute to provide children the opportunity to participate in dance and the arts.
ABC 7, NY Viewpoint: Interview with Ken Rosato
How do we measure NDI’s impact? Watch Ken Rosato interview with Traci and Ellen on NY Viewpoint (WABC, Channel 7) that aired on February 19, 2017.
Our Town: Dedicated to The Joy of Dance
"Jacques d’Amboise’s life reads like a fairytale. As a young boy growing up in the 1940s in Washington Heights, which he compares to “West Side Story” with its teenage gangs, his mother enrolled him in a ballet class."
PBS News Hour: Struggling Schools Benefit from Adding Art to Learning
Traci Straus, NDI's Artistic Associate, appears in the segment of PBS Newshour tonight on the federal Turnaround Arts Program. NDI's Artistic Director Ellen Weinstein, Traci and Music Director Jerry Korman were asked to lead children in this program in Minnesota in 2016.
Yahoo News: Will Smith Talks How ‘Collateral Beauty’ Inspired New Project, Helping Him Cope With Dad’s Illness
"Smith, 48, was joined by three kids -- Albert Pillot, 14, of the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens, Elsa Lyons, 11, of the National Dance Institute, and Hailey Richmond, 7, from GenerationOn, who all announced their "why’s." "What I love about the National Dance Institute is I can express myself ... [be] truly me and everybody will embrace me for who I am," Elsa said."
Good Morning America: NDI Children and Will Smith (Video)
NDI joined two other youth organizations on the set of "Good Morning America" on December 12, 2016 to help promote Will Smith's new film "Collateral Beauty". The film is about "finding your why" and one student from each organization spoke to their "why" and how their respective group has impacted them.
Here and Now: National Dance Institute Interview (Video)
Sandra Bookman and NDI's Traci Lester (Executive Director), Bianca Johnson and Eden Rolle are discussing the importance of our work on "Here and Now" ABC7NY.
Harry: NDI Celebration Team and Ellen Weinstein (Video)
NDI Artistic Director Ellen Weinstein and the NDI Celebration Team performed and spoke with Harry Connick Jr. on HARRY.