iFashion Magazine’s “Outstanding Kids” Fall issue highlights the impact of NDI through the eyes of past and present NDI Celebration Team dancers.
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Headline News highlights the NDI DREAM Project. “Disabled children dancing like never before…” Headline News highlighted the DREAM Project today…how it launched, its impact on the children and how special this program really is!
In honor of his 85th birthday, Chita Rivera, Camille A. Brown and more celebrate d’Amboise’s impact on Broadway and beyond.
(Amsterdam News, July 25-31, 2019, by Zita Allen)
There is a rose in East Harlem where hundreds of youngsters learn ballet, tap, modern dance, music, choreography and more while experiencing “a love of the arts, a passion for learning and a desire to strive for their personal best.” The name of the rose is the National Dance Institute.
WPIX-TV (CW) features NDI’s 2019 Event of the Year on PIX11 News at 5.
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WNYW-NY covers NDI’s 2019 Event of the Year “Voices of Change” on their News at 5 (television) segment.
“Into the Groove”
The National Dance Institute held its annual gala on April 15, raising nearly $1.5 mullion to support its arts education programs. Honoree Chris Sclank, founder and co-managing partner at Savanna; NDI Founder Jacques d’Amboise, former principal dancer at the New York City Ballet; and honoree Daymond John, CEO and founder of FUBU, were among the 400 attendees. The dance institute’s students did a special performance.
(Crain, May 13, 2019, By Cheryl S. Grant)
Dance is a powerful form of expression that can be used to communicate who you are, and how you feel. The amazing people at the National Dance Institute (NDI) know this better than most, and believe everyone, of all abilities, should have the opportunity to dance. That’s why they created the DREAM Project or Dancers Realize Excellence through Arts and Movement, a semi-annual week-long inclusive dance program for children who are differently-abled.
Each child who goes to DREAM gets partnered with a neuro-typical peer who helps them get the most out of the program through teamwork. At the end of the five days, all the kids get to put on a performance to celebrate their hard work […]
Feb 16, 2019 | FOX5 | New York Minute
