National Dance Institute will return to the Ziegfeld Ballroom for our Annual Gala on April 15, 2024. The highlight of the Spring social calendar, NDI’s Annual Gala raises $1.5 million in support of our award-winning arts education programs for thousands of children in New York City public schools each year. This eagerly-anticipated event will begin with a festive cocktail reception followed by an elegant sit-down dinner punctuated by a spirited live auction, an honors presentation, and special performances by the children of National Dance Institute that will send guests’ spirits and hearts soaring!
You’re invited to NDI’s 48th Annual Gala
MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2024
The Ziegfeld Ballroom
141 West 54th Street • New York City
6:00 PM – Cocktails
7:00 PM – Dinner, Honors, Performances, and Live Auction
9:00 PM – Dessert Reception and After-Party
HONORING
RICHARD E. FELDMAN
President, SHS Foundation
HONORING
BILL IRWIN
Tony, Drama Desk, OBIE, and MacArthur ‘Genius’ Award Winner
REMEMBERING
ARNOLD S. PENNER
Dream Maker Award
WITH JOYFUL PERFORMANCES BY
THE CHILDREN OF NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE
Purchase tables, tickets,or sponsorships by calling 917-287-1399, by emailing ndigala@rcspr.com, or by clicking below.
Honorary Co-Chairs
Charlotte d’Amboise & Terrence Mann
Ariana DeBose
Gala Chairs
Paula & Jeffrey Gural
Helen Stambler Neuberger & Jim Neuberger
Amy Zhen & Christopher Schlank
Cindy Levine & Marc S. Solomon
Gala Vice Chairs
Madaleine Berley
Pamela Farr & Buford Alexander
Gala Committee
Lauren B. Cramer
Trudy Chan & Thomas Discepola
Deborah Colson & Mark Diker
Jennie L. & Richard K. DeScherer
Valerie & Charles Diker
Patricia Dugan Perlmuth
Sari Chang Guthrie & Kevin Guthrie
Lisa A. Huestis & David E. Van Zandt
Laure & Maximilien Maisonrouge
Kathy & Joe Mele
Danielle Diniz & Daniel Ulbricht
With Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
Arnold S. and Madaleine Penner Family Foundation
Solomon Organization Charitable Trust
Star Committee
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Charlotte d’Amboise
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Charlotte d’Amboise
David Amram
Alec Baldwin
Hilaria Baldwin
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Ashley Bouder
Isabella Boylston
Camille A. Brown
Clifton Brown
Homer Bryant
Michael Cerveris
Glenn Close
Adrian Danchig-Waring
Joaquin De Luz
Megan Fairchild
Robert Fairchild
Whoopi Goldberg
Kathryn Grody
Lysiane Luong Grooms
Red Grooms
Mai Lê Hô
Sterling Hyltin
Bill Irwin
Steve Jordan
Kevin Kline
Rebecca Krohn
Ask la Cour
Norm Lewis
Terrence Mann
Ann M. Martin
Sara Mearns
Fredrick Earl Mosley
Mandy Patinkin
Justin Peck
Tiler Peck
Teresa Reichlen
Desmond Richardson
Gregory Richardson
Chita Rivera
Calvin Royal III
Leonardo Sandoval
James Taylor
Daniel Ulbricht
Edward Villella
Wendy Whelan
Alton Fitzgerald White
Frank Wood
Tony Yazbeck