New York Minute: National Dance Institute DREAM Project
Feb 16, 2019 | FOX5 | New York Minute
The New Yorker: Balanchine’s Ballerinas
"Four great dancers from New York City Ballet’s past—Gloria Govrin, Allegra Kent, Kay Mazzo, and Merrill Ashley—will talk about the roles created or adapted for them by George Balanchine in ballets like “Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux,” “Stravinsky Violin Concerto,” and “Liebeslieder Walzer.” (The conversation will be moderated by another great American ballerina, Wendy Whelan.)"
Artsy: The Photographer who Immortalized the Movement of the New York City Ballet
"Swope viewed Balanchine and his muses—among them Allegra Kent, Suzanne Farrell, Patricia McBride, and Jacques d’Amboise—with intimacy and tenderness. The genius technique and style of Farrell and Balanchine, especially when she danced under his tutelage, often softens into vulnerability through her lens."
New York Times: Balanchine’s ‘Apollo’: On Gods, Ballet and the Creation of Poetic Art
"Mr. d’Amboise is clear that Apollo is “a wild, untamed youth who learns nobility through art.” Balanchine, he said, loved to recall the Paris critic who, reacting negatively to the original 1928 production, said, “Whoever saw Apollo on his knees?” (Balanchine’s response: “Whoever saw Apollo?”)"
Mommy Poppins: 50 Best Things to Do in Harlem with Kids
"Enroll in dance or percussion classes at the National Dance Institute."
Trey McIntyre: New York 13
"This past summer I went to the graduating performance of National Dance Institute...The show was moving throughout. There was a section where all sat on the floor and one by one, a single kid would stand up and recite the speech by an influential woman of history while the other students cheered on. It began with some of the young girls speaking but then one of the boys stood up and recited Malala Yousafzai. He spoke with complete certainty in first person as a girl, following female with "me."
Eyewitness News (ABC7): Dance Program for Visually Impaired Children Temporarily Halted
"Saturday was the last meeting - for now - for a program that has brought a great deal of light and happiness to children with visual impairments... However, as the music school looks for a new home, the program is being temporarily halted. The program's director says the visually-impaired children have gained so much from learning how to dance in a safe setting."
Dance Magazine: This Beyoncé Choreographer Has the Most Relatable Cross-Training Routine
"Though she's made award-winning dances for Beyoncé ("Run the World," anyone?) and worked with stars like Lady GaGa and Janelle Monae, Alsop's most recent project may be her most powerful: A moving music video for Everytown for Gun Safety, directed by Ezra Hurwitz and featuring students from the National Dance Institute."
NY Metro Parents: Instagram-Worthy Moments from Kids’ Activities & Programs in Manhattan
"NDI dancers dance it out in "Swinging on the Hudson" at National Dance Institute's Event of the Year performance, "At the River's Edge," at NYU Skirball in June 2018."
Broadway World: Photo Flash National Dance Institute Hosts Jacques’ Art Nest Series, “Dance for Change”
"On Wednesday, legendary ballet dancer and founder of National Dance Institute (NDI), Jacques d'Amboise, honored Harry Belafonte at the Fall installation of Jacques' Art Nest Series, Dance for Change."