National Dance Institute

National Dance Institute (NDI) was founded in 1976 by New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d'Amboise.[1]

NDI works with mainstream, bilingual, and special education classes.

NDI classes are taught by professional artists, who work with 6,500 New York City school children each week[2] throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. Most NDI dancers come from low-income communities, and all NDI programs are offered to children free of charge. Among NDI dancers, 32% are Latino, 24% Asian, 23% Caucasian, 19% African-American, and 2% other non-white minority groups.

In 2001, Carole Valleskey, formerly a principal dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, founded California Dance Institute as a West Coast affiliate of NDI. California Dance Institute teachers have all been trained in the rigorous NDI teaching methodology.

Notable students

See also

References

  1. ^ Vertuccio, Rocco (November 1, 2025). "National Dance Institute in Harlem celebrates 50th anniversary". Spectrum News NY1. New York City: Charter Communications. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "School Partnerships". Nationaldance.org. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ Ortved, John (1 February 2012). "Azealia Banks, a Young Rapper Taking Cues From the Street". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Colby Minifie", Playbill Vault, accessed August 3, 2019
  5. ^ "Nev Schulman on NDI's Impact". Facebook. 2 November 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

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