Ellen Weinstein, Artistic Director
Ellen Weinstein
began teaching and choreographing for National Dance Institute in 1985 and was named Artistic Director in 1995. She is responsible for the direction of NDI’s In-School Program, which currently serves thousands of children in New York City public schools. Through NDI, her work has been performed at venues as varied as Carnegie Hall, the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and with the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center. Her choreography, “Wade in the Water,” was featured at the White House at a state dinner hosted by President and Mrs. Clinton. As an artistic consultant to NDI’s national outreach programs, Ms. Weinstein has set works and directed residencies in major cities across the country. She traveled to Moscow as a consultant for NDI’s artistic exchange with the Soviet Union and also worked with children in Madras, India. Prior to joining NDI, she danced professionally with the Savannah Ballet, the Garden State Ballet and several contemporary dance companies. Ms. Weinstein served as adjunct professor in process pedagogy at the State University of New York at New Paltz. She received a BFA in Dance from SUNY Purchase.
