Press & News
Dance Network: Red Carpet Interviews with NDI Gala Guests
May 15, 2017
Michael Mahany interviews Alec and Hilaria Baldwin at National Dance Institute's annual gala.
Playbill: National Dance Institute Honors Tony Nominee Josh Groban
April 25, 2017
"I am in my suppertime of life,” NDI founder Jacques d’Amboise tells Playbill. “I was delighted to discover that I have an artistic brother, Josh Groban. Josh, a superb artist, is on the top of Mt. Everest for his belief and caring about the importance of children to be learning and engaged with the arts. Bravo to him!”
Metro Focus: Dance to Personal Freedom (Rebroadcast)
April 4, 2017
"We continue our ongoing reporting initiative called “Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America” with the story of National Dance Institute of New York. They offer kids a chance of being creative and free while developing the full mind. You don’t want to miss it!"
Now This: DREAM Project (Video)
February 28, 2017
"I really like dancing! It's my favorite thing to do," says 8-year-old Greta who was born with nemaline myopathy, a neuromuscular disorder... Check out NDI's DREAM Project video on NowThis that went viral!
One on One: Jacques d’Amboise Interview with Steve Adubato
February 27, 2017
New York City Ballet legend, Jacques d'Amboise, talks with Steve Adubato about his decades of professional dancing and how he founded the National Dance Institute to provide children the opportunity to participate in dance and the arts.
PBS News Hour: Struggling Schools Benefit from Adding Art to Learning
January 10, 2017
Traci Straus, NDI's Artistic Associate, appears in the segment of PBS Newshour tonight on the federal Turnaround Arts Program. NDI's Artistic Director Ellen Weinstein, Traci and Music Director Jerry Korman were asked to lead children in this program in Minnesota in 2016.