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Dance Network: National Dance Institute’s 2018 Annual Gala; Dance Network’s Red Carpet Recap of The Star Studded Event
"Our creative energy is part of what makes us human, it’s part of our whole being,” Neuwirth told the Network. “You have to give children a box of crayons, you have to beat a drum and let them beat a drum, you have to play music for children, because… everyone needs to express… it’s part of our health and core needs as humans… everybody needs arts in their life in some way."

NYN Media: The latest from National Dance Institute... Gov. Andrew Cuomo... American Cancer Society
"The National Dance Institute raised more than $1.5 million at its 42nd Annual gala on April 30. The proceeds will benefit the nonprofit’s arts education programs. Three-time Tony Award nominee Terrence Mann hosted the event, which featured about 500 guests, dinner, an auction and plenty of cocktails."

Town and Country Magazine: Inside the National Dance Institute Gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom
"On April 30, the National Dance Institute (NDI) honored Bebe Neuwirth at its annual gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom."

Dance Teacher: The National Dance Institute's Annual Gala Honors Tony-Award Winning Dancer Bebe Neuwirth
"Last night the National Dance Institute, founded by Jacques d'Amboise, hosted its 42nd Annual Gala at the Zeigfeld Ballroom in New York City. The non-profit's largest fundraising event of the year raised $1.5 million, with all proceeds benefitting the organization's arts education programs." Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images for NDI

Harlem World: A Fab Harlem Night For The National Dance Institute Annual Gala 2018 (Red Carpet)
"Harlem’s National Dance Institute (NDI), the non-profit arts education organization founded in 1976 by legendary New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d’Amboise, hosted its 42nd Annual Gala at the Zeigfeld Ballroom in New York City."

The Associated Press: Jacques d’Amboise at 83: Still making kids feel like dancing
"That same enthusiasm was a hallmark of d’Amboise’s virtuoso dancing at City Ballet, where he performed for some 35 years before retiring, just before turning 50, in the early ’80s."