Press & News

Playbill: Glenn Close, Michael Cerveris, and Charlotte d’Amboise Announced for NYC Dance Event
"Broadway stars Glenn Close, Michael Cerveris, and Charlotte d’Amboise will perform alongside children from across New York City October 16 for an event titled Songs I’ve Sung on Broadway… and One I Wish I Had, as a fundraiser for the National Dance Institute."

Remembering Jacques d’Amboise

Love That Max: Dancing on Wheels and Every Which Way
"Alexa, a 13-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy, travels close to four hours round-trip to participate in D.R.E.A.M. She does so with her two siblings, her mother, an adapted van, a power wheelchair, a suctioning apparatus, and a nurse."

Dance Network: National Dance Institute’s D.R.E.A.M. Project Performance
"By now, fans of Dance Network are familiar with the National Dance Institute’s D.R.E.A.M. Project and its amazing vision, and I’m proud to report— it’s still doing incredible things. I was able to see the final performance of this summer’s D.R.E.A.M. program, and the students were inspiring, motivated, and transformational."

The Associated Press: Program Helps Disabled Children Learn to Express Themselves through Dance
"Whether it's jumping, waving, or something as expressive as moving your eyebrows, anyone can dance. That's the idea behind a program at the National Dance Institute where disabled children learn to express themselves."

A Plus: A Powerful Dance Video Inspired By Parkland Is Saying 'Enough' To Gun Violence
"In a world too often divided by words, the goal of this piece is to offer an inspiring bi-partisan message through dance that could uplift, inspire and motivate more effectively than any rhetoric," reads the press release, adding that it embodies National Dance Institute's belief in the power of the arts."