Press & News
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."
Paste Magazine: Everytown Releases Sia-Soundtracked Gun Safety PSA Ahead of Upcoming Midterm Elections
"The video is backed by Sia’s “I’m Still Here” and features young dancers from National Dance Institute. It opens with an elementary-aged student walking into school, grabbing a balloon from a get-out-the-vote table organized by fellow students and playing with the balloon until it pops—triggering every student in the school..."
Dance.com: Flex Dancers Pause The Battles to Train As Teachers and ‘Get Low’
"Meet Droid and Karnage: They’re experts in flex dance, the Brooklyn-born street style that evolved from hip-hop and b-boying into a genre with highly controlled, tight movements, a few contortions and optical illusions."
Dance.com: In The Happiest Ballet Class Ever, A Ballet Star Teaches City Kids To Soar
"American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Isabella Boylston led a special ballet class for students of National Dance Institute in Harlem."
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."
Pix 11: It’s a G Thing: Harlem’s National Dance Institute Gives Kids Access to The Arts
"The magic is in the movement for the tappers here at the National Dance Institute. “What was the feeling like when you first started?" I asked Aubrey. "It felt really fun," he smiled. "I liked how they’re music makers on your feet." This classic technique has completely consumed the life of 10-year-old Aubrey."