institute about ndi national dance at a glance • Currently in 35 partner schools in the NYC area, NDI serves more than 5,000 children each week. • NDI works with every child on a grade, including English Language Learners and children with special needs. • A Master Teacher/Choreographer, Musician/Composer and Assistant Teacher lead every NDI class. • NDI serves diverse low-income communities. Nearly 60% of NDI dancers are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Approximately 71% of the students we serve are children of color. • NDI’s Advanced Scholarship Programs offer extended training outside of school for exceptionally motivated children who demonstrate the passion and committment to immerse themselves in a greater challenge. • Throughout our 36-year history, NDI has successfully seeded programs throughout the United States. There are currently 11 NDI associate programs thriving across the country. • NDI has led cultural exchanges around the world, including China, Russia, India, Africa, Israel, Palestine, Bali and Switzerland. • NDI’s core programs are free for every child. awards Over the years, NDI and Founder Jacques d’Amboise have earned prestigious honors including the MacArthur Genius Award, National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities’ Coming Up Taller Award, People Magazine’s People First Honoree, the Arison Award, NYC Mayor’s Award of Honor for Art and Culture, Governor’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Art and Culture of New York State, and induction into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, among many others. press NDI has made appearances on ABC’s “The View,” CBS’s “The Early Show,” NBC’s “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” WNBC’s “Macy’s Parade Balloon Bash,” WNET/THIRTEEN’s “New York Voices,” NY1’s “One on 1 with Budd Mishkin,” Fox 5’s “Good Day New York,” “CBS Saturday Morning,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” and “Teen Kids News,” and has earned recognition in local and national publications including Time Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher Magazine, New York Daily News, El Diario/La Prensa, and The Hartford Courant, as well as in more than 30 NYC community newspapers and magazines. To request a press packet, please contact Angel Gardner at (212) 226- 0083, or [email protected]. ...inspiring children through the arts. about ndi cont’d programs IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM ADVANCED PROGRAMS NDI’s In-School Program is exuberant and intellectually SWAT Team engaging – and unlike any other program of its kind. The (Scholarships for the Willing, Achieving and Talented) program consists of two models: a year-long program as well as Approximately 100 dancers selected from the In-School Program shorter, intensive residencies. A Master Teacher/Choreographer, receive advanced dance instruction for 3-5 hours each Saturday Musician/Composer, and an Assistant Teacher lead an entire or at selected after-school locations. The program culminates in grade level in classes that take place during the school day, NDI’s Event of the Year, a large-scale public performance featuring deeply rooting the arts in a school’s culture and curriculum. In the SWAT and Celebration Team dancers. the process, our teachers foster in students a love of the arts and a curiosity about the world. The In-School Program teaches skills Celebration Team vital to a child’s education – critical thinking and collaboration, Approximately 90 dancers who demonstrate an extraordinary habits of healthy living, global perspective, cultural literacy, commitment throughout their NDI training are given the ability to communicate ideas through an art form, an scholarships to join our most advanced performance troupe. essential confidence in his or her ability to learn, and a hunger These dancers perform year-round in a variety of locations, for continued achievement. At the core of NDI’s success is its which have included Symphony Space, Lincoln Center, Juilliard, unique pedagogy, developed over decades, that addresses the New York City Center, the Kennedy Center for the Performing needs of children across a spectrum of abilities. NDI serves all Arts, the White House, as well as in nationally televised events. children including those with physical and cognitive challenges, blind and deaf children, and English language learners. Irene Diamond Summer Institute A month-long performing arts academy, this rigorous program NDI special partnerships include: combines a full schedule of classes in ballet, jazz, tap, ethnic • Lighthouse International, a school for children who are dance, modern, music and theater. Special guest artists introduce blind or visually impaired the children to a range of artistic experiences. Each year, 100 full • American Sign Language and English Lower School/PS 347, scholarships are awarded. for deaf or hard of hearing students • Special Forces programs at PS 199 and PS 124, which pair Event of the Year special needs students with general education students Each June, NDI’s Advanced Scholarship Programs culminate with a final Event of the Year. The Event features original TEACHING ARTIST TRAINING choreography and music, and professionally-designed sets, NDI Teaching Artists are professional dancers and musicians costumes, and lighting. Dancers perform in a 1,100-seat trained in NDI’s unique, award-winning pedagogy. NDI offers theater over three days for New York City audiences. Three two-week Teaching Artist Trainings in New York City that performances are free to New York City public school children enable professional dancers and dance educators to study participating in our In-School Program. NDI’s renowned teaching methodology. Our Master Teachers also share NDI’s pedagogy with communities throughout the U.S. and internationally through Teaching Artist Training residencies. INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM NDI dancers have benefited greatly from international cultural exchanges, withartists and children from countries such as China, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Palestine, Russia and Bali. NDI regularly hosts international visitors in New York City, most recently teachers and students from the Shanghai Children’s Palace in China, ConArte in Mexico City, and master choreographers from Bali. Through these exchanges, our dancers build cultural literacy and global awareness, and are exposed to diverse culturaltraditions and styles. national dance institute center for learning & the arts National Dance Institute officially opened the doors of its permanent home in the Fall of 2011. The NDI Center, comprised of four studios including a performance space, two galleries and administrative offices, furthers our mission and expands our reach, serving as a beacon for children, teachers and artists in the community and worldwide. National Dance Institute, 217 West 147 Street, New York, NY 10039 212-226-0083 www.nationaldance.org national dance institute partner schools manhattan bronx IS 223/Mott Hall PS 161–partner since 2011 PS 347/American Sign Language PS 105–partner since 2003 –partner since 1984 499 West 133rd Street (Harlem) and English Lower School–part- 725 Brady Avenue 71-111 Convent Avenue ner since 2010 (Pelham) (Harlem) PS 163–partner since 2005 225 East 23rd Street 163 West 97th Street (Gramercy Park/Stuyvesant) Fordham Leadership PS 1–partner since 1985 (Upper West Side) Academy 8 Henry Street PS 452–partner since 2010 –partner since 2012 (Chinatown) PS 175–partner since 2011 100 W 77th Street 500 East Fordham Road 175 West 134th Street (Upper West Side) (Fordham) PS 2–partner since 1985 (Harlem) 122 Henry Street PS 859/Special Music School brooklyn (Chinatown) PS 183–partner since 1991 –partner since 2006 419 East 66th Street 129 West 67th Street PS 8–partner since 2010 PS 20–partner since 2009 (Upper East Side) (Upper West Side) 37 Hicks Street 166 Essex Street (Brookyn Heights/DUMBO) (Lower East Side) PS 189–partner since 1984 The Filomen M. D’Agostino 2580 Amsterdam Ave Greenberg Music School at PS 10–partner since 2012 PS 33 - Chelsea Prep (Washington Heights) Lighthouse International 511 7th Avenue –partner since 2006 –partner 1989–2004; (Park Slope) 281 9th Avenue PS 192–partner since 2013 2008–present (Chelsea) 500 West 138th Street 111 East 59th Street PS 235–partner since 1998 (Harlem) (Midtown East) 525 Lenox Road PS 40–partner 1979–1998; (East Flatbush) 2005–present PS 199–partner since 1997 Manhattan Academy for Arts 319 East 19th Street 270 West 70th Street and Language (M.A.A.L) queens (Gramercy) (Upper West Side) –partner since 2012 111 East 33 Street PS 45–partner since 2012 PS 41–partner since 2006 PS 234–partner since 2007 (Manhattan) 126-128 150th Street 116 West 11th Street 292 Greenwich Street (South Ozone Park) (Greenwich Village) (Tribeca) Hunter College Elementary School –partner 1981–1984; jersey city PS 87–partner since 2011 PS 290/Manhattan New 1997–present 160 West 78th Street School 71 East 94th Street The Dr. Lena Edwards (Upper West Side) –partner since 1996 (Upper East Side) Academic Charter School 311 East 82nd Street –partner since 1980 PS 110–partner since 2009 (Upper East Side) Speyer Legacy School 509 Bramhall Avenue 285 Delancey Street –partner since 2011 (Chinatown) 15 West 86th Street (Upper West Side) PS 123–partner since 2011 301 West 140th Street (Harlem) PS 124–partner since 1985 40 Division Street (Chinatown) PS 130–partner since 1985 143 Baxter Street (Chinatown) 217 West 147th Street, New York, NY 10039 (t) 212-226-0083 (f) 212-226-0761 www.nationaldance.org .