NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE

ADVANCED PROGRAMSNDI'S ADVANCED TEAM PROGRAMS EXTEND THE NDI EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE ISP FOR CHILDREN WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL PASSION FOR DANCE AND PERFORMANCE AND THE ABILITY TO EMBRACE GREATER CHALLENGES. EACH YEAR, NDI PROVIDES FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DANCERS DRAWN FROM THE IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MULTI-YEAR CONTINUUM OF TRAINING, WHICH INCLUDES THE RISE TEAM (REACH FOR INSPIRATION THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE) FORMERLY KNOWN AS SWAT TEAM (SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE WILLING, ACHIEVING AND TALENTED), AND THE CELEBRATION TEAM, OUR ADVANCED PERFORMANCE TROUPE, BOTH OF WHICH GATHER EVERY SATURDAY FOR 35 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. NDI'S ADVANCED TEAM PROGRAMS BRING TOGETHER CHILDREN FROM ALL CORNERS OF NEW YORK CITY WHO WORK TOGETHER AS AN ENSEMBLE, CELEBRATE EACH OTHER'S ACHIEVEMENTS, AND FORM DEEP BONDS TO ONE ANOTHER AND THE ARTS. IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, NDI'S ADVANCED TEAM PROGRAMS CULMINATED IN OUR ANNUAL EVENT OF THE YEAR, A LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE SERIES THAT EXPLORED OUR THE 2024-2025 ANNUAL CURRICULAR THEME, ROCK MUSIC.EVENT OF THE YEAR: EACH JUNE, NDI'S RISE TEAM, CELEBRATION TEAM, FIRST TEAM, AND DREAM PROJECT DANCERS PERFORM IN THE EVENT OF THE YEAR, A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE HELD AT NYU SKIRBALL CENTER FEATURING ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY AND MUSIC AND PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED SETS, COSTUMES, AND LIGHTING. IN JUNE OF 2025, OUR DANCERS PERFORMED IN SIX PERFORMANCES OVER THREE DAYS.THE IRENE DIAMOND SUMMER INSTITUTE: NDI'S MONTH-LONG ARTS INTENSIVE IS HELD DURING THE MONTH OF JULY AT THE NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE JAQUES D'AMBOISE CENTER FOR LEARNING & THE ARTS. APPROXIMATELY 94 CHILDREN FROM NDI'S IN-SCHOOL AND ADVANCED TEAM PROGRAMS WERE AWARDED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND IN 2024-25. THESE DANCERS PARTICIPATED IN DANCE TECHNIQUE CLASSES, MUSIC AND DRAMA CLASSES, COMPOSITION WORKSHOPS, CHOREOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS, AND SESSIONS WITH GUEST ARTISTS. EVERY YEAR, THIS IMMERSIVE AND ENRICHING PROGRAM CHALLENGES OUR DANCERS TO GROW AS ARTISTS AND AS MEMBERS OF A TEAM. DANCERS EMERGE WITH A SOLID FOUNDATION IN A VARIETY OF DANCE AND MUSIC TECHNIQUES, INCREASED SELF-CONFIDENCE, DEEPENED RELATIONSHIPS, AND SPARKS OF INSPIRATION FOR THEIR ONGOING TRAINING. THE IRENE DIAMOND SUMMER INSTITUTE CULMINATES IN CELEBRATORY SHARING FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.

COLLABORATIVE FOR TEACHING & LEARNING: THE NDI COLLABORATIVE FOR TEACHING & LEARNING DISSEMINATES OUR ACCLAIMED PEDAGOGICAL METHODS, DEVELOPED BY FOUNDER JACQUES D'AMBOISE AND CODIFIED UNDER THE ARTISTIC DIRECTION OF ELLEN WEINSTEIN, TO EDUCATORS AND ARTISTS AROUND THE WORLD AND ALSO ENSURES THE CONSISTENT GROWTH AND TRAINING OF NDI'S OWN TEACHING STAFF. IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING DEMAND FOR NDI'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF EMILY MEISNER THE NDI COLLABORATIVE NOW OFFERS INTENSIVE, MULTI-SESSION TEACHING ARTIST TRAININGS; STANDALONE AND TOPIC-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS; AND CUSTOMIZED CONSULTANCIES FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. ALL TRAININGS ARE EXPERIENTIAL AND INCLUDE JOYFUL DANCE CLASSES, MENTORED TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES, STIMULATING GROUP DISCUSSIONS, AND LIVE MUSIC. THROUGH BOTH IN-PERSON AND REMOTE OFFERINGS, THE NDI COLLABORATIVE INSPIRES DANCE EDUCATORS AND MUSICIANS. PARTICIPANTS GAIN VALUABLE AND PRACTICAL TEACHING STRATEGIES THAT EQUIP THEM TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE DIVERSE LEARNERS AND TO BETTER SERVE THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.THE ASSOCIATES OF NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE (ANDI) IS A COLLECTIVE OF ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS INSPIRED BY NDI'S PEDAGOGY. THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY, NDI HAS SUCCESSFULLY SEEDED PROGRAMS BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. THROUGH THE NDI COLLABORATIVE NDI STRENGTHENS ASSOCIATE ORGANIZATIONS BY PROVIDING A FORUM FOR MEMBERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES, MAINTAIN STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE, AND PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 12 PROGRAMS THRIVING IN THE UNITED STATES. ANDI PROGRAMS SERVE OVER 30,000 CHILDREN ANNUALLY. NDI PROVIDED BOTH REMOTE AND IN-PERSON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND CONSULTING SUPPORT TO OUR ANDI ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR.INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ARE IN-DEPTH AND ONGOING COLLABORATIONS WITH ARTS AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD TO CREATE PROGRAMS BASED ON THE NDI METHOD. THE NDI COLLABORATIVE PROVIDES OVERSIGHT, ONGOING TEACHER TRAINING, AND ARTISTIC SUPPORT FOR ALL STAFF, AS WELL AS STRATEGIES FOR ADAPTING THE NDI METHOD TO THE VALUES, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURE OF THE HOST COUNTRY. IN 2017, THE LEBANESE CENTER FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION APPROACHED NDI TO CREATE "DANCE BY CLES" (DBC), WITH A MISSION TO BRING DANCE AND THE ARTS TO PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN LEBANON. THE DBC PROGRAM AIMS TO HELP CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT LEARNING DISABILITIES TO GAIN DISCIPLINE, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND TRUST IN OTHERS. IN THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR, A TEAM OF NDI TEACHING ARTISTS PROVIDED REMOTE TRAININGS IN THE NDI METHOD TO LEBANESE DANCERS, EDUCATORS,AND MUSICIANS IN SUPPORT OF THE DBC PROGRAM.