NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE
217 WEST 147TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10039 www.nationaldance.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION ARE TO INTRODUCE AND FOSTER THE ARTS INTO THE EXPERIENCE, PARTICIPATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF CHILDREN USING DANCE AS A CATALYST; PROMOTE THE BELIEF THAT THE ARTS ARE PRIMARY AND VITAL IN OUR SOCIETY AND SHOULD BE A MAJOR PART OF THE EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN; AND TO TRAIN TEACHERS ALREADY HIGHLY QUALIFIED IN THE PROFESSIONAL ARTS, DANCE IN PARTICULAR, IN TECHNIQUES OF WORKING WITH ALL CHILDREN IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITIES.

IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMAT THE CORE OF NDI'S PROGRAMMING IS OUR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM (ISP). CURRENTLY IN 41PARTNER SCHOOLS IN THE NYC METRO AREA, NDI WORKS WITH 6,500 CHILDREN EACH WEEK IN GRADES K-6. NDI SENDS A TEAM OF THREE PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS-A MASTER TEACHER/CHOREOGRAPHER, AN ASSISTANT TEACHER AND A MUSICIAN/COMPOSER-INTO EVERY SCHOOL TO LEAD ENTIRE GRADE LEVELS IN IMMERSIVE AND PARTICIPATORY DANCE CLASSES ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE MUSIC. ISP CLASSES ARE TAUGHT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY ALONGSIDE OUR STUDENTS' ACADEMIC STUDIES, PLACING DANCE AND MUSIC ON PAR WITH MATH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, ETC. THROUGH THE ARC OF THE NDI YEAR, OUR TEACHING ARTISTS GUIDE STUDENTS ON A JOYFULLY RIGOROUS JOURNEY IN THE ARTS. CLASSES BEGIN WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO A BASIC DANCE AND MUSIC VOCABULARY THAT SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING, AND PROGRESS THROUGH INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT MOVEMENT THAT LEADS TO THRILLING CHOREOGRAPHY AND FULLY REALIZED PERFORMANCES. STUDENTS SHOWCASE THEIR LEARNED SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING EXCITING MID-YEAR AND YEAR-END ASSEMBLIES FOR THEIR PEERS, FAMILIES, AND ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. FROM CLASSES TO FINAL PERFORMANCES, THE ISP DEEPLY ROOTS THE ARTS INTO A SCHOOL'S CULTURE AND BUILDS VIBRANT ARTS AND LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN WHICH CHILDREN LEARN TO WORK AND ACHIEVE TOGETHER.NDI TEACHING ARTISTS INFUSE CLASSROOMS WITH EXPLORATORY, EDUCATIONAL, AND INSPIRED LEARNING BY WEAVING AN ANNUAL CURRICULAR THEME THROUGH ALL NDI CLASSES, REHEARSALS, AND PERFORMANCES. THE ANNUAL THEME IS THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ENTIRE YEAR'S ACTIVITIES AND SERVES AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR STUDENTS TO CREATE A POWERFUL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ARTS AND THEIR ACADEMICS STUDIES-FUELING THEIR IMAGINATION, DESIRE TO LEARN, AND ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE IDEAS THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION. THE GOAL OF NDI'S PROGRAMS IS TO PREPARE CHILDREN TO GROW INTO CREATIVE, COMPASSIONATE, AND CONFIDENT YOUNG ADULTS. BY HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE ARTS, WE HELP CHILDREN ACHIEVE THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL AND DEVELOP THE SELF-ESTEEM, PASSION, AND COMMITMENT THAT WILL PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE.

ADVANCED PROGRAMS:NDI'S ADVANCED PROGRAMS EXTEND THE NDI EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN WHO DEMONSTRATE THE PASSION AND ABILITY TO EMBRACE GREATER CHALLENGE. 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 SWAT TEAM (SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE WILLING, ACHIEVING AND TALENTED), AND THE CELEBRATION TEAM, OUR ADVANCED PERFORMANCE TROUPE, BOTH OF WHICH GATHER EVERY SATURDAY AT THE NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE CENTER FOR LEARNING & THE ARTS FOR 3-5 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. NDI'S ADVANCED PROGRAMS BRING TOGETHER CHILDREN FROM ALL CORNERS OF NEW YORK CITY WHO WORK TOGETHER AS AN ENSEMBLE, CELEBRATE EACH OTHER'S ACHIEVEMENTS AND FORM LIFELONG BONDS TO ONE OTHER AND THE ARTS. SWAT TEAM: APPROXIMATELY 100 DANCERS SELECTED FROM THE IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM RECEIVE ADVANCED DANCE INSTRUCTION EVERY SATURDAY FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE. THE PROGRAM CULMINATES IN NDI'S EVENT OF THE YEAR, A LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER FEATURING BOTH SWAT AND CELEBRATION TEAM DANCERS. CELEBRATION TEAM: APPROXIMATELY 100 DANCERS WHO DEMONSTRATE AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT THROUGHOUT THEIR NDI TRAINING RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO JOIN NDI'S MOST ADVANCED PERFORMANCE TROUPE. THESE DANCERS HAVE PERFORMED IN PRESTIGIOUS VENUES SUCH AS THE WHITE HOUSE, LINCOLN CENTER, KENNEDY CENTER, CITY CENTER, SYMPHONY SPACE AND COUNTRIES AS VARIED AS CHINA, INDONESIA, SWITZERLAND AND ISRAEL. EVENT OF THE YEAR: EACH JUNE, NDI'S ADVANCED TEAM PROGRAMS CULMINATE IN THE EVENT OF THE YEAR, A PUBLIC PERFORMANCE FEATURING ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY AND MUSIC AND PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED SETS, COSTUMES, AND LIGHTING. DANCERS PERFORM IN SIX PERFORMANCES OVER THREE DAYS, REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 4,600. SUMMER INSTITUTE: THE IRENE DIAMOND SUMMER INSTITUTE IS NDI'S MONTH-LONG ARTS INTENSIVE HELD DURING JULY AT THE NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE CENTER FOR LEARNING & THE ARTS. APPROXIMATELY 100 CHILDREN FROM NDI'S ADVANCED PROGRAMS ARE GRANTED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, FROM 10-4PM, THESE DANCERS PARTICIPATE IN A RIGOROUS SCHEDULE OF BALLET, MODERN, JAZZ, TAP, ETHNIC DANCE, MUSIC, CHOREOGRAPHY AND THEATRE. THIS ENRICHING AND PARTICIPATORY PROGRAM DEEPENS OUR DANCERS' EXPERIENCE IN NDI'S ADVANCED PROGRAMS, INSTILLING IN THEM INCREASED SELF-CONFIDENCE, A DEEP APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND A SOLID FOUNDATION IN DANCE AND MUSIC TECHNIQUE.

SPECIAL PROJECTS:JACQUES' ART NEST: CURATED AND DIRECTED BY JACQUES D'AMBOISE, THE ART NEST SERIES FEATURES PERFORMANCES BY PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS, INCLUDING PRINCIPAL DANCERS FROM NEW YORK CITY BALLET, THE BRIGHTEST STARS FROM BROADWAY, AND MUSICIANS OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER, ALONGSIDE OUR VERY OWN NDI DANCERS. THE SERIES ALSO INCLUDES PANEL DISCUSSIONS LED BY SOME OF THE GREATEST MINDS IN EDUCATION, SCIENCE, HISTORY, AND THE ARTS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE OUR NDI DANCERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH AND LEARN FROM LUMINARIES IN THEIR FIELDS AND BRING A WIDER AUDIENCE OF ARTS SUPPORTERS TO THE NDI CENTER. ASSOCIATES OF NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE (ANDI): 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. 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 13 PROGRAMS THRIVING IN THE UNITED STATES. ANDI PROGRAMS SERVE OVER 30,000 CHILDREN ANNUALLY.INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: NDI HAS EXPANDED ITS REACH INTERNATIONALLY WITH PARTNERSHIPS IN SHANGHAI, CHINA AND BEIRUT, LEBANON, WHERE THE ORGANIZATION IS TRAINING TEACHING ARTISTS IN NDI'S GROUNDBREAKING METHODOLOGY TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND HELPING THEM TO GAIN CONFIDENCE AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS THROUGH THE STUDY OF DANCE, THE ARTS, AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION. THE NDI DREAM PROJECT: NDI WAS FOUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT ALL CHILDREN ARE DANCERS. SINCE OUR INCEPTION, NDI'S PROGRAMS HAVE SERVED CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES, INCLUDING DANCERS WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING; DANCERS WHO ARE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED; AND DANCERS WITH A RANGE OF INTELLECTUAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. IN ADDITION TO NDI'S FULLY INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING IN SCHOOLS, NDI OFFERS SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY FOR DANCERS WITH DISABILITIES. THE DREAM PROJECT (DANCERS REALIZE EXCELLENCE THROUGH ARTS AND MOVEMENT) IS AN INCLUSIVE DANCE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO DANCE AND PERFORM. IN THIS WEEKLONG PROGRAM, CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND A GROUP OF AGE-MATCHED, NON-DISABLED PEERS DANCE IN PARTNERSHIP, WITH THE GOALS OF MAXIMIZING PARTICIPATION AND CHALLENGING EVERY DANCER TO ACHIEVE THEIR BEST THROUGH TEAMWORK, CREATIVITY, EMPATHY, AND DISCOVERY. THE PROGRAM CULMINATES IN A PERFORMANCE CELEBRATING EVERY STUDENT'S TALENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS. DREAM WAS CO-CREATED BY NDI ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR KAY GAYNER AND BOARD-CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPIST AGNES MCCONLOGUE FERRO AND IS HELD TWICE PER YEAR, IN FEBRUARY AND AUGUST, AT THE NDI CENTER.

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