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IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMDURING THIS YEAR OF REMOTE LEARNING, NDI HAS CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED OPERATIONS AND CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ARTS EDUCATION TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND. STUDENTS HAVE ENGAGED WITH NDI THROUGH LIVE, SYNCHRONOUS CLASSES, RECORDED VIDEOS, AND VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES.AT THE CORE OF NDI'S PROGRAMMING IS OUR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAM (ISP), WHICH ENGAGES THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN EACH WEEK IN GRADES K-6 AND THIS YEAR SERVED 27 PARTNER SCHOOLS IN THE NYC METRO AREA. NDI DEDICATES A TEAM OF THREE PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS-TWO TEACHER/CHOREOGRAPHERS AND A MUSICIAN/COMPOSER-TO 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 PERFORMANCES. STUDENTS SHOWCASE THEIR LEARNED SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING EXCITING 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, THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES AND IDENTITIES, AND THE LARGER ACADEMIC CURRICULUM-FUELING THEIR IMAGINATION, DESIRE TO LEARN, AND ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE IDEAS THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION. IN ADDITION TO LIVE, SYNCHRONOUS CLASSES, NDI SUPPLEMENTED OUR SERVICES TO SCHOOLS THIS YEAR BY PROVIDING A ROBUST AND EVER-GROWING LIBRARY OF RECORDED DANCE AND MUSIC RESOURCES TO KEEP CHILDREN DANCING, LEARNING, AND ACHIEVING. WE CREATED AN ONLINE HUB OF HIGH-QUALITY AND TAILORED CLASSES FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES THROUGH NDILIVE!, OUR PUBLIC PLATFORM OF JOYFUL, PARTICIPATORY, AND FREE ONLINE INSTRUCTION. THESE DAILY CLASSES UPLIFTED AND INSPIRED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EVERYWHERE. NDI ALSO BEGAN A CONTENT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WNET GROUP'S CAMP TV, A ONE-HOUR PUBLIC TELEVISION SERIES THAT BRINGS THE DAY CAMP EXPERIENCE TO CHILDREN NATIONWIDE.TO MEET THE CRITICAL NEED FOR IMMERSIVE AND PARTICIPATORY ARTS EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, NDI ALSO CREATED NDIMOVES-CUSTOMIZED, REMOTE PROGRAMMING FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORKS, AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES SEEKING TO INCORPORATE THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL BENEFITS OF THE ARTS INTO THEIR DISTANCE LEARNING INSTRUCTION. NDI SUSTAINED REMOTE LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE NATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL INITIATIVE AND INDY SUMMER LEARNING LABS THIS YEAR, SERVING STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8 WITH JOYFUL, INCLUSIVE, RESPONSIVE REMOTE PROGRAMMING THAT IS BOTH PHYSICALLY AND INTELLECTUALLY ENGAGING . THE GOAL OF NDI'S PROGRAMS, WHETHER IN-PERSON OR ONLINE, IS TO PREPARE CHILDREN TO GROW INTO CREATIVE, COMPASSIONATE, EMPATHIC, 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 PROGRAMSNDI'S ADVANCED PROGRAMS EXTEND THE NDI EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN WHO DEMONSTRATE THE PASSION AND 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 SWAT TEAM (SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE WILLING, ACHIEVING AND TALENTED), AND THE CELEBRATION TEAM, OUR ADVANCED PERFORMANCE TROUPE, BOTH OF WHICH GATHER EVERY SATURDAY 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 ANOTHER AND THE ARTS. IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, NDI'S ADVANCED TEAM PROGRAMS MOVED ONLINE, AND ALL REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES CONTINUED TO TAKE PLACE SAFELY AND REMOTELY. NDI DANCEMOBILE: THIS YEAR, NDI'S ADVANCED TEAM DANCERS OFFERED A SERIES OF FREE, COMMUNITY EVENTS IN PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY. THESE JUBILANT PERFORMANCES WERE ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE MUSIC AND SINGING BY NDI'S EXTRAORDINARY MUSICIANS AND INCLUDED DANCES INSPIRED BY OUR SOUL MUSIC THEME, AS WELL AS SAMPLE CLASSES THAT SHARED THE JOYFUL AND INCLUSIVE NDI METHODOLOGY WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE NDI DANCEMOBILE BROUGHT THE UPLIFTING POWER OF NDI TO OUR CITY AND GAVE OUR CHILDREN A SAFE AND MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM. THE IRENE DIAMOND SUMMER INSTITUTE: NDI'S MONTH-LONG ARTS INTENSIVE IS HELD DURING THE MONTH OF JULY. APPROXIMATELY 100 CHILDREN FROM NDI'S IN-SCHOOL AND ADVANCED PROGRAMS ARE AWARDED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND. THESE DANCERS PARTICIPATE IN DANCE TECHNIQUE CLASSES, MUSIC AND DRAMA CLASSES, COMPOSITION WORKSHOPS, CHOREOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS, AND SESSIONS WITH GUEST ARTISTS. 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. THIS YEAR, NDI MOVED OUR SUMMER INSTITUTE ONLINE. ADVANCED TEAM DANCERS THRIVED IN THIS REMOTE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THEIR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING, TO CONNECT THEM MORE DEEPLY WITH PEERS AND THE NDI COMMUNITY, AND TO CONTINUE FOSTERING THEIR GROWTH AS DANCERS, MUSICIANS, AND PERFORMERS.

SPECIAL PROJECTS: HIGHLIGHTS OF NDI'S SPECIAL PROJECTS INCLUDE: THE NDI DREAM PROJECT: IN ADDITION TO NDI'S FULLY ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING IN SCHOOLS, NDI OFFERS SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY FOR DANCERS WITH DISABILITIES. CO-FOUNDED BY NDI ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR KAY GAYNER AND BOARD-CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPIST AGNES MCCONLOGUE FERRO, THE DREAM PROJECT (DANCERS REALIZE EXCELLENCE THROUGH ARTS AND MOVEMENT) IS A UNIQUE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO DANCE AND PERFORM. IN THE DREAM 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. DREAM'S WEEKLONG CAMPS CONTINUE TO BE HELD REMOTELY IN FEBRUARY AND AUGUST AND CULMINATE IN PERFORMANCES CELEBRATING EVERY STUDENT'S TALENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS. IN RECOGNITION OF THE ACUTE NEED FOR INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES DURING THE PANDEMIC, NDI EXPANDED DREAM PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE LIVE/SYNCHRONOUS AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES HELD ON A WEEKLY BASIS. VIDEOS IN OUR DREAM PROJECT@HOME SERIES ON YOUTUBE ALSO BRING INCLUSIVE, ON-DEMAND DANCE AND MUSIC CLASSES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 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 12 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, TRAINING LOCAL TEACHING ARTISTS IN NDI'S GROUNDBREAKING METHODOLOGY. THESE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVE MORE THAN 8,000 CHILDREN ANNUALLY. NDI HELEN STAMBLER NEUBERGER ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM: THE HELEN STAMBLER NEUBERGER ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM IS A ONE-YEAR RESIDENCY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF A MOVEMENT-BASED ARTIST OF COLOR. THE POSITION OFFERS EMERGING OR ESTABLISHED ARTISTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR CRAFT WHILE WORKING WITH ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS. THE RESIDENCY GREW OUT OF NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE'S COMMITMENT TO CULTIVATING RACIALLY DIVERSE ARTISTRY THROUGHOUT NDI PROGRAMMING. IT IS DESIGNED TO BRING CREATIVE EXPLORATION IN DANCE AND MUSIC TO YOUNG DANCERS ACROSS ALL OF NDI'S PROGRAMS, TO BROADEN THE ARTISTRY OF NDI TEACHING ARTISTS AND TO INTRODUCE THE WORK OF DIVERSE CHOREOGRAPHERS TO THE NDI COMMUNITY. CHILDREN ENROLLED IN NDI ADVANCED TEAMS WORK DIRECTLY WITH AND LEARN FROM THESE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS WHO ARE LUMINARIES IN THE FIELD OF DANCE AND MUSIC. THE IMPACT OF THE RESIDENCY IS FELT BY ALL CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN NEW YORK CITY PARTNER SCHOOLS, AS ALL OF OUR TEACHING ARTISTS INTERACT WITH THE ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CAMILLE A. BROWN & DANCERS WAS NAMED NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE'S HELEN STAMBLER NEUBERGER ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE 2020-2021. FOUNDED IN 2006, THE COMPANY IS LED BY CAMILLE A. BROWN, AN AWARD-WINNING BLACK FEMALE CHOREOGRAPHER WHOSE WORK RECLAIMS THE CULTURAL NARRATIVES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY. DANCERS FROM THE COMPANY JOINED NDI THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO LEAD NDI'S CELEBRATION TEAM DANCERS IN REMOTE CLASSES AND CREATED ORIGINAL DANCE WORKS FOR STUDENTS, PERFORMED ONLINE. NDI'S TEACHING ARTISTS ALSO TOOK PART IN A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP BASED ON CAMILLE A. BROWN & DANCERS' "EVERY BODY MOVE" INITIATIVE, ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT "SOCIAL DANCE WORKS AS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE."THE NDI COLLABORATIVE FOR TEACHING & LEARNING: THE NDI COLLABORATIVE 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. OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN 2019 IN RESPONSE TO INCREASING DEMAND FOR NDI'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THE NDI COLLABORATIVE 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. AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC, THE NDI COLLABORATIVE MOVED ONLINE AND EXPANDED OUR OFFERINGS TO MEET THE URGENT NEED FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE ARTS EDUCATION COMMUNITY-ULTIMATELY SERVING AND INSPIRING DANCE EDUCATORS, MUSICIANS, AND ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. PARTICIPANTS IN NDI'S REMOTE TRAININGS GAIN VALUABLE AND PRACTICAL TEACHING STRATEGIES THAT EQUIP THEM TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE DIVERSE LEARNERS AND TO BETTER SERVE THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.