06/03/2026
✨ NDI’s FREE Summer Dance Program returns this August! ✨
Rising 4th & 5th graders are invited to spend two joyful weeks dancing, creating, building confidence, and making community alongside NDI Teaching Artists and musicians. 💛
No previous dance or music experience necessary — just come ready to move!
🗓 July 27 – August 7, 2026
(weekdays only)
⏰ 10:00 AM–12:00 PM daily
🎭 Final family performance: August 7 at 11:15 AM
📍 NDI’s Jacques d’Amboise Center for Learning & the Arts
217 W 147th Street, NYC
Perfect for current NDI families, siblings, alumni families, and brand new students alike.
This program is free of charge.
✨ Reserve your spot by clicking the link below
https://www.nationaldance.org/en/free-dance-and-music-program-for-children
06/02/2026
We're proud to present our 2026 Event of The Year: "Don't Stop Us Now! 50 Years of NDI" at NYU Skirball June 13–15!
With over 200 talented children performing from across NYC, "Don't Stop Us Now!" will feature signature NDI repertoire from the past five decades, created by Jacques d'Amboise, Ellen Weinstein, Madame Chen Bai Hua of Shanghai, Christopher d'Amboise, and NDI's incredible team of choreographers, as well as new pieces for the next generation of NDI dancers.
Directed by Artistic Director Kay Gayner with consultation by Artistic Director Emerita Ellen Weinstein and former Music Director Jerome Korman, these joyful and dynamic performances will celebrate the creativity, excellence, and transformative power of the arts that have defined NDI for 50 years!
Tickets are selling fast! Reserve your seats → https://bit.ly/49BxLS0
05/28/2026
A story we had to share. 💙
As part of a school art project, students were asked to create a figure who inspires them.
Piper, a 5th grader at PS 40 in Manhattan, chose Jacques d’Amboise, while her best friend created Misty Copeland.
Their teacher, Mr. Kane, loved how well the two sculptures paired together and submitted them to the .
The works were officially selected for this year’s exhibit at El Museo del Barrio and you can go see them this month! 🙌
As we celebrate NDI’s 50th year, we’re incredibly moved to see Jacques’ legacy continue to inspire young artists in new generations.
05/28/2026