Press & News
The Chronical of Philanthropy: New Chiefs at International Women’s Forum and National Dance Institute
New York Family: National Dance Institute 2018 Event of the Year "At The River’s Edge"
"Directed by Kelly Buwalda, this event will bring together over 200 talented dancers from NYC public schools in an exhilarating performance that celebrates cultures, creatures, and cities that thrive at the river’s edge. With original choreography and live music, the dancers will samba through the Amazon, strut along the Hudson, and set sail on the Mississippi. This performance will remind us of the river’s beauty, power to connect us all to each other, and the need to conserve these precious water sources for future generations."
Forbes: National Dance Institute Offers Free Arts Education To Thousands Of Students Across U.S., In China
"We’re emotional creatures. We look up at the stars, we’re filled with wonder, and begin to express our emotions through music, sound and dance, and then that evolves into paintings, drawings."
WNYW’s Good Day Street Talk
Hands On: National Dance Institute - Interpreted performance
"National Dance Institute (NDI), the non-profit arts education organization founded in 1976 by legendary New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d’Amboise, will host its 2018 Event of the Year: At The River’s Edge at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The 2018 Event of the Year, directed by Kelly Buwalda, will bring together over 200 talented dancers from NYC public schools in a vibrant performance inspired by the power of rivers."
Harlem Community News: More than 200 Talented Dancers from Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and the Bronx will Perform at the 40th Anniversary Celebration of National Dance Institute
"The Event of the Year will bring together more than 200 talented dancers from NYC public schools across Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx for an end-of-school year performance."