NDI New Mexico

Established in 1976, National Dance Institute of New Mexico (NDI-NM) specializes in various dance forms and live theatres acts. Based in Santa Fe, N.M., the firm has grown from serving 100 children in one school to reaching more than 60,000 children through in-school, after-school, and summer as well as advanced training classes in 36 communities across the state. It brings award-winning arts and physical education programs to underserved children in urban, rural and Native American communities throughout New Mexico. Collaborating with public schools, the institute provides dance classes as part of each school's curriculum for children ages five to thirteen. It also offers rigorous performing arts classes for all ages with sliding-scale tuition through the School for Performing Arts (SPA) at The Dance Barns in Santa Fe.