January 22, 2024 | Albuquerque Journal | By Christy Sigmon, Retired Principal For 13 years, I had the privilege of watching my students at Janet Kahn School of Integrated Arts learn from and grow through the help of NDI New Mexico. As the first APS school to partner...
November 20, 2023 | KQRE | By Isaac Cruz The National Dance Institute (NDI) New Mexico announced its inaugural teaching artists in residence program. The program is designed to expand the organization’s relationships with world-class dancers, choreographers and other...
January 15, 2024 | The Albuquerque Journal | By Adrian Gomez Dana Tai Soon Burgess grew up in the Casa Solana area of Santa Fe and had big dreams. The dancer wanted to make an impact in the world. Mission accomplished. Today, Burgess has his own dance company, Dana...
December 1, 2023 | Pasatiempo | By Michael Wade Simpson Dana Tai Soon Burgess is a Korean American choreographer. His Korean given name, Tai Soon, means “great serenity of the family,” and while he has lived in Washington, D.C., for 35 years and worked globally, he...
By Russell Baker, NDI New Mexico Executive Director Students around the country continue to be impacted by the lasting adverse effects of the pandemic on their physical, mental, and socio-emotional development. According to the National Academies of Sciences,...
Nov 12, 2023 | The Sante Fe New Mexican | By Russell Baker The first time I stood in front of a group of elementary school students in Chimayó, I didn’t yet understand how the arts could support a community. I came to New Mexico from a career dancing in the Kansas...