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· Title:
o National
Dance Institute (NDI) to Honor Bebe Neuwirth &
Jeffrey R. Gural At 42nd Annual Gala
· Date
of event:
o Monday,
April 30th
· Time:
o 6pm
cocktails | 7pm seated dinner, performance and
live auction
· Location:
o Ziegfeld
Ballroom | 141 West 54th Street, New
York, NY 10019
· Event
Description:
o 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 42st Annual
Gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City
on Monday, April 30th. The Annual Gala is
National Dance Institute’s largest fundraising
event of the year, and raises $1.5 million
annually in support of NDI’s award-winning arts
education programs for thousands of children in
New York City public schools. Mirroring the
curricular theme NDI is infusing into all its
classes throughout the NYC public school system
this year – Rivers – the theme for this year’s
Gala is Dance Me a River. This year NDI will
honor Tony Award-winning dancer, singer, and
actress, Bebe Neuwirth for her passionate
support of dance and arts education & long-time
NDI supporter and Chairman of GFP Real Estate
Jeffrey R. Gural. The event will begin with a
festive cocktail reception for its nearly 500
guests, followed by an elegant sit-down dinner
punctuated by a spirited live auction, an honors
presentation, and special performances by the
children of National Dance Institute that will
send guests’ spirits and hearts soaring! The
evening will be emceed by three-time Tony award
nominee Terrence Mann.
· Website: http://nationaldance.org/annual-gala/