Jacques d’Amboise, former principal ballet dancer of the new York City Ballet and founder of the National Dance Institute (NDI) is hiking the 2,160 mile Appalachian Trail and turning 65 during his trek. His journey is two fold - to fulfill a life-long dream to back pack the entire Appalachian Trail while raising money for arts education, specifically to build NDI into a truly national program.

NDI Step by Step will link communities from small children to senior citizens, nationwide, through dance, song and a common purpose...SUPPORTING QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION FOR ALL.

As a fund-raiser, Jacques’ goal is to raise money for NDI to expand its programs and to train thousands of teachers in the techniques he has developed over the past 25 years. With your support, NDI programs can become a reality in communities all across America.