National Dance Institute-NM’s capital campaign proves “seeing is believing.”

By Margaret Battistelli Gardner

Harnessing the energy
“Our program needs to be seen to understand the impact that it can have on a child,” explains Catherine Oppenheimer, artistic director and co-founder of NDI-NM. “Most people hear ‘dance in the schools,’ and their eyebrows raise up. The program is extremely powerful, and anyone who sees it in person feels it.”