National Dance Institute will continue spreading its holistic dance education method with a new teacher training program . The organization, founded in 1976 by the distinguished New York City Ballet dancer Jacques d’Amboise, announced the establishment of the N.D.I. Collaborative for Teaching and Learning on Thursday .

“Since we can’t be everywhere, we know by sharing the N.D.I. method with so many others through this approach that we’ll be able to impact the lives of exponentially more children over time,” said Traci Lester, the executive director of the institute.

The method, Ms. Lester explained, is grounded in the idea that “dance is integral to every child’s development.” Its aim is to help young people develop confidence, discipline and the ability to work together through the embodied experience of dance.

Ellen Weinstein, the organization’s artistic director, said, “Children learn by doing. Active participation is essential.”