Hold Tight!

O Jacques D'Amboise this is what dance is all about: kids, kids,kids on stage caught in the fun and power of dance. Here at the Majestic Theater in Brooklyn D'Amboise is on hand for the finale of "Chakra: A Celebration of India" with three casts totaling 350 young dancers.Director D'Amboise, who founded the National Dance Institute 15 years ago, has introduced thousands of kids from the US and abroad to his dynamic approach to life and dance. "If you can control how you move in space and time, you can t a ke control of the way you move your life in this world," he says.

LAURA VAN TUYL REPORTS ON PAGE 12.