(Dance styles shown in photo montage from top to bottom: Adult Belly Dance, Jazz, Tap, Youth Jazz, Ballet)
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Joy of Motion Dance Center is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization.
Funded in part by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Studio Locations:
Atlas
Performing Arts Center
(ATL)
Bethesda
(BTH)
Dupont Circle
(DC)
Friendship Heights
(FH)
Our organization is a proud member of
the Dance is the Answer campaign, a collaborative marketing
initiative that celebrates the local dance industry of the Metro DC area.
Dance Is The Answer to achieving and maintaining good health
Dance Is The Answer to reaching weight management goals
Dance Is The Answer to finding an inspiring creative outlet
Dance Is The Answer to enriching one’s social life
Dance Is The Answer to deepening one’s connection to community
During National Dance Week, April 25 - May 4, 2008, free dance classes,
performances, lectures and films offered by over 20 organizations will be
available for all individuals to experience that Dance Is The Answer.
For information on offers from other nonprofit dance studios and venues in
the area, please visit www.dancemetrodc.org
and click on “Dance Is The Answer”. See
JOMDC offerings below.
DANCE IS THE ANSWER 2008
JOMDC's FREE!! Events
(Sign up to win 2 FREE tickets to Dance Project at JOMDC's Jack
Guidone Theater!)
Enter
to win at any of JOMDC's 4 studio locations!
Free Introductory
Classes for Adults
Intro to
Jazz with JOMDC Executive Director,
Douglas Yeuell
Saturday,
April 26: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Friendship Heights
Learn
an overview of the fundamentals of Jazz technique in this introductory
level class geared for the
adult
student who is new to dance. This class is an excellent precursor to
the 5-week Intro to Jazz,
which
is part of JOMDC's Intro to
Dance Series.
Intro to Ballet
Saturday, April 26: 12:30
- 1:30 p.m. at JOMDC Friendship Heights
Learn
an overview of the fundamentals of Ballet technique in this introductory
level class geared for the
adult
student who is new to dance. This class is an excellent precursor to
the 5-week Intro to Ballet,
which
is part of JOMDC's Intro to
Dance Series.
Intro to Belly
Dance with Keylan
Qazzaz
Sunday,
April 27: 2:30 -
3:30 p.m. at JOMDC
Bethesda
Learn
an overview of the fundamentals of Belly Dance (Raqs Sharqi) technique in
this introductory level
class
geared for the adult student who is new to dance. This class is an
excellent precursor to our
Belly
Dance Basics class, which is part of our Middle Eastern Dance Program.
Intro to Hip Hop
with Juli
Calderon
Saturday,
May 3: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
at JOMDC
Atlas
Learn
an overview of the fundamentals of Hip Hop technique in this introductory
level
class
geared for the adult student who is new to dance. This class is an
excellent precursor to our
5-week
Into to Hip Hop, which is part of our Intro to
Dance Series.
Intro to Salsa
with David
Norton
Sunday,
May 4: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. at JOMDC
Atlas
Learn
an overview of the fundamentals of Salsa technique in this introductory
level
class
geared for the adult student who is new to dance. No partner
necessary! This class is an
excellent precursor to our 5-week Salsa series, which is part of our
Social Dance Program.
Open Company Classes & Rehearsals for Youth
DanceFusion
Jazz Project ( jazz
company, grades 9-12)
Friday,
April 25: Company
Class: 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. at JOMDC
Friendship Heights
Friday,
April 25: Company
Rehearsal: 5:15 - 6:30 p.m. at JOMDC
Friendship Heights
Get
first-hand experience learning warm-ups, audition techniques, and
choreography with current
company
members and Company Director, Vanessa
Carmichael-Elder!
Groove Elements (hip
hop company, grades 6-8)
Sunday,
April 27: Company
Class: 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. at JOMDC
Bethesda
Sunday,
April 27: Company
Rehearsal: 1:45 - 3:00 p.m. at JOMDC Bethesda
Get
first-hand experience learning warm-ups, audition techniques, and
choreography with current
company
members and Company Director, Emily
Eakland!
Soles of
Steel (tap
company, grades 6-12)
Wednesday,
April 30: Company
Class: 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. at JOMDC Friendship Heights
Wednesday,
April 30: Company
Rehearsal: 5:15 - 6:30 p.m. at JOMDC Friendship Heights
Get
first-hand experience learning warm-ups, audition techniques, and
choreography with current
company
members and Company Director, Vikki
Weinberger!
Youth
Dance Ensemble (pre-collegiate
program, grades 1-12)
Wednesday,
April 30:
2:30 - 5:30 p.m. YDE Senior Company (grades 9 - 12)
4:00 - 7:00 p.m. YDE Junior Company (grades 9 - 12)
4:15 - 5:15 p.m. YDE Preparatory (grades 1 - 2)
5:15 - 6:30 p.m. YDE Preparatory (grades 3 - 5)
5:15 - 6:30 p.m. YDE Preparatory (grades 6 - 8)
Be
a part of JOMDC's award-winning Youth Dance Ensemble for a day!
Parents and children of all
ages will have an opportunity to observe a rehearsal and ask questions
about the Youth Dance
Ensemble program, which includes a core curriculum of ballet, modern and
jazz dance. Come
see what the YDE buzz is all about!
Jazz
Factor (jazz company, grades 6-8)
Thursday,
May 1: Company
Class: 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. at JOMDC
Friendship Heights
Thursday,
May 1: Company
Rehearsal: 5:15 - 6:30 p.m. at JOMDC
Friendship Heights
Get
first-hand experience learning warm-ups, audition techniques, and
choreography with current
company
members and Company Director, Kelly
Kunst!
Raqs
Jameel (Belly Dance company, grades
9-12)
Thursday,
May 1: Company
Class: 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. at JOMDC
Bethesda
Thursday,
May 1: Company
Rehearsal: 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. at JOMDC Bethesda
Get
first-hand experience learning warm-ups, audition techniques, and
choreography with current
company
members and Company Director, Adriane
Whalen!
RhythmiX
(hip hop company, grades 4-8)
Friday,
May 2: Company
Class: 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. at JOMDC
Atlas
Friday,
May 2: Company
Rehearsal: 6:15 - 7:30 p.m. at JOMDC Atlas
Get
first-hand experience learning warm-ups, audition techniques, and
choreography with current
company
members and Company Director, Esperonto
Bean!
Urban
Impact (hip
hop company, grades 9-12)
Sunday,
May 4: Company
Class: 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. at JOMDC Friendship Heights
Sunday,
May 4: Company
Rehearsal: 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. at JOMDC Friendship Heights
Get
first-hand experience learning warm-ups, audition techniques, and
choreography with current
company
members and Company Director, Nikki
Gambhir!
Reminder:
Sign up to win 2 FREE tickets to Dance Project at JOMDC's Jack
Guidone Theater!
Enter
to win at any of JOMDC's 4 studio locations!