Atlas Performing Arts Center (ATL)
Bethesda (BTH)
Dupont Circle (DC)
Friendship Heights (FH)

Youth Dance Education Program 
Fall 2006/Spring 2007
Fall:  September 11 - December 17, 2006  
          (13 weeks)
Fall/Spring: September 11 - June 4, 2007
          (34 weeks)
No classes will be held Monday - Sunday, November 20 - 26, 2006, April 3 - 8, 2007, and May 28, 2007.
All classes participate in JOMDC's end-of-semester YOUTH DANCE FESTIVAL WEEK, December 11-17, 2006 and        May 29 - June 4, 2007.
For classes 1st - 12th grade, placement is determined by grade as of September 2006.
For KIDMOTION classes, placement is determined by age as of September 11, 2006.

Limited tuition assistance is available for qualifying applicants residing in N.E. Washington, DC for classes at JOMDC Atlas Performing Arts Center.
Tuition
Please note:  Classes are subject to cancellation or change in time or location based on management discretion.

KIDMOTION
Joy of Motion Dance Center's EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM

Dance for preschool aged children is an active, fun and creative way to encourage physiological, emotional, and cognitive development in addition to promoting social skills and cooperative participation with a group. For the young child, movement is pre-verbal, and can be a valuable outlet for thoughts and emotions as a child develops and expands verbal skills. Dance is a joyful, kinetic experience that encourages skill building, focus, creative thought and an appreciation for one’s self and the arts. Joy of Motion's Early Childhood Dance Program is designed to provide an enriched dance experience in a supportive and safe environment, and to ensure each young dancer is developing a love and appreciation for dance that lasts a lifetime.

Fall 2006/Spring 2007 Classes

Toddlers In Motion   
13-24 months or toddlers who walk without assistance
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Get moving with your toddler! Movement and gesture are key components to a toddler’s physical, vocal, and social development which encourage them to connect, express, and communicate. Encourage your toddler to develop locomotor and cognitive skills through teacher lead activities in a fun environment for both adult and child. 

Tiny Dancers  
25 months-35 months
Dance with your Tiny Dancer! The elements of dance are introduced in a fun and creative way for both adult and child to connect through movement and music explorations. Curriculum is designed to prepare your child for Creative Movement for three year olds. 
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Creative Movement
3 year olds
Teacher lead activities introduce the basic elements of dance including rhythm and time, movement qualities and dynamics, space, and use of the body. Students will be able to explore their own movement within the age appropriate creative structure of the class while gaining confidence and body awareness. 
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Dance Basics
4  year olds
Building on the basic elements of dance (time, dynamics, space, body), students will explore their own movement in class structures that begin to expand on each of these elements. Teacher lead activities that include axial and locomotor movement will introduce dance vocabulary and concepts at an age appropriate level to prepare students for future participation in any type of structured dance class.
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Kid Rhythms, Kid Tap and Pre-Ballet
5  year olds
Building on the basic elements of dance (time, dynamics, space, body), students will explore their own movement in class structures that begin to expand on each of these elements. Teacher lead activities that include axial and locomotor movement will introduce dance vocabulary and concepts at an age appropriate level to prepare students for future participation in any type of structured dance class.
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