For directions and contact info:
Atlas Performing Arts Center (ATL)
Bethesda
(BTH)
Dupont Circle
(DC)
Friendship Heights
(FH)


Adult Fall Schedule
Classes by style of dance

September 5 - December 30, 2006
All studios will be closed Monday, September 4; Thursday, November 23; Sunday, December 24; Monday, December 25; Sunday, December 31, 2006 and Monday, January 1, 2007.
All adult enrollment and performance classes will not meet during the Fall Break, November 20 - 26, 2006.

Please note: Classes are subject to cancellation or change of time or location based on management discretion.

Unless otherwise noted, students must be 18 years and above to participate in adult classes and workshops.

Adult enrollment and performance class start and end dates vary. Please check the schedule below.

Enrollment = (E)   Performance = (P)   Middle Eastern Concert Classes = (C)         TUITION

 
ADULT
Summer 2008
Summer Stock Jazz Intensive
Classes by Style of Dance
Classes by Day of Week
Intro to Dance Series
Beginners' Series
Performance Classes
Tuition Information
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Workshops
Workshop Registration Form
 
 
 
Ensemble Mumtaz
 
Adult Class Levels
Adult Class Descriptions

YOUTH 
Fall 2008
Youth Classes By Age/Grade
Fall Online Registration Form
 
 
Summer 2008
Summer 5-week Classes
Summer Dance Camps
Summer Dance Intensives
Youth Dance Ensemble Intensives
Online Registration Form
 
 
 
Youth Dance Ensemble Program
Youth Dance Companies
 

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Class Descriptions/Dress Code
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Select a Style
  • Intro to Dance Series: Intro to: Dance, The Four Elements of Dance, Ballet, Jazz, Modern Dance, Hip Hop, Breakdancing, Turns, Leaps
  • Performance Classes:Choreography & Composition with Karen Reedy, Contemporary/Modern Dance with Danilo Rivera, "True School" Hip Hop with Esperonto Bean, "New School" Hip Hop with Joseph Nontanovan, Hip Hop Raqs with Yillah Natalia, Rhythm Tap with Heidi Schultz, Tribal Belly Dance with Marta, JOMDC's 30th Anniversary Performance Project with Michelle AVA
  • African
  • Ballet 
    Floor Barre
    Pointe
  • Ballroom
    Social Ballroom
    Latin Ballroom
  • Belly Dance
  • Brazilian Samba
  • Contact Improv
  • Flamenco/Spanish Dance
    Skills & Technique
    Sevillanas
  • Hand Dancing
  • Hip Hop
    Breakdancing
    Latin Hip Hop
  • Jazz
    Afro Jazz
    Broadway Jazz
    Latin Jazz
    Street Jazz
    Thrash Jazz

 

Intro to Dance Series

See also:  Yoga Fundamentals

African
African-Caribbean
DROP-IN CLASSES  (start at any time) Start Time End Time
Atlas Performing Arts Center
African-Caribbean Beginning 1 Saturday 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Bonita Cacho
Ballet
Ballet Technique
Description

Also see: 

DROP-IN CLASSES  (start at any time) Start Time End Time
Atlas Performing Arts Center
Ballet Beginning 1 Tuesday 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Alexis Baden-Meyer
Ballet Beginning 1 Saturday 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Susan Gresko
Bethesda
Ballet Beginning 1 Monday 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Susan Gresko
Ballet Intermediate/Advanced Sunday 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Miya Hisaka
Dupont Circle
Ballet Beginning 1 Monday 10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Margaret Townsend
Ballet Beginning 1 Tuesday 10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Susan Gresko
Ballet  Beginning 1 Wednesday 10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Margaret Townsend
Ballet Beginning 1 Sunday 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Susan Gresko
Ballet Beginning 2 Monday 6:45 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Dana Tai Soon Burgess
Ballet Beginning 2 Friday 10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Susan Gresko
Ballet Low Intermediate Sunday 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Susan Gresko
Ballet Intermediate Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Mané Rebelo-Plaut
Ballet Intermediate/Advanced Friday 6:30 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Mané Rebelo-Plaut
Friendship Heights
Ballet Beginning 1 Wednesday 7:45 p.m. 9:15 p.m. Susan Gresko
Ballet Beginning 2 Sunday 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Kathleen Weitz
Ballet Low Intermediate Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Ilsa Bush
Ballet Low Intermediate Friday 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Ilsa Bush
Ballet Intermediate Saturday 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Miya Hisaka
Floor Barre
DROP-IN CLASSES  (start at any time) Start Time End Time
Dupont Circle
Floor Barre  All Levels Wednesday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Mané Rebelo-Plaut
Floor Barre  All Levels Friday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Mané Rebelo-Plaut
Pointe
DROP-IN CLASSES  Start Time End Time
Bethesda
Ballet - Pointe  Beginning 1 Sunday 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Miya Hisaka
Ballroom
Social Ballroom (American Style)
Description
ENROLLMENT CLASS (E) Start Time End Time
Atlas Performing Arts Center
September 12 - October 12 5 weeks $68
Social Ballroom   CLOSED Beginning  1  Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Jim Johnson
Social Ballroom   CLOSED Beginning  1  Thursday 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Laurie Anderson
October 17 - November 16 5 weeks $68
Social Ballroom   CLOSED Beginning  1  Tuesday 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Jim Johnson
Social Ballroom   CLOSED Beginning  2  Thursday 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Laurie Anderson
Bethesda
September 17 - October 15 5 weeks $68
Social Ballroom  CLOSED Beginning 1  Sunday 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Laurie Anderson
October 22 - November 19 $68
Social Ballroom  CLOSED Beginning 1  Sunday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Laurie Anderson
Social Ballroom  CLOSED Beginning 2  Sunday 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Laurie Anderson
Dupont Circle
September 16 - October 14 5 weeks $68
Social Ballroom  CLOSED Beginning  1  Saturday 4:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. David Norton
October 21 - November 18 5 weeks $68
Social Ballroom  CLOSED Beginning  1  Saturday 4:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. David Norton
Latin Ballroom 
Description
ENROLLMENT CLASS (E) Start Time End Time
Atlas Performing Arts Center
September 14 - October 13 5 weeks $68
Latin Ballroom  CLOSED Beginning 1 Thursday 9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Laurie Anderson
October 19 - November 16 5 weeks $68
Latin Ballroom CLOSED Beginning 2 Thursday 9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Laurie Anderson
Bethesda
October 22 - November 19 5 weeks $68
Latin Ballroom  CLOSED Beginning 1 Sunday 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Laurie Anderson
Brazilian Samba   
Description
DROP-IN CLASSES  (start at any time) Start Time End Time
Bethesda
Brazilian Samba  Beginning 1 Wednesday 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Camila Karam
Contact Improv
Description
DROP-IN CLASS  (start at any time) Start Time End Time
Friendship Heights
Contact Improv All Levels  Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Daniel Burkholder
Flamenco/Spanish Dance
Description
Flamenco/Spanish Dance Registration is closed.
ENROLLMENT CLASS (E)   Start Time End Time
September 12 - December 17
** No class Nov. 7, 2006.  **Semester ends December 19
13 weeks $175
Bethesda
Flamenco/Spanish Dance  Basics           Saturday 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Lourdes Elias
Friendship Heights
Flamenco/Spanish Dance   Basics          Tuesday 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Estela Velez
Flamenco/Spanish Dance  Basics            Sunday  12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Estela Velez
Flamenco/Spanish Dance ** Beginning 1     Tuesday 7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Estela Velez
Flamenco/Spanish Dance Beginning 1     Saturday 1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Nancy Sedgwick
Flamenco/Spanish Dance Beginning 2     Sunday  1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Estela Velez
Flamenco/Spanish Dance Intermediate    Saturday 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Nancy Sedgwick
Flamenco/Spanish Dance ** Int./Advanced  Tuesday 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Estela Velez
Flamenco/Spanish Dance             Skills & Technique
ENROLLMENT/DROP IN CLASS (E) Register, or Drop In for $15/class. No flexicards. Registration is closed. Start Time End Time
September 13 - December 20
** No class Nov. 8, 2006 
13 weeks $175
Bethesda
Skills & Technique ** All Levels Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Estela Velez
Sevillanas
ENROLLMENT CLASS (E)  Registration is closed. Start Time End Time
September 13 - December 20
** No class Nov. 8, 2006  
13 weeks $175
Bethesda
Sevillanas ** All Levels Wednesday 9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Estela Velez
Hand Dancing
Description
Hand Dancing
ENROLLMENT CLASS (E) Start Time End Time
Atlas Performing Arts Center
September 13 - October 11 5 weeks $68
Hand Dancing CLOSED Beginning 1  Wednesday 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Deonna Ball
October 18 - November 11 5 weeks $68
Hand Dancing CLOSED Beginning 1  Wednesday 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Deonna Ball
Hip Hop
Description

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DROP-IN CLASSES  (start at any time) Start Time End Time
Atlas Performing Arts Center
Hip Hop Beginning 1 Thursday 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Nikki Gambhir
Hip Hop Beginning 1 Saturday 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean
Hip Hop Beginning 2 Tuesday 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Derek Brown
Bethesda
Hip Hop  Beginning 1 Thursday 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean
Hip Hop Beginning 1 Sunday 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Jenny Mayo
Hip Hop  Beginning 2 Thursday 7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean
Hip Hop Beginning 2 Sunday 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Jenny Mayo
Hip Hop Intermediate/Advanced Tuesday 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Juli Calderon
Dupont Circle
Hip Hop Beginning 1 Monday 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Bridgette Blair
Hip Hop Beginning 1 Sunday 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Juli Calderon
Hip Hop Low Intermediate Wednesday 8:00 p.m. 9:15 p.m. Joseph Nontanovan
Hip Hop Low Intermediate Sunday 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Juli Calderon
Friendship Heights
Hip Hop Beginning 1 Monday 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Aysha Upchurch
Hip Hop Int./Advanced Monday 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Aysha Upchurch
Latin Hip Hop 
Description
DROP-IN CLASS  (start at any time) Start Time End Time
Bethesda
Latin Hip Hop Beginning 1& 2 Tuesday 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Juli Calderon
Breakdancing  (B-Boy/B-Girl
Description
DROP-IN CLASS  (start at any time) Start Time End Time
Bethesda
Breakdancing Beginning 2 & Up  Friday 7:45 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Onyx
Jazz
Jazz Technique
Description

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DROP-IN CLASSES  (start at any time) Start Time End Time
Atlas Performing Arts Center
Jazz Beginning 1 Monday 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Vincent Williams
Bethesda
Jazz Beginning 1 Sunday 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Sarah Stoodley
Jazz Beginning 2 Monday 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Maurice Johnson
Jazz Beginning 2 Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Vincent Williams
Jazz Low Intermediate Thursday 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Helen Hayes
Jazz Intermediate Tuesday 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Helen Hayes
Jazz Intermediate Monday 8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Maurice Johnson
Jazz Intermediate Saturday 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. Helen Hayes
Jazz Intermediate/Advanced Thursday 8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Helen Hayes
Dupont Circle
Jazz Beginning 1 Sunday 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Vincent Williams
Friendship Heights
Jazz Beginning 1 Tuesday 7:45 p.m. 9:15 p.m. Douglas Yeuell
Jazz Beginning 1 Thursday 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Maurice Johnson
Jazz Beginning 1 Friday 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Vincent Williams
Jazz Beginning 2 Monday 6:30 p.m.