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Youth Dance Education Program 
Classes by age/grade 

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.

(C) = Concert Class, will perform in Spring Youth Concert 2007.  Costume fee due at time of registration.  

Through our youth programs, we strive to provide the best dance experience for you and your children. We offer a well rounded curriculum designed to expose students to the diverse world of dance. Our younger students explore the many physical, artistic and creative skills inherent in learning dance. For older children and teens, specific technique classes teach the basics of ballet, jazz, tap, modern, hip hop and other dance forms to provide the solid background needed for the dance enthusiast. Our Youth Dance Ensemble Program provides a structured training program for aspiring dancers interested in making dance a primary focus, and our youth dance companies provide opportunities to aspiring young performers.  

Fall/Spring Youth Classes By Age/Grade

   3 year olds                          1st - 2nd grade                        6th - 12th grade 
  4 year olds                          3rd - 5th grade                        8th - 12th grade
 5 year olds                           6th - 8th grade                        9th - 12th grade

13-24 months or toddlers who walk without assistance Register
TODDLERS IN MOTION Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Toddlers in Motion Friday 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Ildiko Polony ATL
25 months-35 months Register
TINY DANCERS Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Tiny Dancers Friday 11:45 - 12:30 p.m. Ildiko Polony ATL
3 Year Olds
CREATIVE MOVEMENT Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Creative Movement Tuesday 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. Sarah Stoodley FH
Creative Movement  Thursday 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. Alexis Baden-Mayer DC
Creative Movement Thursday 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. Tom Mayock FH
Creative Movement  Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Kaylen Ratto ATL
Creative Movement Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Alexis Baden-Mayer BTH
Creative Movement  Saturday 9:45 -10:30 a.m. Josephine Nicholson FH
4 Year Olds
Description & Dress Code
DANCE BASICS Day Time Instructor Studio
Dance Basics      Thursday 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. Alexis Baden-Mayer DC
Dance Basics       Thursday 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. Josephine Nicholson ATL
Dance Basics       Thursday 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Tom Mayock FH
Dance Basics      Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Josephine Nicholson FH
Dance Basics       Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Kaylen Ratto ATL
Dance Basics  Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Alexis Baden-Mayer BTH
5 Year Olds
Description & Dress Code
KID RHYTHMS Day Time Instructor Studio
Kid Rhythms  Tuesday 4:00- 4:45 p.m. Josephine Nicholson DC
Kid Rhythms  Friday 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Tom Mayock BTH
KID TAP Day Time Instructor Studio
Kid Tap  Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Monica Reid BTH
Kid Tap  Saturday 9:45 –10:30 a.m. Debbie Clark ATL
PRE-BALLET Day Time Instructor Studio
Pre-Ballet  Monday 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Josephine Nicholson ATL
Pre-Ballet  Tuesday 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. Josephine Nicholson DC
Pre-Ballet          Tuesday 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. Alison Crosby FH
Pre-Ballet  Saturday 8:45 - 9:30 a.m. Ann Norris FH
Pre-Ballet Saturday 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Michelle Sloan ATL
Pre-Ballet           Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Francesca Jandasek BTH
1st-2nd Grade
YOUTH DANCE ENSEMBLE, PREPARATORY 1 (2days/week) Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Preparatory 1 Wednesday 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. Program Faculty BTH
Preparatory 1 Saturday 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Program Faculty BTH
BALLET Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Ballet 1 Wednesday 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. Tom Mayock DC
Ballet 1                Thursday 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. Francesca Jandasek FH
Ballet 1 Friday 4:45 - 5:30 p.m.. Ildiko Polony FH
Ballet 1 Saturday 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Francesca Jandasek BTH
Ballet 1                Saturday 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. Michelle Sloan ATL
Ballet 1 Saturday 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Pauline Grossman FH
KID HOP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Kid Hop  Monday 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Kid Hop  Tuesday 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. Jamie Stagl ATL
Kid Hop               Thursday 4:15 – 5:00 p.m. Quynn Johnson FH
Kid Hop              Saturday 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. CoCo Clark ATL
Kid Hop  Saturday 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. Bridgette Blair FH
BROADWAY JAZZ Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Broadway Jazz 1  Tuesday 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. Sarah Stoodley FH
Broadway Jazz 1 Friday 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
MODERN DANCE Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Modern Dance 1 Thursday 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Francesca Jandasek FH
TAP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Tap 1 Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Debbie Clark ATL
Tap 1 Saturday 10:45 – 11:30 a.m. Pauline Grossman FH
Tap 1 Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Monica Reid BTH
Tap 1 & 2  Monday 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
3rd-5th Grade
BALLET  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Ballet 1 Saturday 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Michelle Sloan ATL
Ballet 2 (C) Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Alison Crosby FH
Ballet 2 (C) Saturday 11:30 – 12:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
HIP HOP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Hip Hop 1 Tuesday 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Vanessa Carmichael-Elder FH
Hip Hop 1 Tuesday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Bethany Jenkins BTH
Hip Hop 1 Friday 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean ATL
Hip Hop 1 Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CoCo Clark ATL
Hip Hop 1 Saturday 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Kelsey Rood BTH
Hip Hop 1 Sunday 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Alana Hill BTH
Hip Hop 2 (C) Monday 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Jamie Stagl BTH
Hip Hop 2 (C) Saturday 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean ATL
JAZZ Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Jazz 1       Tuesday 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Bethany Jenkins BTH
Jazz 1 Friday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Jazz 1 Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Kelsey Rood BTH
Broadway Jazz 1  Friday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Tom Mayock BTH
Broadway Jazz 2 (C) Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Adriane Whalen FH
MODERN DANCE Day Time Instructor Studio
Modern Dance 1 Monday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Lauren Borchard FH
TAP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Tap 1 Friday 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Tap 2 (C) Thursday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Tap 2 (C) Saturday 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Adriane Whalen FH
3rd-8th Grade
JAZZ Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Jazz 1 Monday 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Ildiko Polony ATL
TAP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Tap 1 Wednesday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. CoCo Clark ATL
6th-8th Grade
BALLET  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Ballet 1 Monday 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Debbie Clark FH
Ballet 1 Saturday 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Ildiko Polony ATL
Ballet 2 (C) Tuesday 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. Alison Crosby FH
Ballet 2 (C) Saturday 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Ann Norris FH
BREAKDANCING  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Breakdancing 1  Sunday 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Emily Wessel BTH
HIP HOP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Hip Hop 1         Monday 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. Lizzie Palumbo BTH
Hip Hop 1 Thursday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean BTH
Hip Hop 1 Saturday 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Bridgette Blair FH
Hip Hop 1 Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Nikki Gambhir BTH
Hip Hop 1 Saturday 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Emily Eakland ATL
Hip Hop 1 Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Alana Hill BTH
Hip Hop 2 (C)    Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
Hip Hop 2 (C) Friday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Angel Stone BTH
Hip Hop 2 (C) Saturday 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean ATL
Hip Hop 3 (C)    Monday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Jamie Stagl BTH
Hip Hop 3 (C) Friday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Angel Stone BTH
JAZZ Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Jazz 1 Monday 5:30 - 6:30  p.m. Kelly Kunst FH
Jazz 1 Friday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
Jazz 1 Sunday 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
Jazz 2 (C) Monday 4:30 - 5:30  p.m. Kelly Kunst FH
Jazz 2 (C) Tuesday 4:15 - 5:15  p.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
Jazz 2 (C) Thursday 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. Katerina Rodgaard BTH
Jazz 2 (C) Friday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
Jazz 3 (C) Friday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Maurice Johnson BTH
Broadway Jazz 1 Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Vanessa Carmichael-Elder FH
MODERN DANCE Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Modern Dance 1 Friday 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
Modern Dance 2 (C) Wednesday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Lauren Borchard FH
6th-12th Grade
AFRICAN           Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
West African 1  Tuesday 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. Quynn Johnson ATL
FLAMENCO/SPANISH DANCE Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Flamenco/Spanish Dance 1  Monday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Lee Schneider FH
Flamenco/Spanish Dance 1  Saturday 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Lourdes Elias BTH
8th-12th Grade
BALLROOM & SALSA Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Ballroom 1& Salsa 1 Sunday 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Laurie Anderson BTH
CHOREOGRAPHY PERFORMANCE CLASS Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Choreography Performance Class, Session 1 (10/7 - 12/2)  Show 12/3/06 Saturday 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
Choreography Performance Class, Session 2 (1/20 - 3/10) Show 3/11/07                Register Saturday 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
HIP HOP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Hip Hop 1 Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Alana Hill ATL
9th-12th Grade
BALLET  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Ballet 1 Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Francesca Jandasek FH
Ballet 1 Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Michelle Sloan ATL
Ballet 2 (C) Wednesday 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. Anne Sidney BTH
BELLY DANCE  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Belly Dance 1 Saturday 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Adriane Whalen FH
Belly Dance 2 (C)  Wednesday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Artemis BTH
BREAKDANCING Day Time Instructor Studio