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

Adult Fall Workshops/Master Classes

September 4 - December 30, 2007

All studios will be closed Thursday, November 22; Monday, December 24; Tuesday, December 25;  Monday, December 31, 2007; Tuesday, January 1, 2008.

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.

TUITION INFORMATION

^{This workshop will work to progressively open the muscles of the hips, allowing students to move more deeply into forward bends, twists, and ultimately lotus position. Focus will be placed on releasing accumulated tension in the hips to open up the body and mind in new ways. Students will move through a vinyasa flow sequence drawn from the Ashtanga tradition}

^{designed to free the hips and deepen ones practice.}

^{This workshop should be of particular interest to students with knee, hip and back issues, as well as dancers, runners and cyclists who typically suffer from tightness and imbalance in the hip area.}

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Beginner Dancer Workshops 
with Michelle AVA
JOMDC Bethesda
Workshop Dates:  December 2, 9, 16, 2007  
Workshop Times:  12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Tuition:  $25 per workshop in advance     
              $30 per workshop at the door
              $70 for all three workshops    Register

If you enjoyed your Introductory Classes at Joy of Motion Dance Center and would like to enhance your experience with a follow up session, then join us on 3 Sundays in December for a Beginner's experience!

This workshop will help you to enhance your motor skills i.e. hopping, skipping, jumping and other basic "moves' that are inherent in all dance forms. You will learn efficient ways to "memorize" or feel the dance combinations fully in your body. Personalized coaching tips with question and answer sessions will help address your individual needs.  

Each workshop will cover different material.  Students may register for one, two, or all three!

========================================================================== AVAdance Workshop Series   
with Michelle AVA
JOMDC Bethesda
Tuition:  $35 per workshop in advance     
              $40 per workshop at the door
              $100 for all three workshops    Register  

AVAdance, created by Michelle AVA, is a mind, body and spirit-in-motion practice, synergizing the techniques of modern dance and spirituality of yoga with the philosophies and concepts of contemporary transformational teachings.  The life enhancing qualities of Authentic, Vibrant, Awareness serve as a
guide in bringing forth our conscious, personal inner journey, assisting us in aligning, balancing and centering. Together, we discover, dance and discuss the relationship between the dance and everyday life experiences.  The concepts and principles of A--V-A can aid in living life more fully and in alignment with our true purpose. Open to all levels of movers and seekers Each workshop will focus on a specific a quality and will include aspects of the other 2.

Authentic     Online registration is now closed.
Sat., October 20, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Come into AUTHENTICITY as we find our true, organic creative style through improvisational dance expressed to a backdrop of ambient, world beat, pop, and new age music.

Vibrant     Online registration is now closed.   
Sat., November 17, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Wake Up into VIBRANCY as we energetically move, rhythmically rock, learn structured sequences and interact with others.

Awareness    Register  
Sat., December 8, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Allow for AWARENESS as we gently and silently relax with yoga stretch, deep breathing and meditation.

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