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Adult Dance Classes by Day of Week
Fall Semester:   September 2 - December 23, 2008
Please note: Classes are subject to cancellation or change of time, teacher, or location based on management discretion.
                    Unless otherwise noted, students must be 18 years and above to participate in adult classes and workshops,
                   and 19 years and above to participate in adult performance classes..
                    Adult enrollment and performance class start and end dates vary. Please check the schedule below.

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Enrollment = (E)   Drop In/Enrollment = (D/E)    Performance = (P)          

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Monday
Atlas Performing Arts Center (Monday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Yoga – Blend, All Levels Drop In  Kathryn Harris
6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Jazz,  Beginning 1 Drop In  Vincent Williams
8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Turns & Leaps, Intermediate Drop In  Ashley White
8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Tribal Belly Dance, Beginning (E)
  (9/8 - 12/15/08)  		 Registration is closed.  Asharah
9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Tribal Belly Dance, 
Advanced Beginning (E)  
(9/8 - 12/15/08)  		 Registration is closed.  Asharah
Bethesda (Monday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Ballet,  Beginning  Drop In  Susan Gresko
6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Jazz,  Advanced Beginning Drop In  Maurice Johnson
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Salsa  (E)
 Session 1 (9/8 - 10/13/08)     		 Registration is closed.  Laurie Anderson
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Salsa  (E)
 Session 2  (10/20 - 12/1/08)		 Registration is closed.  Laurie Anderson
7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Intro to Dance (E)
Session 1  (9/8 - 10/13/08)  		 Registration is closed.  Alexis Baden-Meyer
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Latin Jazz,  Beginning Drop In  Laurie Anderson
8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Intro to Ballet  (E)
Session 2  (10/20 - 12/1/08)		 Registration is closed.  Alexis Baden-Meyer
8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Pointe, Beginning (Must be taking Ballet classes 3 times/week at Low Intermediate or Above) Drop In  Susan Gresko
8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Jazz, Intermediate Drop In  Maurice Johnson
8:45 p.m. 9:45 p.m. Intro to Swing (E)   
Session 1   (9/8 - 10/13/08)    		 Registration is closed.  Laurie Anderson
8:45 p.m. 9:45 p.m. Intro to Club Latin (E)   
Session 2  (10/20 - 12/1/08)    
Registration is closed. 		 Laurie Anderson
Dupont Circle (Monday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Intro to Ballet  (E)           
Session 1  (9/8 - 10/13/08)  		 Registration is closed.  Kathleen Weitz
5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Intro to Ballet  (E)           
Session 2  (10/20 - 12/1/08) 		Registration is closed.  Kathleen Weitz
6:45 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Ballet, Advanced Beginning Drop In  Dana Tai Soon Burgess
8:15 p.m. 9:15 p.m. Belly Dance, Beginning  (E)         
(9/8 - 12/15/08)  		 Registration is closed.  Laurel Victoria Gray
9:15 p.m. 10:15 p.m. Bollywood Performance Class (P) (9/15 - 12/8/08)  Registration is closed.  Laurel Victoria Gray
Friendship Heights (Monday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
11:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Afro Jazz, Beginning  Drop In  Tyrone Murray
12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Total Body Tune-up, All Levels  Drop In  Daniel Burkholder
5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Hip Hop Skills and Technique  Drop In  Aysha Upchurch
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Hip Hop,  Beginning  Drop In  Aysha Upchurch
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Yoga - Blend of Ashtanga, Iyengar, and Anusara,  All Levels Drop In  Margaret Townsend
6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Modern, Low Intermediate Drop In  Helen Hayes
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Rhythm Tap,  Low Intermediate (E) (9/8 - 12/15/08)   Registration is closed.  Heidi Schultz
7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Hip Hop,  Intermediate/Advanced Drop In  Aysha Upchurch
8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Jazz Anniversary Concert  Performance Class (P) 
 (9/15 - 10/13/08)      		 Registration is closed. 
 Douglas Yeuell
8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Rhythm Tap,  Intermediate (D/E)
 (9/8 - 12/15/08)    Register for 14 weeks, or drop in for $17/class.  No Flexicards.  		 Registration is closed.  Drop in option is still available.
Drop In  		Heidi Schultz
9:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Rhythm Tap Performance  Class (P) (9/15 - 12/8/08)       Registration is closed. 
 Heidi Schultz
Tuesday
Atlas Performing Arts Center (Tuesday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Hip Hop, Adv/Beg Drop In  Derek Brown
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Pilates Mat, Beginning E)
 (9/9 - 12/16/08)  		 Registration is closed.  Billie Meyer
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Hip Hop,  Beginning  Drop In  Bridgette Blair
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Intro to Social Ballroom (E) 
Session 1  (9/9 - 10/14/08)		 Registration is closed.  David Norton
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Intro to Social Ballroom (E) 
Session 2   (10/21 - 12/2/08)   		 Registration is closed.  David Norton
8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Intro to Salsa (E)
 Session 1   (9/9 - 10/14/08)		 Registration is closed.  David Norton
8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Intro to Salsa (E)
 Session 2  (10/21 - 12/2/08) 		 Registration is closed.  David Norton
Bethesda (Tuesday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Latin Hip Hop, Beginning  Drop In  Juli Calderon
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Belly Dance (E)
Session 1   (9/9 - 10/14/08)		 Registration is closed.  Laurel Victoria Gray
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Belly Dance (E)
Session 2  (10/21 - 12/2/08) 		 Registration is closed.  Laurel Victoria Gray
6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Jazz, Intermediate Drop In  Helen Hayes
7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Intro to Tap  (E)
Session 2  (10/21 - 12/2/08) 		 Registration is closed.  Vikki Weinberger
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Bollywood Workout, Beginning (E)
(9/9 - 12/16/08)		 Registration is closed.  Laurel Victoria Gray
7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Hip Hop, Intermediate/Advanced    Drop In  Juli Calderon
8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Broadway Tap, Beginning  (D/E)  
(9/9 - 12/16/08)  Register for 14 weeks, or drop in for $17/class.  No Flexicards.  		 Registration is closed.  Drop in option is still available.
Drop In  		Pauline Grossman
8:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Modern, Intermediate Drop In  Helen Hayes
9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Broadway Tap, Adv. Beg. (D/E) 
(9/9 - 12/16/08) Register for 14 weeks, or drop in for $17/class.  No Flexicards.  		 Registration is closed.  Drop in option is still available.
Drop In  		Pauline Grossman
Dupont Circle (Tuesday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Ballet, Beginning  Drop In  Susan Gresko
12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Belly Dance, Advanced Beginning (E) (9/9 - 12/16/08) Registration is closed.  Haidi
5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Intro to Dance (E)
Session 1   (9/9 - 10/14/08)		 Registration is closed.  Heidi L. Schimpf
5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Intro to Dance (E)
Session 2  (10/21 - 12/2/08)		 Registration is closed.  Heidi L. Schimpf
6:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. Afro Jazz,  Beginning  Drop In  Tyrone Murray
8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Intro to Hip Hop (E)       
 Session 1    (9/9 - 10/14/08)   		Registration is closed.  Aysha Upchurch
8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Intro to Hip Hop (E)
Session 2  (10/21 - 12/2/08) 		Registration is closed.  Aysha Upchurch
9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Intro to Salsa (E)  
Session 1  (9/9 - 10/14/08) 		 Registration is closed.  Anthony Matlis
9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Intro to Salsa (E)  
Session 2   (10/21 - 12/2/08)		 Registration is closed.  Anthony Matlis
Friendship Heights (Tuesday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Jazz,  Advanced Beginning Drop In  Sarah Stoodley
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Flamenco/Spanish Dance, Beginning (E) (9/9 - 12/16/08) Registration is closed.  Estela Velez
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Flamenco/Spanish Dance, 
Advanced Beginning (E) (9/9 - 12/16/08)		 Registration is closed.  Estela Velez
7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Modern,  Low Intermediate Drop In  Helanius J. Wilkins
8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Flamenco/Spanish Dance,  Intermediate/Advanced (E)  
(9/9 - 12/16/08)
  		Registration is closed.  Estela Velez
Wednesday
Atlas Performing Arts Center (Wednesday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Yoga - Blend of Ashtanga, Iyengar, and Anusara,  All Levels Drop In  Sean Favretto
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Hip Hop (E)
 Session 1  (9/10 - 10/15/08)  		Registration is closed.  Alana Hill
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Hip Hop (E)
 Session 2  (10/22 - 12/3/08) 		Registration is closed.  Alana Hill
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Intro to  Jazz Technique (E)
Session 1  (9/10 - 10/15/08)    		 Registration is closed.  Tyrone Murray
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Intro to  Jazz Technique (E)
Session 2  (10/22 - 12/3/08) 		Registration is closed.  Tyrone Murray
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Belly Dance,  Adv/Beg (E) 
(9/10 - 12/17/08)      		 Registration is closed.  Yillah Natalia
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Sean Nos, Beginning (E)  
(9/10 - 12/17/08)  		 Registration is closed.  Shannon Dunne
8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Belly Dance,  Low Intermediate (E) 
(9/10 - 12/17/08)  		 Registration is closed.  Yillah Natalia
8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Sean Nos, Adv/Beg (E)  
(9/10 - 12/17/08)  		 Registration is closed.  Shannon Dunne
Bethesda (Wednesday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Belly Dance, Beginning (E)
(9/10 - 12/17/08)		 Registration is closed.  Artemis
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Jazz Technique (E)
Session 1  (9/10 - 10/15/08)  		Registration is closed.  Vincent Williams
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Jazz Technique (E)
Session 2  (10/22 - 12/3/08) 		Registration is closed.  Vincent Williams
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Beginners' Series Jazz  (D/E)
(9/10 - 12/17/08) Register for 14 weeks, or drop in for $17/class.  No Flexicards.  		 Registration is closed.  Drop in option is still available.
Drop In  		Lisa Garcia
7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Beginners' Series Ballet  (D/E)
(9/10 - 12/17/08) Register for 14 weeks, or drop in for $17/class.  No Flexicards.  		 Registration is closed.  Drop in option is still available.
Drop In  		Alexis Baden-Meyer
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Belly Dance,  Adv. Beg. (E)
(9/10 - 12/17/08)		 Registration is closed.  Artemis
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Intro to Salsa  (E)
Session 1  (9/10 - 10/15/08)  		Registration is closed.  Lisa Garcia
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Intro to Salsa (E)
Session 2  (10/22 - 12/3/08) 		Registration is closed.  Lisa Garcia
8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Flamenco Skills & Technique, 
Advanced Beginning & Above (D/E) 
(9/10 - 12/17/08)  
Register for 14 weeks, or drop in for $17/class.  No Flexicards.  		Registration is closed.  Drop in option is still available.
Drop In  		Estela Velez
8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Modern,  Intermediate/Advanced Drop In  Helen Hayes
9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Castanets & Braceo, All Levels (E)
 (9/10 - 12/17/08) 		 Registration is closed.  Estela Velez
Dupont Circle (Wednesday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Floor Barre,  All Levels Drop In  Mané Rebelo-Plaut
6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Ballet,  Intermediate Drop In  Mané Rebelo-Plaut
8:00 p.m. 9:15 p.m. Hip Hop,  Low Intermediate Drop In  Joseph Nontanovan
9:15 p.m. 10:15 p.m. Intro to Salsa (E)
Session 1  (9/10 - 10/15/08)  		 Registration is closed. 
Natalia Schifini
9:15 p.m. 10:15 p.m. Intro to Argentine Tango (E)
Session 2  (10/22 - 12/3/08) 		Registration is closed. 
Natalia Schifini
Friendship Heights (Wednesday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
11:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Afro Jazz, Beginning  Drop In  Tyrone Murray
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Dance (E)
Session 1 (9/10 - 10/15/08) 		 Registration is closed.  Lauren Borchard
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Dance (E)
Session 2 (10/22 - 12/3/08) 		Registration is closed.  Lauren Borchard
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Ballet (E)
Session 1 (9/10 - 10/15/08) 		 Registration is closed.  Harriet Campbell
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Ballet (E)
Session 2  (10/22 - 12/3/08) 		Registration is closed.  Harriet Campbell
6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Ballet, Intermediate Drop In  Ilsa Bush
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Rhythm Tap,  Beginning  (E)
(9/10 - 12/17/08) 		 Registration is closed.  Heidi Schultz
7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Ballet,  Beginning  Drop In  Harriet Campbell
8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Contact Improv - All Levels Drop In  Daniel Burkholder
8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Rhythm Tap,  Advanced Beginning (E) (9/10 - 12/17/08)  Registration is closed.  Heidi Schultz
Thursday
Atlas Performing Arts Center (Thursday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Dance (E)
Session 1 (9/11 - 10/16/08)          		 Registration is closed.  Josephine Nicholson
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Dance (E)
Session 2  (10/23 - 12/4/08)         		 Registration is closed.  Josephine Nicholson
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Vegas Jazz, Beginning         Drop In  Kayce Allison
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Hula, Beginning (E)
 (9/11 - 12/18/08)        		 Registration is closed.  Kaimana Chee
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Hula Performance Class (P)
(9/18 - 12/11/08)        		 Registration is closed.  Kaimana Chee
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Intro to Ballet (E)
Session 1 (9/11 - 10/16/08)           		 Registration is closed.  Kayce Allison
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Intro to Ballet (E)
Session 2 (10/23 - 12/4/08)               		 Registration is closed.  Kayce Allison
7:45 p.m. 9:15 p.m. Contemporary Jazz, Intermediate Drop In  Ashley White
Bethesda (Thursday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Hip Hop, Beginning   Drop In  Esperonto Bean
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Turns and Leaps (E) 
Session 1 (9/11 - 10/16/08)    		 Registration is closed.  Nikki Gambhir
6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Intro to Turns and Leaps (E) 
Session 2 (10/23 - 12/4/08) 		 Registration is closed.  Nikki Gambhir
6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Jazz, Low Intermediate Drop In  Helen Hayes
7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Pilates Mat,  Beginning (E)
 (9/11 - 12/18/08)   		 Registration is closed.  Arja Pirinen
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Hip Hop, Adv. Beg.  Drop In  Esperonto Bean
7:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Belly Dance, Low Intermediate (E)
 (9/11 - 12/18/08)   		 Registration is closed.  Haidi
8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Pilates Mat,  Adv. Beg. (E)
 (9/11 - 12/18/08)  		 Registration is closed.  Arja Pirinen
Dupont Circle (Thursday)
Start Time End Time Class/Level Faculty
6:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. Afro Jazz,  Advanced Beginning Drop In  Tyrone Murray
7:45 p.m. 9:15 p.m. Ballet, Advanced Beginning  Drop In  Miya Hisaka
9:15 p.m. 10:15 p.m. Intro to Argentine Tango (E)    
Session 1 (9/11 - 10/16/08)       		Registration is closed.  Natalia Schifini