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

YOUTH 
Fall 2008
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Youth Classes By Age/Grade
Fall 2008: September 8 - December 21, 2008   (14 weeks)
         
No classes will be held Monday, November 24 - Sunday, November 30, 2008.
All classes participate in JOMDC's end-of-semester YOUTH DANCE FESTIVAL WEEK, December 15 - 21, 2008.
For classes 1st - 12th grade, placement is determined by grade as of September 2008.
For KidMOTION classes, placement is determined by age as of September 8, 2008.

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

Tuition Information    Note: Limited tuition assistance is available for qualifying applicants residing in
                                                                        N.E. Washington, DC for classes at JOMDC Atlas Performing Arts Center.

(C) = Concert Class, will perform in Spring Youth Concert 2009.  Costume fee due at time of registration. 
ATL = Atlas Performing Arts Center     BTH = Bethesda     DC = Dupont Circle     FH = Friendship Heights 


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.  
     KidMOTION:                                                           YOUTH CLASSES:                            
     13-24 Months          3 Year Olds                              Grades 1 - 2           Grades 6 - 12               
     25-35 Months          4 Year Olds                              Grades 3 - 5           Grades 8 - 12 
                                   5 Year Olds                              Grades 6 - 8           Grades 9 - 12                                  
KidMOTION  
1 Year Olds  (13-24 months or toddlers who walk without assistance) Registration is now closed.  Winter/Spring semester's schedule will be available late November 2008.
TODDLERS IN MOTION 1 Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Toddlers in Motion 1  CLOSED! 
Session 1  (9/9 - 10/14/08)  $93
Tuesday 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Tammy Hurt BTH
2 Year Olds  (25 months-35 months) Registration is now closed.  Winter/Spring semester's schedule will be available late November 2008.
TODDLERS IN MOTION 2 Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Toddlers in Motion 2  CLOSED! 
Session 1  (9/9 - 10/14/08)  $93 
Tuesday 11:45 - 12:30 p.m. Tammy Hurt BTH
Toddlers in Motion 2  CLOSED! 
Session 2  (10/21 - 12/208)  $93 
Tuesday 11:45 - 12:30 p.m. Tammy Hurt BTH
Toddlers in Motion 2  CLOSED! 
Session 1  (9/13 - 10/18/08) $93              
Saturday 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. Elizabeth Sielen ATL
Toddlers in Motion 2   CLOSED! 
Session 2  (10/25 - 12/6/08)  $93 
Saturday 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. Elizabeth Sielen ATL
3 Year Olds Registration is now closed.  Winter/Spring semester's schedule will be available late November 2008.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Creative Movement   Tuesday 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. Josephine Nicholson DC
Creative Movement    Tuesday 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Sara Coffey FH
Creative Movement  Thursday 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. Josephine Nicholson ATL
Creative Movement   Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Elizabeth Sielen ATL
Creative Movement   Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Alexis Baden-Mayer BTH
Creative Movement   Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Josephine Nicholson FH
4 Year Olds Registration is now closed.  Winter/Spring semester's schedule will be available late November 2008.
Description & Dress Code
DANCE BASICS Day Time Instructor Studio
Dance Basics      Tuesday 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. Josephine Nicholson DC
Dance Basics       Tuesday 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. Sara Coffey FH
Dance Basics      Thursday 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. Josephine Nicholson ATL
Dance Basics        Friday 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Elizabeth Sielen FH
Dance Basics         Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Elizabeth Sielen ATL
Dance Basics         Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Josephine Nicholson FH
Dance Basics          Saturday 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Tisa Herbert BTH
Dance Basics        Sunday 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Rima Faber BTH
5 Year Olds Registration is now closed.  Winter/Spring semester's schedule will be available late November 2008.
Description & Dress Code
KID RHYTHMS Day Time Instructor Studio
Kid Rhythms  Monday 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. Jamie Stagl BTH
Kid Rhythms       Tuesday 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Elizabeth Sielen FH
KID TAP Day Time Instructor Studio
Kid Tap  Monday 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Kid Tap                Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Liz Bartolomeo BTH
PRE-BALLET Day Time Instructor Studio
Pre-Ballet              Tuesday 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. Elizabeth Sielen FH
Pre-Ballet         Thursday 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. Josephine Nicholson ATL
Pre-Ballet  Saturday 8:45 - 9:30 a.m. Roxann Morgan FH
Pre-Ballet            Saturday 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Krystal Odom ATL
Pre-Ballet            Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Tisa Herbert BTH
YOUTH CLASSES  
1st-2nd Grade Registration is now closed.  Winter/Spring semester's schedule will be available late November 2008.
BALLET Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Ballet 1  Thursday 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. Alexis Baden-Mayer DC
Ballet 1                 Thursday 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. Elizabeth Sielen FH
Ballet 1           Thursday 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. Jennifer Hall FH
Ballet 1              Saturday 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Tisa Herbert BTH
Ballet 1               Saturday 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. Krystal Odom ATL
BROADWAY JAZZ Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Broadway Jazz 1     Friday 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
HIP HOP  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Hip Hop 1              Monday 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. Jamie Stagl BTH
Hip Hop 1               Wednesday 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Hip Hop 1              Thursday 3:45 - 4:30  p.m. Krystal Odom FH
Hip Hop 1                Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Bridgette Blair FH
Hip Hop 1              Saturday 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Henny Mendo ATL
Hip Hop 1 Saturday 11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Staci Vernal BTH
MODERN DANCE Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Modern Dance 1 Thursday 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Elizabeth Sielen FH
Modern Dance 1    Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Alexis Baden-Mayer BTH
TAP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Tap 1 Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Brittany Jackson ATL
Tap 1 Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Liz Bartolomeo BTH
Tap 2  (C)  (1st - 3rd grades) Wednesday 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
YOUTH DANCE ENSEMBLE - PREPARATORY (2 days/week) Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Preparatory 1 Wednesday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Alexis Baden-Mayer BTH
Preparatory 1 Saturday 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Alexis Baden-Mayer BTH
3rd-5th Grade Registration is now closed.  Winter/Spring semester's schedule will be available late November 2008..
BALLET  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Ballet 1 Friday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Elizabeth Sielen FH
Ballet 2 (C) Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Elizabeth Sielen FH
Ballet 2 (C) Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
BROADWAY JAZZ Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Broadway Jazz 1 & 2 (C)  Sunday 1:30 - 2:30 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            Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Henny Mendo ATL
Hip Hop 1            Saturday 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Staci Vernal BTH
Hip Hop 2 (C)       Monday 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Juli Calderon BTH
Hip Hop 2 (C)      Saturday 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean ATL
Hip Hop 2 (C)       Sunday 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Alana Hill BTH
JAZZ Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Jazz 1 Friday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Jazz 2 (C)  Friday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
MODERN DANCE Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Modern Dance 1 & 2 (C)     Saturday 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. Helen Hayes BTH
TAP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Tap 2  (C)  (1st - 3rd grades only) Wednesday 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Tap 2 (C) Saturday 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Nikki Gambhir FH
Tap 3 (C) Thursday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
6th-8th Grade Registration is now closed.  Winter/Spring semester's schedule will be available late November 2008..
BALLET  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Ballet 1 Friday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Elizabeth Sielen FH
Ballet 1 Saturday 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
Ballet 2 (C) Saturday 11:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. Alexis Baden-Mayer BTH
HIP HOP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Hip Hop 1         Monday 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. Krystal Odom BTH
Hip Hop 1 Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Alana Hill ATL
Hip Hop 1         Thursday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Nikki Gambhir BTH
Hip Hop 1 Saturday 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Bridgette Blair FH
Hip Hop 2 (C)    Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
Hip Hop 2 (C) Saturday 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean ATL
Hip Hop 2 (C) Saturday  2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Nikki Gambhir BTH
Hip Hop 2 (C)  Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Alana Hill BTH
Hip Hop 3 (C)    Thursday 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Nikki Gambhir BTH
JAZZ Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Jazz 1              Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Vanessa Carmichael-Elder FH
Jazz 1              Sunday 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
Jazz 2 (C) Tuesday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
Jazz 2 (C) Thursday 4:30 - 5:30  p.m. Kelly Kunst FH
Jazz 2 & 3 (C) Friday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
MODERN DANCE Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Modern Dance 1 & 2 (C) Wednesday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Lauren Borchard FH
TAP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Tap 2 & 3 (C) Friday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
6th-12th Grade Registration is now closed.  Winter/Spring semester's schedule will be available late November 2008.
BREAKDANCING Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Breakdancing 1  Friday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Emily Wessel BTH
TAP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Tap 1 Friday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Cindy Hsu BTH
Tap 2 & 3 (C) Thursday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Tap 4 (C) Thursday 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
8th-12th Grade Registration is now closed.  Winter/Spring semester's schedule will be available late November 2008.
BALLROOM & SALSA Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Ballroom & Salsa 1 Sunday 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Laurie Anderson BTH
Ballroom & Salsa 2 (C)  Sunday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Laurie Anderson BTH
9th-12th Grade Registration is now closed.  Winter/Spring semester's schedule will be available late November 2008.
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. Tammy Hurt ATL
Ballet 2 (C) Tuesday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Tammy Hurt FH
BELLY DANCE  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Belly Dance 1 & 2 (C)   Saturday 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Adriane Whalen FH
BROADWAY JAZZ Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Broadway Jazz 1 & 2 (C) Monday 3:30 - 4:30  p.m. Kelly Kunst FH
HIP HOP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Hip Hop 1        Saturday 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Staci Vernal BTH
Hip Hop 1 & 2 (C) Sunday 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Alana Hill BTH
Hip Hop 2 (C) Wednesday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Hip Hop 2 (C) Saturday 10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Bridgette Blair FH
Hip Hop 2 (C) Saturday 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Nikki Gambhir BTH
Hip Hop 3 (C) Monday 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Juli Calderon BTH
Hip Hop 3 & 4 (C)  Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Nikki Gambhir FH
Hip Hop 4 (C) Wednesday 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.