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

Youth Summer Dance Camps 2009

• Performance Dance Camps (grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)

• Broadway Dance Camp (grades 3-5, 6-8)

• Little Pop Stars Dance Camp (grades 1-5)

• Hip Hop Dance Camp (grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)

• Pre-Professional Training Camp (grades 3 - 7)

See Also:

• KidMotion Dance Days (ages 3-4, 5-6, 7-8)  

• Dance Intensives (grades 3rd - 12th) 
  Ballet Intensives
  Bely Dance Intensives                                                                       
  Hip Hop Intensives
  Jazz Intensives
  Modern Dance 
  Music Video/Street Jazz Intensives
  Tap Intensives

• 8-week Dance Classes  (ages 2, 3, 4, 5, grades 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)

Performance Dance Camps 1, 2, 3 
Each session will focus on new material.  

Prerequisite: Completion of Level I Ballet, Jazz, Tap,  Modern or Hip Hop.  

Be a part of JOMDC’s very own Performance Dance Camps this summer.  Students will work with some of JOMDC’s finest instructors in JAZZ, HIP HOP, TAP, MODERN and BALLET. Students will experience daily technique and choreography classes where they will prepare for performance. Students will also work on performance quality and style in preparation for the big show. Great for the budding performer or individuals just wanting to have fun, these 2-week sessions allow students to participate in a few weeks or a full summer of fun as each session will feature different choreography and show pieces. A dance camp counselor will accompany each age group to classes and supervise lunch every day. Students should bring a bag lunch including a drink and are welcome to bring a water bottle for use during the day. Class size is limited to 15 participants in each age group. All sessions will end with a Dance Camp Performance at the Jack Guidone Theater at our Friendship Heights location. 

Sample Weekly Schedule for  Performance Dance Camps I, 2, 3 (Subject to change)

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Broadway Dance Camp                                        

JOMDC Friendship Heights
(Class size limited to 15 students.)

Performance:
Saturday, August 1 at 7:00 p.m. 

Tuition:  $300 (includes 2 tickets to the  performance)  

Prerequisite: Completion of Level I Ballet, Jazz, or Tap.  

Calling all theater gypsies!  “Let’s put on a show!”  In the tradition of summer theater, this Broadway Dance Camp  will include one week of training in JAZZ and TAP, with seminars in COSTUMING, THEATRICAL MAKE UP and  AUDITION TIPS.  Students will learn and perform choreography from selected Broadway musicals.  As with the other  Dance Camps, a dance camp counselor will accompany each age group to classes and supervise lunch every day. Students should bring a bag lunch including a drink and are welcome to bring a water bottle for use during the day. Class size is limited to 15 participants in each age group. This camp will end with a Broadway Dance Camp performance at the Jack Guidone Theater at our Friendship Heights location. 

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Little Pop Stars Dance Camp     

JOMDC Friendship Heights
(Class size limited to 15 students.)

Tuition: $300

Prerequisite:  Beginning 1 or above. JOMDC recommends at least 1 full semester of previous dance training. 

Dreaming of being a pop star?? Can't get enough of Miley, Britney, or Beyonce? Make that dream come true as we 'Pump Up the Party' this summer at Joy of Motion's first ever Little Pop Star's Dance Camp! Enjoy a full week of dancing fun and games with Miss Vikki. Kids will groove to their favorite music, learn the hottest moves, and dance just like their favorite pop stars! They'll get to 'Strut' with the Cheetahs, 'Get Crazy' with Hannah, and 'Scream' along with Zac and the cast of High School Musical! Get the 'Best of Both Worlds' this summer...become a star at Joy of Motion!! 

Students will also learn basic choreography that will be presented to friends and family at the in-studio showing the last day of class. Students should bring a sack lunch and drink each day. 

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Hip Hop Dance Camp     

JOMDC Bethesda
(Class size limited to 15 students.)

Performance:
Saturday, August 15 at 7:00 p.m. 

Tuition: $300 (includes 2 tickets to the  performance)   

Prerequisite:  Completion of Hip Hop 1 or above

Students will work with some of JOMDC’s finest instructors in HIP HOP, BREAKDANCING, POPPING & LOCKING, and FREE-STYLING. Students will experience daily technique and choreography classes where they will prepare for performance. Students will also work on performance quality and style in preparation for the big show. Great for the budding performer or individuals just wanting to have fun.  A Dance Camp counselor will accompany each age group to classes and supervise lunch every day. Students should bring a bag lunch including a drink and are welcome to bring a water bottle for use during the day. Class size is limited to 15 participants in each age group. This camp will end with a Hip Hop Dance Camp performance at the Jack Guidone Theater at our Friendship Heights location. 

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Pre-Professional Training Camp     

Pre-Professional Training Camp     register NOW!
June 29 - July 10, 2009   (2 weeks)
FULL DAY:  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

For Grades: 
      3rd - 7th

JOMDC Friendship Heights
(Class size limited to 15 students.)

Performance:
Saturday, July 11 at 7:00 p.m. 
Sunday, July 12 at 6:00 p.m.

Tuition: $750 (includes 2 tickets to the  performance)   

Prerequisite:  Students are required to have successfully completed at least one year of ballet training to participate.
                     This program is designed for students who want to pursue an intensive, disciplined, and more advanced
                     study of dance.

Modeled after the curriculum of JOMDC’s pre-professional training program, the Youth Dance Ensemble, our 2 week Pre-Professional Training Camp will provide an intensive training experience for the young dancer looking to further his or her understanding of dance technique and performance. In addition to rigorous technique classes in ballet, modern and jazz dance, students will study anatomy for movement, dance history, composition, and improvisation. Students will also participate in seminars in West African Dance, Middle Eastern Dance, ballroom, hip hop, character, and nutrition for dancers. Each day, students will learn and rehearse repertory that will be presented in a final showcase for friends and family. A faculty supervisor will accompany each age group to classes and supervise lunch everyday. Students should bring a bag lunch including a drink, and are welcome to bring a water bottle for use during the day.