For dance class and workshop information, please contact a studio:

Atlas Performing Arts Center        Dupont Circle                          Friendship Heights                      Bethesda
1333 H. Street N.E.                        1643 Connecticut Ave., N.W.      5207 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.            7315 Wisconsin Ave., Ste. 180E
Washington, DC 20002                   Washington, DC 20009               Washington, DC 20015                  Bethesda, MD 20814
202-399-6763                                 202-387-0911                             202-362-3042                                301-986-0016
atlas@joyofmotion.org                    dupontcircle@joyofmotion.org      friendshipheights@joyofmotion.org  bethesda@joyofmotion.org
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Main Office
(Please note:  no classes occur at the main office)
2201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite C130
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 333-6801
(202) 333-4559 fax
info@joyofmotion.org

About Joy of Motion Dance Center

Board of Directors
Adrienne Masters, Esq., Chairperson, (Attorney, and Practice Manager for Harry H. Huang, MD, PA)
Kathleen Delaney, Esq.,  Vice Chair, (Business Attorney and Advisor)
Jill L. Roberts Piscatella, Treasurer  (National Director, D.A.R.E. PLUS, D.A.R.E. Dance and Youth Advisory Board for D.A.R.E. America)

Doug Barker  (President, Barker & Scott Consulting)
Stephanie Meyer (Vice President, City First Bank of DC)

Helen Trilling (Attorney, Partner at Hogan & Hartson, JOMDC parent)
Douglas Yeuell  (Executive Director, Joy of Motion Dance Center)

Rima Faber, Advisory Board, (Founder and Program Director, National Dance Education Organization)

Margel Highet, Advisory Board, (Director of Development, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University)

William H. Leffler, Advisory Board, (Managing Director, American Express Tax and Business Services)

Michele Ava, Emeritus Board of Directors, (Founder, Joy of Motion Dance Center)

Administrative Staff
Douglas Yeuell, Executive Director
Heidi Schimpf, Director of Programs and Services
Polly Thibodeau, Director of Development
Clarissa Zies, Program Manager, Education and Production 
Helen Hayes, Director, Youth Dance Ensemble Program
Orit Tamir-Chaflawee, Marketing & Public Relations Manager
Amy McPherson, Chief Financial Officer
Joann Phamm, Bookkeeper
Kayce Allison, Office Manager

Studio Staff
Quynn Johnson, Program Manager, Education and Outreach (located at Atlas)
Lauren Stash, Studio Manager, Bethesda
Katie Harris, Studio Manager, Dupont Circle
Caroline Besley, Studio Manager, Friendship Heights
Jennifer Hall, Assistant Manager, Friendship Heights
Letese Lanier, Studio Assistant, Atlas
Sarah Tyson, Studio Assistant, Atlas


Mission
Joy of Motion Dance Center (JOMDC) is dedicated to providing high quality learning and performance opportunities that reinforce the principle that dance is for everyone. Founded in 1976, Joy of Motion teaches and encourages people of all ages who want to integrate movement into their lives for better physical and spiritual health. 

JOMDC is supported in part by The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Eugene & Agnes Meyer Foundation, Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation, Inc.  JOMDC is a member of The Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington, Dupont Circle Merchants and Professional Association, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, International Dance and Exercise Association, B-CC Chamber of Commerce, D.C. Chamber of Commerce, National Dance Education Organization and Dance/USA.