Joy of Motion Dance Center (JOMDC) believes that dance education does not only happen in the studio, but also through the experience of being in or watching a performance. To that end, JOMDC has an active production calendar of performances, concerts and events held throughout the year that provide unforgettable learning opportunities for our youth and adult students. In turn, these performances also provide enrichment for the community, and for many, a first time exposure to dance. Our performances are offered either free of charge or at affordable rates to make dance accessible to a broad audience. We make the experience of performance fun and present it at its artistic best. JOMDC productions are held at our own Jack Guidone Theater and many other theaters, schools, community centers and neighborhood festivals throughout the region.
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The Jack Guidone Theater has 110 seats, all of which are available online for presale. When seats are sold out online you will see a message stating that there are no tickets available. Please note that all presale tickets close for sale 24 hours prior to showtime!JOMDC offers floor seating available for purchase at the door only. All presale ticket holders will be given seating priority up until 10 minutes before showtime, when a show is sold out. All remaining open seats will go to day of show ticket buyers. If you have special needs, or require seating assistance please email Production@joyofmotion.org 72 hours prior to the show.
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Taurus Broadhurst Dance and Kaution Dance Kru
Location: The Jack Guidone Theater (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015)Saturday, February 4, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 5, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
General Admission: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Join Taurus Broadhurst Dance and Kaution Dance Kru for a weekend of performances at The Jack Guidone Theater. Taurus Broadhurst Dance, a Contemporary African Dance Company, is premiering their 2012 season with a high energy performance combining African, House and Modern. Gaining inspiration and influences from all styles of dance and ways of life, Kaution Dance Kru aims to preserve the legacy of Hip Hop by demonstrating movement beyond music videos, pop-performances and stereotypes.
BACK TO TOPsingle ladies workshop with quynn johnson
Location: JOMDC Atlas (1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002)Saturday, February 11, 2012, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
$25 Advanced Registration; $30 day of workshop; All levels welcome.
Calling all Single Ladies!!! Have you ever wanted to learn choreography from the Single Ladies video by Beyonce? Well now is your chance! The Single Ladies Workshop teaches choreography inspired by Single Ladies, Put A Ring On It video, taught by Quynn Johnson. Come out and have a great time learning moves from one of the hottest dance videos. High heels are welcomed, but not mandatory.
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gaga technique master class with tom weinberger
Location: JOMDC Friendship Heights (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015)Sunday, February 12, 2012
5:30 - 6:45 p.m. Dance Class
6:45 - 7:00 p.m. Question and Answer Session
FREE for all participants
Level: Intermediate and above modern
Please note: This is a GAGA technique master class developed by Israeli Choreographer Ohad Naharin. This is not a class exploring Lady Gaga's choreography.
Gaga is a new way of gaining knowledge and self-awareness through your body. Gaga provides a framework for discovering and strengthening your body and adding flexibility, stamina, and agility while lightening the senses and imagination. Gaga raises awareness of physical weaknesses, awakens numb areas, exposes physical fixations, and offers ways for their elimination. The work improves instinctive movement and connects conscious and unconscious movement, and it allows for an experience of freedom and pleasure in a simple way, in a pleasant space, in comfortable clothes, accompanied by music, each person with himself and others. “We become more aware of our form. We connect to the sense of the endlessness of possibilities. We explore multi-dimensional movement; we enjoy the burning sensation in our muscles, we are ready to snap, we are aware of our explosive power and sometimes we use it. We change our movement habits by finding new ones. We go beyond our familiar limits. We can be calm and alert at once.” – Ohad Naharin
This master class is part of a series of outreach events connected to the February 25, 2012 8pm performance of NEXT: ISRAEL at the Harman Center for the Arts. Paul Gordon Emerson debuts his new dance company, Company | E, with NEXT: ISRAEL, a program celebrating extraordinary choreographers with deep roots in Israel’s Gaga dance style. NEXT: ISRAEL is presented by the Embassy of Israel, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Washington Performing Arts Society. For more information visit www.wpas.org.
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Glade Dance Collective and Terra Dance Project
Location: The Jack Guidone Theater (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015)Saturday, February 18, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
Adult: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Student: $12 in advance, $17 at the door
Join Glade Dance Collective and guests Terra Dance Project for an evening of dance that explores topics from the health care debates to the cyclical aspects of our lives. For more information on the diverse repertoire presented by each of these modern dance groups, visit gladedance.org and terradanceproject.weebly.com or find Glade and Terra on Facebook. Want a sneak peek? Watch this video of Glade Dance Collective performing "Khora," choreographed by Alina Hall Sabadish.
(Photo Credit: Maggie Picard)
BACK TO TOPNomad Dancers Presents Caravansary
Location: The Jack Guidone Theater (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015)Saturday, February 25, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Senior/Student: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Nomad Dancers presents CARAVANSARY, where dancers meet on the path of rhythm, with guest artist Miriam Peretz. Dances of the Middle East, Central Asia, and beyond. Spend an evening along the ancient caravan trail linking East and West. Suitable for the whole family. www.nomaddancers.com
BACK TO TOPMich-Mash Productions Presents YC2
Location: The Jack Guidone Theater (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015)Sunday, February 26, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
General Admission: $12 in advance, $20 at the door
YC2 (pronounced YC Squared) is the launch of Mich-Mash Production’s Young Choreographers Collective, a training program for emerging choreographers. The evening length concert features premieres by founding members Elizabeth O’dell and Matina Phillips as well as Artistic Director Micheline Heal.
Inspired by being newly married, Odell will premiere a series of vignettes that examines the concept of being married in both traditional and non-traditional ways, questioning her own beliefs and the expected norms of society. Phillips will be premiering excerpts of a dynamic and athletic work that examines the idea of not being able to sleep: the different thoughts and occurrences that happen instead. Heal will be premiering “Still Lifes” – a series of studies on the seasons akin to still life paintings – as well as excerpts of her upcoming evening-length work “Perchance to Dream” – a work that incorporates traditional Chinese dance props and costumes into contemporary Modern dance to tell a story about hope.
For more information about the program, please visit http://www.mich-mash.com/yc2/.
BACK TO TOPdance bethesda: free adult dance classes
Location: JOMDC Bethesda (7315 Wisconsin Ave, Ste 180E, Bethesda, MD)Friday, March 2, 2012
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Intro to Social Ballroom with Laurie Anderson
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Intro to Jazz with Kelly Kunst
8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Intro to Hip Hop with Alana Hill
Joy of Motion Dance Center is proud to participate in Dance Bethesda, a weekend of dance events including free dance lessons and parties at Bethesda dance studios and a professional concert featuring the region's best dance companies. In addition to our free intro class offerings, Joy of Motion Dance Center's Youth Dance Ensemble member Alexandra May Ballance and Resident Arts Partner Furia Flamenca have choreography featured in the Dance Bethesda Concert at the Round House Theatre, Saturday, March 3 at 8:00 p.m. For more information about the festival or concert, click here.
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dcypher dance presents access granted
Presented as part of INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts FestivalLocation: Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002)
Friday, March 2, 2012, 9:30 p.m.
Adult: $20 in advance, $25 day of show
Child/Senior: $15 in advance, $20 day of show
For ages 16 & up.
Friday, March 2, 2012, 9:30 p.m.
Adult: $20 in advance, $25 day of show
Child/Senior: $15 in advance, $20 day of show
For ages 16 & up.
Looking for the best entertainment in DC and the hottest night of this season? Your ACCESS has been GRANTED! DCypher turns up the heat in this late-night performance. Joy of Motion Dance Center's adult hip hop company will leave you craving more as they share their passion for not only hip hop but also jazz, tap, modern, and pop-fusion.
Join DCypher's world for one night only as they bring you heart-stopping beats and amazing moves, overflowing the stage with high energy! Featuring choreography by Laurence Agenor, Jason Anderson, Gary Beauford, Nikki Gambhir and DCypher Company members. Special guest performances by Vizion Performance Team of Howard, Phunktions of UMD, and more! Dance party with DJ RBI to follow.
Click here for a sneak peek video of Access Granted.
Click here for a sneak peek video of Access Granted.
BACK TO TOPfunky feet tap workshop with quynn johnson
Location: JOMDC Atlas (1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002)Saturday, March 10, 2012, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
$20 Advanced Registration; $25 day of workshop
Level: Intermediate and above tap
An exciting tap workshop geared toward building the skills of the Intermediate level tap dancer and pushing those skills forward. The Funky Feet Tap workshop will work on skills such as double and triple sound pull backs, alternating and one legged wings and the overall musicality of tap dance. We will combine all the skills into a fun combination.
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