Outreach
Creating Communities That Dance
Project Motion is JOMDC’s community outreach program that shares our award-winning dance education experience free of charge to individuals of limited means throughout the greater metropolitan area. Each year JOMDC reaches beyond its studio doors and offers free dance classes, performances, and educational opportunities to create a community rich in positive growth and change.
Project Motion Community Outreach extends the reach of our mission to disadvantaged children and seniors through 5 major programs:
Motion Express
Free dance classes and performances for K-12 public and charter school children
Step Ahead
Free summer dance training and job skills program for D.C. teens
Dance is for Everyone
Youth Scholarship
Merit and needs-based scholarships for youth
DEA Youth Dance Program
Free dance classes and performances that teach dance as a positive alternative to drugs, alcohol, and violence
Seniors in Motion
Free interactive demonstrations, classes, and performances for senior citizens
