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Motion Express brings JOMDC's award-winning brand of dance education for free to DC children and teens at their schools, plus field trips to interactive dance concerts at the Atlas Performing Arts Center.
URGENT NOTICE: Our DC government funding that has subsidized Motion Express for many years was cut altogether this year. We can continue to serve over 500 children and teens every week only with your backing.
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The goal of Motion Express is to provide an entry point to the art of dance by engaging high-risk DC youth, ages 4-18, in dance classes, training, and performances while creating life-long dance enthusiasts and well-rounded citizens. The objectives of Motion Express are to teach students the art of dance, to promote physical activity and encourage healthful choices using dance, and to foster healthy relationship building through the social activities inherent in a dance class setting. | |
THIS YEAR'S MOTION EXPRESSCommunity Partners
Browne Educational Campus Cooperative Playschool J.O. Wilson Elementary School
Latin American Youth Center
Ludlow Taylor Elementary School
Maury Elementary School Miner Elementary School Northeast Montessori School
Prospect Learning Center
Salvation Army Spingarn High School
St. James Elementary School
Washington Middle School for Girls
Westland Middle School
Wheatley Elementary School Wilson High School |
“It’s incredibly important for kids to be exposed to different types of dance and movement. It teaches them self-regulation skills, how to express themselves in a different way, balance and coordination, gross motor activity skills. It helps them engage in really fun, meaningful ways. When the kids make different shapes with their bodies, they’re learning shape awareness but she’s having them do it in a kinesthetic way which is helping drive a lesson in a way that keeps them engaged for a longer period of time.” – Mr. Harding, DCPS teacher at Maury Elementary School
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For more information, contact outreach@joyofmotion.org.
