Joy of Motion is funded in part by the
D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities,
an agency supported in part by the National
Endowment for the Arts.

Children who dance reap benefits that enrich all facets of their life and enhance their personal growth and development. Joy of Motion Dance Center provides a wide variety of classes throughout the year for young dancers from early childhood through 12th grade. Our Youth Program includes:

Dance Classes – inspirational, fun, and challenging classes for students in the 1^st – 12^th grade offered weekly from beginning to advanced levels in ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop, tap, belly dance, ballroom, salsa, and beyond

KidMotion - dance classes specially designed for the pre-school aged student

Youth Dance Ensemble – award winning, pre-collegiate performing company and preparatory program

Youth Dance Companies – performing companies for young dancers wishing to practice performance skills in a particular dance style and perform throughout the community

Performance Dance Camps/Dance Intensives – summer programs for youth offering unique performance opportunities and intensive study in a particular style of dance

Youth dance classes and programs are by enrollment only and are designed to be age-appropriate in style of dance and material covered. For early childhood dance (13 months through kindergarten), placement is determined by age as of the first day of each semester. For 1st – 12th grades, placement is determined by grade as of the first day of our fall semester.