Speaking the Human Language: Dissonance Dance Theatre Goes Beyond Pretty Shapes
November 8, 2013
By Damon Foster “I didn’t feel anything!” yells choreographer Shawn Short, while giving notes to a dancer in a recent rehearsal. Turning to the rest of the company, he further […]
LoBrace DanceWorks Presents “Encounters” at Joy of Motion Dance Center's Dance Project
November 6, 2013
By Michelle LoBrace The story behind, “Encounters” began with three different inspirations: Music, breaking social norms, and real life experience. The Television The music for this work really spoke to […]
Faculty Feature: Modern with Helanius Wilkins
November 4, 2013
Helanius J. Wilkins, a native of Lafayette, LA, is an award-winning choreographer, performance artist, and instructor based in Washington, DC. In 2008 he was awarded with the Pola Nirenska Award […]
Meet The Staff: Quynn Johnson
October 28, 2013
Name: Quynn Johnson Title: Program Manager for Education and Outreach Hometown: Flint, Michigan What do you do for JOMDC: Create awesome arts education programs in the Washington, DC area Best […]
Meet The Staff: Emily Rorty
October 22, 2013
Name: Emily Rorty Title: Studio Manager, Bethesda Hometown: Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey What do you do for JOMDC: I oversee the day-to-day operations of the Bethesda location and teach youth ballet […]
Student Stories: Representing Physics and Hip Hop
October 8, 2013
By Mina Cho I started to dance because I wanted to be cool. No, really – this is the utter truth. It wasn’t until I moved out to Maryland that […]
Lighten Up! MOVE to the MUSIC
October 3, 2013
By Rachel Pearl We love music. No. We are obsessed with music. We listen to it all day. We have iPods, iPhones, iRadio, iTunes, Pandora, and the list goes on! […]
Barre Body® with Tanya Nuchols
September 23, 2013
By Tanya Nuchols Barre is all the buzz lately. Barre studios have been popping up all over the city, each with their own brand of this renewed dance fitness format […]
