Get Ready For Youth Dance Ensemble Auditions
April 25, 2013

The Youth Dance Ensemble Program is Joy of Motion Dance Center’s elite program for the developing young dancer. Directed by Helen Hayes, this pre-collegiate program, with core classes in ballet, […]


Why Walk When You Can Dance Across The Street?
April 24, 2013

By Joe Duffey, Percussive Dance Project Audience Favorite Award Winner A few weeks ago, I spent a beautiful spring morning with Joy of Motion Dance Center’s Director of Production Rachel […]


Outreach: Seniors in Motion Teacher Tyrone Murray
April 19, 2013

Joy of Motion Dance Center’s Seniors in Motion program shares the joys of dance and movement with the region’s aging population. By providing regular and meaningful dance education, interactive performances, […]


Start Your Bidding! Our Online Auction Has Begun
April 15, 2013

By Julia Harman Cain, Director of Development You best have your party hat (and shoes!) ready … because the Annual Dance Party Gala is right around the corner. Proceeds benefit […]


Student Stories: AfroBeat with Sylvana Christopher
April 11, 2013

By Doienne Saab In search of a class that offered a new style of dance, fun and total body workout, I was thrilled to discover Joy of Motion Dance Center’s […]


30 Before 30: Rachel’s April Update
April 9, 2013

By Rachel Pearl, Director of Production I thought time was invented so everything doesn’t happen all at once. It’s fast times like these that I have to remember to pace […]


Here Comes Dissonance Dance Theatre
April 5, 2013

By Shawn Short, Founder/Producing Director, Dissonance Dance Theatre Dissonance Dance Theatre consists of eight members and four apprentices with a second company (DDT II), comprised of six dancers. With ballet at […]


Youth Dance Companies Groove Elements and Soles of Steel Experience The Magic of Disney
April 4, 2013

By Vikki Weinberger, Soles of Steel Director After returning from a power-packed week at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, with two of Joy of Motion Dance Center’s incredible youth dance […]