Outreach: Courtney Harris of Step Ahead
July 23, 2012

Step Ahead, Joy of Motion Dance Center’s free summer dance training and job skills program for DC teens, is in full swing. Our 50 participants have taken a variety of […]


Outreach: Carman Chatman of Step Ahead
July 5, 2012

Step Ahead is Joy of Motion Dance Center’s free summer dance training and job skills program for DC teens. Part of Project Motion Community Outreach, Step Ahead offers an engaging […]


Faculty Features: PILOXING® with Jennifer Hopkins
July 2, 2012

Jennifer Hopkins is an active performer currently living and working in Washington, DC. She was trained at the prestigious Webster Conservatory where she performed in 42nd Street, Pippin, A Midsummer […]


Press Release: DCypher Dance Presents DCypher DCoded at the Atlas Performing Arts Center
July 1, 2012

Joy of Motion Dance Center’s resident adult hip hop company DCypher Dance presents DCypher DCoded at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at […]


Outreach: DEA Youth Dance Program Kickoff Assembly
May 28, 2012

What better way to kick off the new DEA Youth Dance Program (formerly D.A.R.E. Dance America) than with a kickoff assembly at Joy of Motion Dance Center partner school Payne […]


Outreach: Second Annual Dance Party Gala Recap
May 28, 2012

It’s hard to believe how a little elbow grease and beautiful lighting transformed our Friendship Heights studios, usually filled with sweat-soaked dance students, into a sparkling charity gala, filled with […]


Faculty Features: Afro-Brazilian/Cuban with Angela Ingram
May 21, 2012

Angela Ingram began her dance career at the age of nine studying ballet, jazz, tap, and Hawaiian. Her passion for dance and movement led her to study with Alvin Ailey, […]


Press Release: Joy of Motion Dance Center’s Youth Dance Ensemble In Concert Features Choreographic Works from Local and International Choreographers
May 1, 2012

The Youth Dance Ensemble, Joy of Motion Dance Center’s elite program for the developing young dancer, consisting of a 9th through 12th grade dance ensemble and preparatory levels for 1st […]