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Youth Dance Education Program 
Classes by age/grade 

Fall 2007/Spring 2008
 Fall Semester:  September 10 - December 23, 2007  (14 weeks)
Fall & Winter/Spring Semesters: September 10, 2007 - June 2, 2008   (34 weeks)
         
 No classes will be held Monday - Sunday, November 19 - 25, 2007, March 22 - 27, 2008, and May 26, 2008.
All classes participate in JOMDC's end-of-semester YOUTH DANCE FESTIVAL WEEK, December 17-23, 2007
and May 27 - June 2, 2008.
For classes 1st - 12th grade, placement is determined by grade as of September 2007.
For KIDMOTION classes, placement is determined by age as of September 10, 2007.

Tuition Information    Limited tuition assistance is available for qualifying applicants residing in N.E. Washington, DC for classes at JOMDC Atlas Performing Arts Center.
Please note:  Classes are subject to cancellation or change in time or location based on management discretion.

(C) = Concert Class, will perform in Spring Youth Concert 2008.  Costume fee due at time of registration. 
ATL = Atlas Performing Arts Center     BTH = Bethesda     DC = Dupont Circle     FH = Friendship Heights 

Through our youth programs, we strive to provide the best dance experience for you and your children. We offer a well rounded curriculum designed to expose students to the diverse world of dance. Our younger students explore the many physical, artistic and creative skills inherent in learning dance. For older children and teens, specific technique classes teach the basics of ballet, jazz, tap, modern, hip hop and other dance forms to provide the solid background needed for the dance enthusiast. Our Youth Dance Ensemble Program provides a structured training program for aspiring dancers interested in making dance a primary focus, and our youth dance companies provide opportunities to aspiring young performers.  

Fall/Spring Youth Classes By Age/Grade

   3 year olds                          1st - 2nd grade                        6th - 12th grade 
  4 year olds                          3rd - 5th grade                        8th - 12th grade
  5 year olds                          6th - 8th grade                        9th - 12th grade

13-24 months or toddlers who walk without assistance  
TODDLERS IN MOTION Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Toddlers in Motion
Session 1  (09/14-10/19/07)  $90
CLOSED		 Friday 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Nellie Rainwater ATL
Toddlers in Motion
Session 2  (11/02-12/14/07)  $90
Register		 Friday 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Nellie Rainwater ATL
25 months-35 months  
TINY DANCERS Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Tiny Dancers
Session 1  (09/14-10/19/07)  $90
CLOSED		 Friday 11:45 - 12:30 p.m. Nellie Rainwater ATL
Tiny Dancers
Session 2  (10/26-12/07/07)  $90 
Register		 Friday 11:45 - 12:30 p.m. Nellie Rainwater ATL
3 Year Olds Registration is closed.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Creative Movement Tuesday 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Sara Coffey FH
Creative Movement  Tuesday 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. Josephine Nicholson DC
Creative Movement  Thursday 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. Josephine Nicholson ATL
Creative Movement   Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Nellie Rainwater ATL
Creative Movement   Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Alexis Baden-Mayer BTH
Creative Movement   Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Josephine Nicholson FH
Creative Movement  Saturday 10:30 -11:15 a.m. Nellie Rainwater ATL
Creative Movement **
This class is part of a dance education for teachers program. Click here for additional information.		 Sunday 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Rima Faber BTH
4 Year Olds Registration is closed.
Description & Dress Code
DANCE BASICS Day Time Instructor Studio
Dance Basics       Monday 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. Jamie Stagl BTH
Dance Basics       Tuesday 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. Sara Coffey FH
Dance Basics      Tuesday 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. Josephine Nicholson DC
Dance Basics      Thursday 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. Josephine Nicholson ATL
Dance Basics      Friday 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. Nellie Rainwater FH
Dance Basics      Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Nellie Rainwater ATL
Dance Basics      Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Alexis Baden-Mayer BTH
Dance Basics      Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Josephine Nicholson FH
5 Year Olds Registration is closed.
Description & Dress Code
KID RHYTHMS Day Time Instructor Studio
Kid Rhythms  Friday 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
KID TAP Day Time Instructor Studio
Kid Tap  Monday 3:45 –4:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Kid Tap              Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Monica Reid BTH
Kid Tap  Saturday 9:45 –10:30 a.m. Debbie Clark ATL
PRE-BALLET Day Time Instructor Studio
Pre-Ballet  Monday 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Josephine Nicholson ATL
Pre-Ballet          Tuesday 4:45 – 5:30 p.m. Amy Foster Berntsen FH
Pre-Ballet         Thursday 4:00 – 4:45 p.m. Alexis Baden-Mayer DC
Pre-Ballet  Saturday 8:45 - 9:30 a.m. Adriane Whalen FH
Pre-Ballet Saturday 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Monica Johnson ATL
Pre-Ballet   Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Amy Foster Berntsen BTH
1st-2nd Grade Registration is closed.
YOUTH DANCE ENSEMBLE, PREPARATORY 1 (2days/week) Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Preparatory 1 Wednesday 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. Program Faculty BTH
Preparatory 1 Saturday 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Program Faculty BTH
BALLET Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Ballet 1  Thursday 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. Alexis Baden-Mayer DC
Ballet 1                Thursday 5:45 – 6:30 p.m. Francesca Jandasek FH
Ballet 1              Saturday 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Amy Foster Berntsen BTH
Ballet 1               Saturday 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. Monica Johnson ATL
HIP HOP  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Hip Hop 1 Monday 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. Jamie Stagl BTH
Hip Hop 1 Tuesday 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. Quynn Johnson ATL
Hip Hop 1              Wednesday 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Hip Hop 1              Thursday 3:45 - 4:30  p.m. Krystal Odom FH
Hip Hop 1            Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Bridgette Blair FH
Hip Hop 1             Saturday 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. CoCo Clark ATL
Hip Hop 1 Saturday 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Monica Reid BTH
BROADWAY JAZZ Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Broadway Jazz 1    Friday 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
MODERN DANCE Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Modern Dance 1 Wednesday 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Danilo Rivera DC
Modern Dance 1 Thursday 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Francesca Jandasek FH
Modern Dance 1    Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Helen Hayes BTH
TAP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Tap 1 Saturday 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Debbie Clark ATL
Tap 1 Saturday 10:45 – 11:30 a.m. Krystal Odom FH
Tap 1 Saturday 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Monica Reid BTH
Tap 2  (C) Wednesday 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
3rd-5th Grade Registration is closed.
BALLET  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Ballet 1 Friday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Nellie Rainwater FH
Ballet 1 Saturday 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.  Monica Johnson ATL
Ballet 2 (C) Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Amy Foster Berntsen FH
Ballet 2 (C) Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
Ballet 2 (C) Saturday 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Monica Johnson ATL
HIP HOP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Hip Hop 1            Tuesday 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Vanessa Carmichael-Elder FH
Hip Hop 1            Tuesday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Bethany Jenkins BTH
Hip Hop 1 Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CoCo Clark ATL
Hip Hop 1           Saturday 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Kelsey Rood BTH
Hip Hop 2 (C)      Monday 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Angel Stone BTH
Hip Hop 2 (C)      Saturday 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean ATL
Hip Hop 2 (C) Sunday 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Alana Hill BTH
JAZZ Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Jazz 1               Tuesday 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Bethany Jenkins BTH
Jazz 1 Friday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
Jazz 1 Saturday 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
Jazz 2 (C)  Friday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
BROADWAY JAZZ Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Broadway Jazz 1 & 2 (C) Sunday 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
MODERN DANCE Day Time Instructor Studio
Modern Dance 1  Saturday 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. Helen Hayes BTH
TAP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Tap 2 (C) Saturday 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Adriane Whalen FH
Tap 3 (C) Thursday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
6th-8th Grade Registration is closed.
BALLET  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Ballet 1 Friday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Nellie Rainwater FH
Ballet 1 Saturday 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Monica Johnson ATL
Ballet 1 Saturday 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
Ballet 2 (C) Saturday 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Adriane Whalen FH
BELLY DANCE  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Belly Dance 1  Thursday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Adriane Whalen BTH
HIP HOP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Hip Hop 1         Monday 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. Krystal Odom BTH
Hip Hop 1 Wednesday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Alana Hill ATL
Hip Hop 1       Thursday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Nikki Gambhir BTH
Hip Hop 1 Saturday 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Bridgette Blair FH
Hip Hop 2 (C)    Tuesday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
Hip Hop 2 (C) Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Nikki Gambhir BTH
Hip Hop 2 (C) Saturday 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Esperonto Bean ATL
Hip Hop 2 (C)   Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Alana Hill BTH
Hip Hop 3 (C)    Monday 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Angel Stone BTH
Hip Hop 3 (C) Thursday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Nikki Gambhir BTH
JAZZ Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Jazz 1 Monday 5:30 - 6:30  p.m. Kelly Kunst FH
Jazz 1 Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Vanessa Carmichael-Elder FH
Jazz 1              Sunday 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
Jazz 2 (C) Monday 4:30 - 5:30  p.m. Kelly Kunst FH
Jazz 2 (C) Tuesday 4:15 - 5:15  p.m. Vikki Weinberger BTH
Jazz 2 & 3 (C) Friday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Kelly Kunst BTH
BROADWAY JAZZ Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Broadway Jazz 1 & 2 (C) Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Adriane Whalen FH
MODERN DANCE Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Modern Dance 1 & 2  Wednesday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Lauren Borchard FH
TAP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Tap 1 Friday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Jen Stimmel BTH
Tap 2 (C) Friday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Vikki Weinberger FH
6th-12th Grade Registration is closed.
BREAKDANCING Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Breakdancing 1  Friday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Emily Wessel BTH
FLAMENCO/SPANISH DANCE Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Flamenco/Spanish Dance 1  Monday 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Lee Schneider FH
8th-12th Grade Registration is closed.
BALLROOM & SALSA Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Ballroom 1 & Salsa 1 Sunday 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Laurie Anderson BTH
9th-12th Grade Registration is closed.
BALLET  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Ballet 1 Wednesday 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. Michelle Sloan BTH
Ballet 1 Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Francesca Jandasek FH
Ballet 1 Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tammy Hurt ATL
Ballet 2 (C) Tuesday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Monica Johnson FH
BELLY DANCE  Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code
Belly Dance 1 & 2 (C) Saturday 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Adriane Whalen FH
Belly Dance 2 & 3 (C)  Wednesday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Artemis BTH
HIP HOP Day Time Instructor Studio
Description & Dress Code <