Joy of Motion Dance Center (JOMDC) believes that dance education does not only happen in the studio, but also through the experience of being in or watching a performance. To that end, JOMDC has an active production calendar of performances, concerts and events held throughout the year that provide unforgettable learning opportunities for our youth and adult students. In turn, these performances also provide enrichment for the community, and for many, a first time exposure to dance. Our performances are offered either free of charge or at affordable rates to make dance accessible to a broad audience. We make the experience of performance fun and present it at its artistic best. JOMDC productions are held at our own Jack Guidone Theater and many other theaters, schools, community centers and neighborhood festivals throughout the region.
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Seating and Sold Out Shows
The Jack Guidone Theater has 110 seats, all of which are available online for presale. When seats are sold out online you will see a message stating that there are no tickets available. Please note that all presale tickets close for sale 24 hours prior to showtime!JOMDC offers floor seating available for purchase at the door only. All presale ticket holders will be given seating priority up until 10 minutes before showtime, when a show is sold out. All remaining open seats will go to day of show ticket buyers. If you have special needs, or require seating assistance please email Production@joyofmotion.org 72 hours prior to the show.
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bollywood for belly dancers with laurel victoria gray
Location: JOMDC Friendship Heights (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015)Saturday, May 19, 2012, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
$30 in advance; $35 day of
Level: All levels welcome.
"Bollywood" style is more than just putting belly dance moves to Indian movie music. Explore distinctly Indian elements that add spice and character to a choreography. Find out which elements make for a successful fusion and how to adapt costuming for South Asian flavor. Students will learn specific combinations and etudes that can add to their Bollywood dance vocabulary and make for a dynamic performance.
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youth company showcase: dancefusion jazz project, groove elements and soles of steel
Location: Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002)Saturday, May 19, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 20, 2012, 5:00 p.m.
Adult: $20 in advance, $25 at the door
Student/Senior: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Joy of Motion Dance Center presents our youth company showcase featuring teen jazz performance company DanceFusion Jazz Project, youth Hip Hop company Groove Elements and teen tap performance company Soles of Steel. Special guests include Hip Hop Prep Class students. For more information about JOMDC youth dance companies, please click here.
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Location: JOMDC Bethesda (7315 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 180E; Bethesda, MD 20814)Sunday, May 20, 2012, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
$25 in advance; $30 day of
Level: Advanced beginning jazz
Ages: 16 and over
This workshop is presented in partnership with Arena Stage.
Learn all the moves from the master choreographer himself! Join Parker Esse, the celebrated and award-winning choreographer of The Music Man, now playing at Arena Stage, and last year’s hit Oklahoma! (Helen Hayes Award for Best Choreography) as he takes you through combinations directly from the show. From the rousing and robust “76 Trombones” to the energetic “Shipoopi,” this unique and exciting opportunity to work first-hand with Parker is perfect for the musical theater dance enthusiast!
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Meredith Willson’s
THE MUSIC MAN
directed by Molly Smith
choreography by Parker Esse
NOW PLAYING THRU JULY 22 at Arena Stage
For tickets call 202-488-3300 or visit www.arenastage.org.
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is a national center dedicated to the production, presentation, development and study of American theater. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Molly Smith and Executive Producer Edgar Dobie, Arena Stage is the largest company in the country dedicated to American plays and playwrights, producing huge plays of all that is passionate, exuberant, profound, deep and dangerous in the American spirit.
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sagat speak: how to play egyptian finger cymbals with yasmin henkesh
Location: JOMDC Friendship Heights (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015)Sunday, May 20, 2012, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
$30 in advance; $35 day of
Level: Some experience playing finger cymbals is required.
Additional Requirements: Participants must bring their own cymbals.
This will be a hands-on opportunity to learn how to play the Egyptian "clam shell" method. You will learn:
How to string one-holed sagat
How to hold them in the clam-shell fashion
Hand and arm positions "ghawazee" style
How to make them "talk" plus four other sounds
How to use Egyptian phrasing to interpret the music
Traditional patterns used by the ghawazee in the 1800s
History of Egyptian finger cymbals
We will show previously unreleased footage of Egyptian dancers playing finger cymbals, including Aiza Sharif, Naima Akef, Shoo Shoo Amin, Fifi Abdou and Sohair Zuki (time permitting). Limited quantities of sagats will be for sale. Please email yasmin@serpentine.org to order in advance. (Photo Credit: Serpentine Inc.)
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mystique of the veil with laurel victoria gray
Location: JOMDC Friendship Heights (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015)Saturday, June 2, 2012, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
$30 in advance; $35 day of
Level: Advanced beginning and above belly dance
Additional Requirements: Participants must bring their own veils.
Although dancing with the veil is not traditional in Arab culture, it has become an important component in contemporary Raqs Sharqi (belly dance). Students will learn "veil control" and how to create graceful, flattering lines with the veil. Award-winning choreographer Laurel Victoria Gray will teach a complete veil dance to beautiful music that can easily be incorporated as part of a full-length belly dance routine or a stand-alone solo.
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Annual Youth Spring Recital
Location: Winston Churchill High School (11300 Gainsborough Road; Potomac, MD 20854)Show 1 - Saturday, June 2, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Show 2 - Sunday, June 3, 2012, 11:00 a.m.
Show 3 - Sunday, June 3, 2012, 2:00 p.m.
Show 4 - Sunday, June 3, 2012, 5:00 p.m.
Online Early Bird Ticket Prices (includes convenience charge):
Child/Senior: $7; Adult: $12.50
Children under the age of 1 sitting on a parents lap are FREE!
Please note: Online Sales END Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Click here to view a PDF of the Recital Parent Packet
Click here to view a PDF of the Dress Rehearsal and Show Schedule
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Location: JOMDC Friendship Heights (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015)Sunday, June 3, 2012, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
$30 in advance; $35 day of
Level: Advanced beginning and above belly dance
Additional Requirements: Participants must bring their own canes.
The cane is arguably a belly dancer's favorite prop. Dancing with it is a definite crowd pleaser. Usually done to music with a saidi or dubke rhythm, this playful dance is part folkloric and part audience participation. This two hour workshop will start with the basics of how to hold a cane and twirl it before moving on to saidi inspired dance steps. (Photo Credit: Serpentine Inc.)
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shimmies and layering with caroline besley
Location: JOMDC Friendship Heights (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015)Saturday, June 9, 2012, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
$30 in advance; $35 day of
Level: All levels welcome.
Explore the many types of of shimmies found in belly dance! This workshop will begin with the fundamentals and mechanics of five different shimmies to build a strong foundation. We will then manipulate them to add variety and include additional movements to create layers. We will go over different shimmy walks and undulations, which layers work best with each shimmy, and how to transition between them. (Photo Credit: Lawrence Luk)
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golden era belly dance: raqs orientale with yasmin henkesh
Location: JOMDC Friendship Heights (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015)Sunday, June 10, 2012, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
$30 in advance; $35 day of
Level: Advanced beginning and above belly dance
Tahia Carioka, Samia Gamal, Niama Akef and a host of other stars from the 1930s to the 1950s were known for a balletic lifted style of Oriental dance created by the great Badia Masabni in the 1920s. Her "Golden Age" belly dance borrowed techniques from Hollywood musicals, modern dance, jazz and samba to create a refined version of what the awalim dancers were performing in the streets. This 2 hour workshop will begin with a short film about Badia Masabni and the movements she injected into the local dance. Then we will break down a few of each star's signature moves and study their individual techniques. (Photo Credit: Serpentine Inc.)
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flirt! belly dance workshop with yillah
Location: JOMDC Friendship Heights (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015)Saturday, June 16, 2012, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
$30 in advance; $35 day of
Level: All levels welcome.
Raqs sharqi requires technical skill, rhythm, and more than a little sassiness. In this fun workshop, learn a variety of flirty moves that will give your dance believability and personality. Are you an enchantress? Find out after the drills when you'll learn a short combination that you can try out on your classmates! (Photo Credit: Lina Jang)
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hip articulations workshop with miasia
Location: JOMDC Bethesda (7315 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 180E; Bethesda, MD 20814)Sunday, June 17, 2012, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
$30 in advance; $35 day of
Level: All levels welcome.
Miasia will help you explore the full range of your hips’ motion from figure 8’s, undulations, locks, pops and shimmies. You will learn drills designed to create more powerful sustained shimmies, as well as to train your body for dynamic and smooth layering. (Photo Credit: Rachel Pearl)
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drum solo choreography with caroline besley
Location: JOMDC Friendship Heights (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015)Saturday, June 23, 2012, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
$30 in advance; $35 day of
Level: Advanced beginning and above belly dance
Learn Caroline's choreography to one of her favorite drum solos! In this workshop we will examine different components to a drum solo, how to organize your movements to fit the music, which movement vocabulary works best in a drum solo, and how to best execute the technique. Caroline will teach some of her favorite "signature moves," culminating in a fun and dynamic choreography. Participation in the shimmies and layering workshop is encouraged but not required. (Photo Credit: Lawrence Luk)
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sword technique workshop with miasia
Location: JOMDC Bethesda (7315 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 180E; Bethesda, MD 20814)Sunday, June 24, 2012, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
$30 in advance; $35 day of
Level: All levels welcome.
Additional Requirements: Participants must bring their own swords.
Be ready to learn the secrets of a dynamic sword routine. Sword can add an unforgettable and astounding feature to your dance. Miasia will cover every aspect of a sword routine, including various ways to enter with the sword, as well as balancing, shimmying, undulations, turns and floor work.
Miasia will have a few swords available for sale at the workshop, but please contact her at miasia@miasia.org prior to the workshop to be sure that there will be enough available. (Photo Credit: Sarah Skinner)
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Discover Jazz In Tuscany
the collaboration, the
community, the choreographyDance Abroad in Castiglioncello, Italy
Presented by Joy of Motion Dance Center and Pro Danza Italia/USA
Monday, July 2 - Saturday, July 7, 2012
Program Cost: $450 - covers all classes, choreography sessions, and final performance
Let your heart dance! Grow creatively while challenging yourself physically and mentally in one of the world's most idyllic settings. Discover Jazz in Tuscany offers all of this and more. Presented by Pro Danza Italia/USA and Joy of Motion Dance Center, Washington, DC, Discover Jazz in Tuscany is a once in a lifetime experience.
Your journey will include exhilarating dance classes, a culminating performance and the opportunity to create your own dance piece through learned principles of choreography and composition - a special gift made by you and for you. It is your time to jump. Learn dance, find yourself, discover your jazz and find your joy.
Joy of Motion Dance Center, a leader and innovator in dance education in the United States, has a 35 year history in supporting dancers of all levels of experience in coming together as a community to explore dance. Joy of Motion Dance Center and Pro Danza Italia/USA, which has been producing dance learning events in Tuscany for over 20 years, have partnered through their strong belief in the power of dance. These two organizations have seen over and over again the difference dance makes in life, learning, the exploration of self, and the relationship of self to community and the world.
About the Program
Discover Jazz in Tuscany is co-directed by Douglas Yeuell and Peter DiMuro. Douglas Yeuell, Artistic Director Joy of Motion Dance Center, and one of Washington, DC’s most highly acclaimed jazz dance instructors, teaches with an emphasis on Broadway Jazz and Classical Jazz dance technique. He is known for his effervescent and engaging style. Peter DiMuro, Artistic and Creative director of PDM: Public Displays of Motion, specializes in engaging professionals and those new to dance in redefining dance for the 21st century, and is acknowledged for his warmth and deep connection to his students. Click here to learn more about the teaching team.
During this one week course, participants will learn the magic of jazz dance, participate in the production of a fully choreographed ensemble piece for all participants, and experience the creation of individual works of art choreographed by participants. Each day starts with a morning yoga class to invigorate and prepare mind and body, and ends with an evening yoga experience that relaxes and grounds. The week culminates in a showcase performance by the sea in one of Italy's most enchanting resort towns - Castiglioncello. Click here to view the program schedule.
Level
Program is geared for the dancer 21 and older at the advanced beginning level and above (able beginners welcome).
Transportation, Room and Board
Participants are responsible for their own travel to and from the program, their housing and all meals and any transportation necessary while participating in Discover Jazz in Tuscany. Please click here for a listing of hotel suggestions.
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summer stock with douglas yeuell
Location: JOMDC Friendship Heights (5207 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015)Monday, July 16 - Friday, July 20, 2012, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Adult Camp Cost: $295
Level: Advanced beginning and above jazz
In the spirit of Gene Kelly and Judy Garland, experience this week long intensive where students dance, learn, and sweat, while working to put on a show like a true Broadway gypsy. Participants will learn two performance pieces inspired by the work of such notable choreographers as Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, and Michael Bennett, to name a few. Each day of the intensive will start with a full jazz technique class followed by a morning session of choreography and rehearsal, a lunch break, and then an afternoon session of choreography and rehearsal. Additional break time will include video showings of classic Broadway and Hollywood dance moments where students explore and learn the history of this inspiring dance form. All students are required to attend class, be prompt and demonstrate a command of the choreography in order to perform. Students must purchase or create their own costuming according to teacher guidelines. All efforts will be made to keep costuming expenses affordable.
This intensive will culminate in a performance at The Jack Guidone Theater Saturday, July 21 at 8:00 p.m.
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