momentum dance theatre

Welcome

robertarothstein — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:25:52 +0000

JHHN 11 Monica McDuffie

Celebrate the Holidays with Momentum Dance Theatre and our Jazz Hip Hop Nutcracker 2011!

For more information click on the Jazz Hip Hop Nutcracker tab above.

Washington, DC’s jazz, modern jazz and dance theater company. Home of the Jazz Hip Hop Nutcracker, the Jazz Hip Hop Training Program and the Classic Jazz Program.

The Momentum Dance Theatre Way

Led by Founding Artistic Director Roberta Rothstein, an award winning choreographer, dancer and dance educator, Momentum Dance Theatre believes that everyone can dance. Any person in any age group of any ethnicity or belief has the right and ability to express themselves through dance. We believe that dance is life! Dance, dance theater and arts education enriches our lives and helps us grow and cope with adversity. We believe that dance and humor are intertwined and that you can dance in a funny way or make people laugh through dance and theater. We believe that even beginners are entitled to solid professional training that enhances their self esteem while instilling discipline, personal responsibility, creativity and teamwork. We believe dance students come in all ages and all sizes. We believe you are never too young or too old to dance. We believe everyone has the right to make mistakes, try as hard as they can and applaud their successes. Come dance with us, see us perform and join us in creative expression!

We explore social issues in a personal way fusing dance, theatre and music.
We educate, promote the arts and reach out to diverse communities.
We train young dancers through Momentum’s JHHN and JHH programs, providing professional performance opportunities.
We also train older dancers and encourage them to progress, technically and artistically.
We partner with local institutions such as the Washington, DC Public Schools to increase our deep and longstanding connection with our community.
We seek innovative ways to bring the arts into our lives in meaningful ways.
We like to make people laugh as well as think in our dances and encourage our audiences to have as much fun as possible.
We share our love of dance and our desire to make dance accessible to all people.

News

robertarothstein — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:26:42 +0000

New Year, New Programs, ALL JAZZ!

Momentum held the first of our two grant funded programs this year on February 27th.

Master Classic Jazz Teacher came down from New York to teach 2 Master Classes at Results Gym.

Roy Lozano, Master Teacher with student Attiyah Jenkins and Momentum Artistic Director Roberta Rothstein

Roy was a student of jazz dance legends Jack Cole and Matt Mattox.

We love you Roy! Thanks to the DC Commission for the Arts and Humanities for sponsoring the workshop. If you’re interested in future workshops or want to leave a comment, please do so on our site.

Momentum also received an Elder in Learning Through the Arts Grant to support our Classic Jazz Dance Program for dancers 60 years old and over. We are currently recruiting dancers and those who love to dance but may not have had training. If you’re interested or have questions, contact us immediately! There is NO CHARGE to participants.

These projects are supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

2010 Show Schedule

bobpayne — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:15:12 +0000

2010 Shows

December 9 Thursday 10:15am
December 10 Friday 10:15am
December 11 Saturday 3pm & 8pm
December 12 Sunday 3pm

at Stuart Hobson Middle School
410 E Street NE in Capitol Hill (Union Station Metro)

December 18 Saturday 3pm & 8pm
December 19 Sunday 3pm

at the Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, Maryland

Purchase online tickets here after October 28th or by mail. See below.
Bring your group to JHHN 10!
Special incentives for groups who refer other groups.
Groups must contact us by Email or phone. Group Sales tickets cannot be purchased online.

For early ticket purchase, group sales and any inquiries, contact us:

momentumdancetheatre@verizon.net
651 E Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
202.785.0035.