Our next
SPIRIT DANCE & DRUM
Celebration will be nnounced soon.
Stay posted for dates of our next
AVAcoLAB
SPIRIT DANCE & DRUM
Live Music w/
JOY JAM BAND
Out door event
*Space limited, Reserve now!
Email or text for info and inquiries.
AVAdance@aol.com
301-704-2935
Thank you to everyone who attended,
collaborated and supported our
SPIRIT DANCE & DRUM
outside park events in 2021
Love & Blessings
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Keep on Dancing!
CONTACT:
AVAdance1@AOL.COM
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Congratulations Michelle!
In September 2019, Michelle AVA M. A.
was honored and presented with the
2019 Pola Nirenska Lifetime Achievement Award for her
contributions in dance for
the DMV community.
Hosted by Metro Dance DC during a round table
discussion on National Dance Day at
The REACH at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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Michelle Ava, M.A. | Dancer, Choreographer, Educator
Breathe deeply… feel the dance. Move from stillness… become the dance.
Taste the rhythm… be the dance. Open the heart… we are the dance.
-Michelle AVA

An innovative dance educator, performer, choreographer, bodywork therapist, and spiritual teacher with over three decades of experience, Michelle Ava inspires people to recognize their potential through dance, yoga, and personal expression. She approaches movement as a healing art, a way to embrace possibilities through the fusion of mind, body, and spirit. With a vision of creating “dance for everyone,” she founded Joy of Motion Dance Center in 1976. She is a vital force in DC’s dance and holistic community and teaches and presents her work both locally and nationally. In addition to her long-term, ongoing classes and specialized workshops at Joy of Motion, Michelle teaches at a variety of venues throughout the DC region. She has also been featured as a guest artist with her work in transformational dance at venues including the Omega Institute in New York and the Maharishi International University in Iowa. Learn more about Michelle >>
AVA Archive Project
OPEN CALL for stories, memories, and photos. Michelle AVA is currently writing her memoirs on her work in the DC dance community and her time as founder of Joy of Motion studios. Submit your stories for consideration by email MichelleAVAdance@gmail.com and be a part of AVAdance history! Michelle Ava M.A.
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