In a break from all derecho/storm-related news, we bring you the sunnier side of DC summer: dance.

As summer sets in for serious (sorry, people without AC), we feature a summer program from Joy of Motion dance collective on H Street NE.  Their summer Step Ahead program lets youth experience and create new dance styles and has been featured at the Kennedy Center.  The program is free and teaches dance and job skills to 50 area teens each year.

For more information, see the Joy of Motion website and enjoy this video from friend of the blog, Chris Mills.  See more of Chris’s H Street videos here.