Joe's Movement Emporium, Mount Rainier

Joe’s Movement Emporium (World Arts Focus, Inc.) is a performing arts center in Mount Rainier, Maryland that offers programs in education, production and artist services. Joe’s offers rehearsal space, performances, event-rental, and classes year-round for adults and children. Joe’s Movement Emporium promotes practice and preservation of world performance traditions with an emphasis on dance and movement. Through programs in art education, production and artist services, Joe’s increases community access to creative experiences and creates local economic opportunities. Based in Mount Rainier, Maryland in the Prince George’s Gateway Arts District since 1995, Joe’s serves more than 70,000 visitors annually and is home to 25 professional performance groups. Club Joe’s, now in its 18th year of operation, is a Maryland state licensed program that offers parents the comfort of knowing that their child is in an environment that is conducive to learning. Our staff have over 20 years of professional education experience. Club Joe’s benefits the intellectual, personal, and social development of all students. Youth learn team building, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, while also sharpening their fine motor and cognitive skills. Our classes, designed for school-aged youth 5-13 years old, are offered in a creative, vibrant and supportive arts based learning environment. Currently, Club Joe’s serves children attending Mount Rainier, Thomas Stone, Glenarden Woods, Cesar Chavez, Hyattsville, University Park and Riverdale Elementary schools.