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ODC School Youth & Teen Program offers dance classes in Hip Hop, Contemporary, Ballet, Tap, Afro-Haitian, Pilates, and Bellydance. The program is part of the ODC School and Rhythm & Motion Dance Program, which offers more than 150 classes each week throughout the year.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Schedule: ODC School and Rhythm & Motion Dance Program offer 150+ classes a week, 365 days a year.
Founded in 1971, ODC was created by Artistic Director Brenda Way, who trained under George Balanchine. ODC is a school for ages 8 months to 98 years, where 16,000 students train in various dance styles. ODC is dedicated to the lifecycle of the artistic process and, through its company, school, and theater, aims to inspire audiences, cultivate artists, engage community, and foster diversity and inclusion through dance. ODC is known nationally for entrepreneurial savvy and was the first modern dance company in the United States to own its home facility, the ODC Theater. ODC advocates for the performing arts as an essential component of the economic and cultural development of its community. The Healthy Dancers’ Clinic and ODC Health programs support an informed, robust, and responsive physical lifestyle and foster inclusivity and diversity through movement. Arts Access offers a limited number of additional subsidies for performance tickets and classes for those for whom price is a barrier. ODC Connect is a curated streaming platform featuring dance films, dance and fitness classes, and interviews with artists, instructors, and health experts on demand. ODC considers publishing positions on community, social, or political issues when directly related to its mission in dance, the ODC community, or its facilities, using a bespoke Emergency Communications Task Force process. Eleanor Coppola, a painter, writer, filmmaker, and ODC collaborator, has stated, “Creativity nurtured at the community level spreads through the culture and makes our country unique and great in the world.”
Last updated May 13, 2026.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Schedule: ODC School and Rhythm & Motion Dance Program offer 150+ classes a week, 365 days a year.
Founded in 1971, ODC was created by Artistic Director Brenda Way, who trained under George Balanchine. ODC is a school for ages 8 months to 98 years, where 16,000 students train in various dance styles. ODC is dedicated to the lifecycle of the artistic process and, through its company, school, and theater, aims to inspire audiences, cultivate artists, engage community, and foster diversity and inclusion through dance. ODC is known nationally for entrepreneurial savvy and was the first modern dance company in the United States to own its home facility, the ODC Theater. ODC advocates for the performing arts as an essential component of the economic and cultural development of its community. The Healthy Dancers’ Clinic and ODC Health programs support an informed, robust, and responsive physical lifestyle and foster inclusivity and diversity through movement. Arts Access offers a limited number of additional subsidies for performance tickets and classes for those for whom price is a barrier. ODC Connect is a curated streaming platform featuring dance films, dance and fitness classes, and interviews with artists, instructors, and health experts on demand. ODC considers publishing positions on community, social, or political issues when directly related to its mission in dance, the ODC community, or its facilities, using a bespoke Emergency Communications Task Force process. Eleanor Coppola, a painter, writer, filmmaker, and ODC collaborator, has stated, “Creativity nurtured at the community level spreads through the culture and makes our country unique and great in the world.”
Last updated May 13, 2026.
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