About
ODC School Youth & Teen Program offers dance classes, performances, dance films, and fitness classes. The program is part of ODC, which includes a company, school, and theater that work together around dance.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
Founded in 1971, ODC is led by Artistic Director Brenda Way, who trained under George Balanchine. ODC School and the Rhythm & Motion Dance Program together offer more than 150 classes each week, 365 days a year, for all ages and levels, and ODC describes itself as a school for ages 8 months to 98 years. ODC Theater presents more than 150 performances a year for local and touring artists, and ODC Connect is a curated streaming platform with dance films, dance and fitness classes, and interviews with artists, instructors, and health experts on demand. The Healthy Dancers’ Clinic and ODC Health programs focus on 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 states that it is dedicated to the lifecycle of the artistic process and aims to inspire audiences, cultivate artists, engage community, and foster diversity and inclusion through dance. ODC advocates for the performing arts as an essential component of the economic and cultural development of its community and may publish positions on community, social, or political issues that are directly related to its mission in dance, its community, or its facilities, using an Emergency Communications Task Force process. The San Francisco Chronicle described ODC Theater’s 2018 season as “a season of must-sees” and noted that Julie Potter created thought-provoking programming that brought leading artists to San Francisco and showcased Bay Area talents.
Last updated May 13, 2026.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
Founded in 1971, ODC is led by Artistic Director Brenda Way, who trained under George Balanchine. ODC School and the Rhythm & Motion Dance Program together offer more than 150 classes each week, 365 days a year, for all ages and levels, and ODC describes itself as a school for ages 8 months to 98 years. ODC Theater presents more than 150 performances a year for local and touring artists, and ODC Connect is a curated streaming platform with dance films, dance and fitness classes, and interviews with artists, instructors, and health experts on demand. The Healthy Dancers’ Clinic and ODC Health programs focus on 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 states that it is dedicated to the lifecycle of the artistic process and aims to inspire audiences, cultivate artists, engage community, and foster diversity and inclusion through dance. ODC advocates for the performing arts as an essential component of the economic and cultural development of its community and may publish positions on community, social, or political issues that are directly related to its mission in dance, its community, or its facilities, using an Emergency Communications Task Force process. The San Francisco Chronicle described ODC Theater’s 2018 season as “a season of must-sees” and noted that Julie Potter created thought-provoking programming that brought leading artists to San Francisco and showcased Bay Area talents.
Last updated May 13, 2026.
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