ODC
351 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 www.odc.dance

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ODC HAS EVOLVED TO BECOME THE MOST ACTIVE CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE ON THE WEST COAST. ITS SCHOOL IS OPEN 365 DAYS EACH YEAR, AND IS DEDICATED TO BOTH ARTISTIC RIGOR AND TO ACCESS. ODC SCHOOL OFFERS OVER 200 CLASSES EACH WEEK IN A WIDE VARIETY OF GENRES. THE SCHOOL SERVES A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 16,000 YOUTH, TEEN AND ADULT STUDENTS RANGING IN AGE FROM 2 TO 90+ EACH YEAR. THE SCHOOL ALSO ENGAGES AND EMPLOYS NEARLY 100 FACULTY AND ACCOMPANISTS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE VITALITY OF ITS OWN SCHOOL, BUT ALSO ANCHORING A CREATIVE WORK FORCE IN THE BAY AREA BY PROVIDING CONSISTENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DANCE ARTISTS, EDUCATORS AND MUSICIANS. ODC SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTS 10% OF THE ANNUAL YOUTH & TEEN STUDENT POPULATION WITH OVER $100,000 IN 2019 IN DEDICATED FUNDS TO MAKE DANCE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. UNLIKE MOST PROFESSIONAL AMERICAN DANCE INSTITUTIONS, ODCS DEFINITION OF DANCERS EMBRACES BOTH THE FERVENT AMATEUR AND THE LIFELONG PROFESSIONAL. IN ADDITION TO CLASSES, ODC SCHOOLS

ODC's mission is to inspire audiences, cultivate artists, engage community and foster diversity and inclusion through dance.

ODC HAS EVOLVED TO BECOME THE MOST ACTIVE CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY DANCE ON THE WEST COAST. ITS SCHOOL IS OPEN 365 DAYS EACH YEAR, AND IS DEDICATED TO QUALITY AND ACCESS. ODC SCHOOL OFFERS OVER 200 CLASSES EACH WEEK IN A WIDE VARIETY OF GENRES. THE SCHOOL SERVES A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 16,000 YOUTH, TEEN AND ADULT STUDENTS RANGING IN AGE FROM 2 TO 90+ EACH YEAR. ODC SCHOOLS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUPPORTS 10% OF THE ANNUAL YOUTH & TEEN STUDENT POPULATION WITH OVER $125,000 IN prior years IN DEDICATED FUNDS TO MAKE DANCE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. UNLIKE MOST PROFESSIONAL AMERICAN DANCE INSTITUTIONS, ODCS DEFINITION OF DANCE EMBRACES BOTH THE FERVENT AMATEUR AND THE LIFELONG PROFESSIONAL.IN ADDITION TO CLASSES, ODC SCHOOLS YOUTH AND TEEN PROGRAM INCLUDE THE DANCE JAM A PRE-PROFESSIONAL TEEN COMPANY WHICH PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH AN INTENSIVE TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING 7 CLASSES AND 3 REHEARSALS PER WEEK, WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL CHOREOGRAPHERS, PERFORMANCES OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMPANYS REPERTORY, PARTICIPATION IN COMPANY FUNDRAISERS AND SPECIAL EVENTS, AND THE PRODUCTION OF ITS OWN SEASON WITH MENTORSHIP PROVIDED BY ODC STAFF. THE ODC YOUTH HIP HOP COMPANY, SEEDS, PROVIDES STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO DELVE DEEP INTO STREET STYLES DANCE TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE. MEMBERS TRAIN AND REHEARSE WEEKLY AND PERFORM IN SPECIFIC SHOWCASES, COMMUNITY BASED PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, AND AN END OF YEAR CULMINATION PERFORMANCE. SINCE ITS FOUNDING, ODC/DANCE HAS PERFORMED FOR MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE IN 41 STATES AND 13 COUNTRIES. BUILT ON RISK AND NERVE (NEW YORK TIMES), ODC/DANCE PREMIERES NEW WORKS BY CHOREOGRAPHERS BRENDA WAY, KT NELSON, KIMI OKADA, AND KATE WEARE; SHOWCASING A WIDE RANGE OF AWARD-WINNING REPERTORY WHICH CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 140 WORKS. IN prior years, NEARLY 50,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS AROUND THE COUNTRY EXPERIENCED ODCS PROFESSIONAL DANCE COMPANY IN LIVE PERFORMANCE IN SAN FRANCISCO AND THROUGH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURING.IN prior years, ODC PREMIERED THREE NEW WORKS, PATH OF MIRACLES CHOREOGRAPHED BY KT NELSON, NEWS OF THE WORLD CHOREOGRAPHED BY BRENDA WAY, AND GIFTS OF SOLACE CHOREOGRAPHED BY KIMI OKADA. PATH OF MIRACLES WAS INSPIRED BY NELSONS MEDITATION PRACTICE AND HER SIX-WEEK WALK AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ANCIENT CAMINO DE SANTIAGO PILGRIMAGE AND WAS SET SITE-SPECIFICALLY WITHIN GRACE CATHEDRAL. PERFORMED AT YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, NEWS OF THE WORLD EXPLORED HOW GENDER ROLES SHAPE SOCIAL INTERACTION AND HOW MEDIA AND CONFIRMATION BIAS PLAY IN OUR PERCEPTIONS, IN THE WAKE OF THE #METOO ERA. GIFTS OF SOLACE WAS DEVELOPED SITE-SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO TROLLEY DANCES FESTIVAL AND EXAMINED HOW VARIOUS MUNDANE ASPECTS OF LIFE BECOME AFFIRMING WHEN MET WITH GRIEF: FOCUSING ON NATURE, FRIENDSHIPS, AND OUR RELATIONSHIPS TO CANINES, THE PIECE FEATURED 3 CASTS OF DOGS AND THEIR HANDLERS AS WELL AS ODCS PROFESSIONAL COMPANY DANCERS. ODC/DANCE ALSO CONTINUED ITS MORE THAN 32 YEAR TRADITION OF PRESENTING ITS ORIGINAL HOLIDAY FAMILY BALLET, VELVETEEN RABBIT. AS PART OF ODCS COMMITMENT TO ACCESS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE COMPANY INVITED 2,049 STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS FROM UNDERSERVED LOCAL SCHOOLS TO ATTEND ADMISSION-FREE PERFORMANCES OF THE VELVETEEN RABBIT AND COMPANION OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING PROVIDING 7+ HOURS OF STANDARDS BASED LESSONS/EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO PARTICIPATING EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS. THIS ACCESS IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY OF UNDERSERVED STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A LIVE DANCE PERFORMANCE.DESIGNED TO FOSTER IMAGINATION AND CREATIVITY OF UNDERSERVED STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A LIVE DANCE PERFORMANCE.DEEPING OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCESS, ODC SUBSIDIZED 8,667 HOURS OF STUDIO AND SPACE RENTALS AMOUNTING TO $75,996 IN DISCOUNTS TO ARTISTS, PEER ARTS ORGANIZATION, AND LOCAL NON-PROFITS.

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