With options for absolute beginners and aspiring professional dancers alike, the Teen Class curriculum offers a wide range of classes that span over the course of an academic year. Teens are immersed in the dance environment of ODC, where they learn to cultivate technical training as well as artistry.
Teen classes require academic year-long enrollment.
Fall: September 12–December 18, 2020 (No classes Fall Break week: 11/23–29)
Spring: January 9–May 14, 2021 (No classes on Spring Break week: 3/29-4/4)
To register, please contact ODC Youth & Teen Program staff at registration@odc.dance, or register online here. A $30 Beyond the Classroom Registration Fee is charged at the time of enrollment to all students to provide additional opportunities to cultivate the complete dancer. If registering online, please add the $30 Beyond the Classroom Registration Free from the "Products" tab at checkout.
- Contemporary | Ages 13-18 New 5-Week Workshops
Teen Contemporary I-III | Ages 13-18
Contemporary technique emphasizes athletic movement, full use of the body, expansive use of space, alignment, articulation of the joints and muscles, momentum, weight, and gesture. Each student is encouraged to move with maximum joy and expression. Contemporary classes are challenging, inspiring, and artistically engaging.Teen Intro to Contemporary | Ages 13+
Saturdays, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM- Session 1 (January 9 - February 12)
- Session 2 (February 20 - March 26)
- Session 3 (April 10 - May 14)
Tuition: $100 per session
Teen Contemporary II | Tue/Thu 4:15–5:30 PM
Teen Contemporary III | Tue/Thu 4:15-5:30 PM
Tuition: Year-Long Enrollment (30 Weeks) | $1,200Dance Jam, ODC's Teen Contemporary Dance Company (Ages 13-18) Learn More
Audition on September 1 - Ballet | Ages 13-18 New 5-Week Workshops
Teen Ballet I | Ages 13-18
The ballet curriculum of ODC’s Youth & Teen Program prioritizes a healthy, body-positive, injury-free technique cultivated through alignment, strength, flexibility, and focus. Students are encouraged to develop a mastery of technique, informed by somatic awareness and enjoyment. Pointe technique is introduced to students as recommended by ballet faculty.Teen Intro to Ballet | Ages 13+
Sundays, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM- Session 1 (January 9 - February 12)
- Session 2 (February 20 - March 26)
- Session 3 (April 10 - May 14)
Tuition: $100 per sessionTeen Ballet II | Ages 13-18
The ballet curriculum of ODC’s Youth & Teen Program prioritizes a healthy, body-positive, injury-free technique cultivated through alignment, strength, flexibility, and focus. Students are encouraged to develop a mastery of technique, informed by somatic awareness and enjoyment. Pointe technique is introduced to students as recommended by ballet faculty.
Teen Ballet II | Mon/Wed 5:45–7:00 PM
Tuition: Year-Long Enrollment (30 Weeks) | $1,200Ballet III | Ages 9-13
Ballet classes in our program emphasize a healthy body alignment to create a strong, elegant, and injury-free technique. Using body awareness, students work on strength, flexibility, focus, and musicality, as well as the cultivation of a positive body image and the mastery of technique. Ballet III students are required to take Dance Around the World, which is included in the tuition.
Ballet III | Mon/Wed/Fri 4:15–5:30 PM
Dance Around the World | Mon 5:45-6:30 PM
Tuition: Year-Long Enrollment (30 Weeks) | $2,160Ballet IV-VI | Ages 13-18
The ballet curriculum of ODC’s Youth & Teen Program prioritizes a healthy, body-positive, injury-free technique cultivated through alignment, strength, flexibility, and focus. Students are encouraged to develop a mastery of technique, informed by somatic awareness and enjoyment. Pointe technique is introduced to students as recommended by ballet faculty.
Ballet IV | Mon/Wed/Fri 4:15–5:30 PM
Ballet V | Mon/Wed/Fri 4:15–5:30 PM
Ballet VI | Mon/Wed/Fri 4:15–5:30 PM
Tuition: Year-Long Enrollment (30 Weeks) | $1,800To register, please contact ODC Youth & Teen Program staff at registration@odc.dance
- Hip Hop | Ages 13-18 New 5-Week Workshops
Teen Hip Hop I-II | Ages 13-18
These physically-charged classes incorporate various street styles, including pop-locking, breaking, and freestyling. Students develop movement quality and musicality, while also exploring improvisation and group collaboration. Level I is recommended for beginners.Teen Hip Hop I | Ages 12+
Saturdays, 11:15 AM-12:15 PM- Session 1 (January 9 - February 12)
- Session 2 (February 20 - March 26)
- Session 3 (April 10 - May 14)
Tuition: $100 per session
Seeds Teen Community Hip Hop Class: Saturdays, 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Starting January 9, FREE!
Seeds, ODC’s Teen Hip Hop Dance Company shares this open class weekly with the whole community. Learn from the teaching artists of Embodiment Project and dance alongside the Seeds company dancers. All teens welcome!
Teen Hip Hop II | Sat 12:30-1:30 PM
Prorated Tuition: Year-Long Enrollment (26 Weeks) | $520Seeds, ODC’s Teen Hip Hop Dance Company (Ages 13-18)
Under the leadership of Amber Julian, George Cheng, Poko Devis, and Rama Hall, Seeds offers students the opportunity to delve deep into hip hop dance training, improvisation, and performance. Styles include popping, house, classic hip hop, waacking, and other street genres. With an emphasis on originality, this teen company teaches students how to move with confidence and passion, while also exploring the socio-cultural components of hip hop through dedicated discussions and enrichment.
Culminating project to be announced!Mondays & Wednesdays
5:30 - 7:00pm - Tap | Ages 12+ New 5-Week Workshops
Teen Tap I-II | Ages 13-18
Our Teen Tap curriculum focuses on the development of technique with an emphasis on musicality, rhythm, coordination, weight shift, and balance. Students work on fundamental skill-building material, as well as inventive choreographies.
Teen Tap I | Fri 4:15-5:00 PM- Session 1 (January 9 - February 12)
- Session 2 (February 20 - March 26)
- Session 3 (April 10 - May 14)
Tuition: $100 per session
Teen Tap II | Fri 5:15-6:00 PM
Prorated Tuition: Year-Long Enrollment (13 Weeks) | $260Teen Tap III | Ages 13-18
This intermediate/advanced tap class focuses on the creation and rehearsal of challenging and imaginative tap choreography. It explores various techniques such as soft-shoe sand dance, percussive dance with objects, and spitfire driving tap sequences.
Teen Tap III | 11:00-11:45 AM
Prorated Tuition: Spring Session (17 Weeks) | $340To register or to be put in the interest list of Tap III, please contact ODC Youth & Teen Program staff at registration@odc.dance
A $30 Beyond the Classroom Registration Fee is charged at the time of enrollment to all students to provide additional opportunities to cultivate the complete dancer.
- Teen Companies: Seeds (Hip-Hop) & Dance Jam (Contemporary) | Ages 13-18
Seeds, ODC’s Teen Hip Hop Dance Company (Ages 13-18) Learn More
Under the leadership of Amber Julian, George Cheng, Poko Devis, and Rama Hall, Seeds offers students the opportunity to delve deep into hip hop dance training, improvisation, and performance. Styles include popping, house, classic hip hop, waacking, and other street genres. With an emphasis on originality, this teen company teaches students how to move with confidence and passion, while also exploring the socio-cultural components of hip hop through dedicated discussions and enrichment.
Culminating project to be announced!Mondays & Wednesdays
5:30 - 7:00pmDance Jam, ODC's Teen Contemporary Dance Company (Ages 13-18) Learn More
Fall 2021 Audition: TBDUnder the leadership of Kimi Okada and D. Montalvo, the teen contemporary dance company continues online with exciting new 2020-21 programming adapted for online learning. Members of the Dance Jam perform work by the choreographers of our professional company, ODC/Dance (Brenda Way, KT Nelson, and Kimi Okada), as well as renowned guest choreographers who have included; Katie Faulkner, Robert Dekkers, D. Montalvo, Chuck Wilt, Erica Chong Shuch, and Scott Wells.
Members of the Dance Jam are challenged with the creation of new works for film and the complexities of training in multiple dance techniques. They engage in dance mentorship with other students in the Youth & Teen Program and are offered the unique experience of working with ODC/Dance, the professional parent company. With guidance from ODC staff, the Dance Jam produces their annual home season (online in 2021!), expanding their skill set and understanding of work within a professional dance company. The Jam will hold special programming between the Fall and Spring Sessions (January 4, 2020 – January 8, 2021).