ODC is a groundbreaking contemporary arts institution with longstanding roots in the San Francisco community. Considered the most active center for dance on the West Coast, the organization is unique for its fully integrated arts vision  Detailed Bio> ODC is a groundbreaking contemporary arts institution with longstanding roots in the San Francisco community. Considered the most active center for dance on the West Coast, the organization is unique for its fully integrated arts vision and its complex and far-reaching impact. In September 2005, ODC opened a performing arts center -- the ODC Dance Commons, located in the heart of the San Francisco Mission -- which sustains a world-class dance company, a professional, pre-professional, and recreational dance training program, a Healthy Dancers’ Clinic, a curated art gallery and a five studio rehearsal and office complex. In 2008, the ODC Theater, a nationally regarded presenting venue, will undergo an extensive renovation producing a state-of-the-art facility befitting its historical role in San Francisco’s art community.

ODC/Dance, the resident dance company at the Commons, is considered one of the first American dance companies to return to virtuosic technique and narrative in avant-garde dance. The company is known throughout the world for its athleticism, passion and intellectual depth.
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ODC Theater, has the distinction of being the oldest contemporary dance producing and presenting organization in San Francisco. The Theater provides access to more than 250 community artists annually and has significant training and mentoring programs for new and emerging artists.

ODC School and “Rhythm & Motion,” hold over 180 classes a week for some 2000 professional, pre-professional, and recreational dancers of all ages with a range of training from modern and ballet to world dance and social dance.

Operating in San Francisco's Mission district for over 30 years, ODC strives to inspire audiences, cultivate artists, engage community, and foster diversity and inclusion through dance performance, training, and mentorship.  <Make Smaller