Enthusiastic and dedicated young artists ensure a vibrant horizon for dance, and ODC Dance Jam is doing its part to develop teen talent at the highest level. See what the future holds at the contemporary troupe’s fourth home-season show, Make the Road by Walking, April 16 and 17 at ODC Dance Commons.
ODC Dance Jam. Photo: Claire Gilbert
Participation in Dance Jam is by invitation only, and the fourteen co-ed members, who range in age from 13 to 18, train and rehearse five days a week in modern, ballet and other dance forms under the supervision of ODC co-artistic director KT Nelson and ODC School director and associate choreographer Kimi Okada. Along with performing in professional venues, Dance Jam takes part in school outreach and nonprofit fundraisers—quite an after-school commitment.
For Make the Road, the teens perform a big-time rep that includes works by Okada and Nelson along with esteemed choreographers Bliss Kohlmyer-Dowman, Greg Dawson, Kim Epifano and 2010 Izzie Award winner Nol Simonse, plus Brenda Way’s John Somebody.
Check it out and give them a hand:
ODC Dance Jam’s 4th Annual Home Season
Make the Road by Walking
April 16 at 8 p.m.
April 17 at 4 p.m. & 7 p.m.
ODC Dance Commons
315 Shotwell Street, San Francisco
$12 general admission
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/166923
ODC Dance Jam. Photo: Claire Gilbert
