Dear friends and family, I have always loved dancing from the time I was little. As you may know, I have spent the past few years taking numerous classes, training in a variety of different styles and techniques. Over time, dance has become increasingly special to me and is now one of the most important aspects of my life. In 2023 I joined the ODC Dance Jam, a teen dance company consisting of seven dancers. Together we train for fourteen hours a week, taking classes in ballet, contemporary, composition, and Pilates, as well as learning performance repertory. This intensive training has improved not only my technique, but my experience in the professional world of dance. Dance has allowed me to grow as a person in a multitude of ways, giving me a space to express myself, explore my creativity, and expand my knowledge. The Dance Jam has become my family during this past year, and this Spring, we get the chance to showcase our love for dance in our home season performance, which will take place on April 13th and 14th. Your donation to support this production would be greatly appreciated, as it would help provide videographers, lighting design, flyers, programs, and a beautiful reception. Your contribution will allow the ODC Dance Jam to continue to help teenagers express themselves, as it did for myself and my fellow Jam members. With overwhelming appreciation, Josie Jamison
Under the leadership of School Director Kimi Okada and Dance Jam Associate Director Doug Gillespie, the ODC teen contemporary dance company performs work by the choreographers of the professional company, ODC/Dance, as well as renowned guest choreographers. Members of the Dance Jam are challenged with the creation of new works and the complexities of training in multiple dance techniques through a 5-day per week training schedule. With mentorship from ODC staff, the Dance Jam produces all aspects of their annual home season in ODC Theater, richly expanding their skill sets and understanding of work both on and offstage within a professional setting.
Please support this community of young dancers with a donation of any size to help produce their April 19 & 20th, 2025 performances, From the Ground Up.
"You won't want to miss this evening of glorious dancing and bracing choreography performed by a dynamic talented team of youthful artists! Come experience the future of dance." - Brenda Way, ODC Founding Artistic Director
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As part of their home season performances, the Dance Jam will perform a full program of works including a new work from former Dance Jam Associate Director Dexandro Montalvo, a new work by noted choreographer and dancer Babatunji Johnson, Jam repertory pieces Mixing Ground by Bliss Kohlmyer and There's So Much To Do To to Save the World by KT Nelson, and Head in the Sand by Kimi Okada from the ODC/Dance Company repertory.