As a part of general outreach efforts, KT Nelson, Brenda Way, and the ODC dancers offer ongoing workshops, performances, and lectures to a number of groups locally in the Bay Area and nationally while on tour.
The company's local community partners have included the following organizations:
- San Francisco State University
- Mills College
- Berkeley High School
- California Academy of Art
- Academy of Art College
- Oxbow School in Napa
- San Francisco Main Library
- The Equal Justice Society
- The Exploratorium
- Cesar Chavez Elementary School
- Buena Vista Elementary School
- 7 Tepees
- June Jordan School for Equity
- Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (Asawa SOTA)
- Edgewood Center for Children & Families
- University of San Francisco
General outreach efforts, similar in philosophy to the Four-Part Program, place great emphasis on creative interaction with ODC's artistic staff. Larger groups are accommodated with lecture-demonstrations, distance learning programs, short concerts, and community choreography projects.
For more information, please contact Company Manager Joseph Copley at joseph@odc.dance