Dance Costumes and Life Lessons

  BY LIZ BRENT This spring marks the anniversary of one of my longest-running costume jobs. As of April, I have worked for five years in a row with the ODC Dance Jam. From 2012 to 2017, I have costumed the teen company for the ODC School Youth and Teen […]

May 1, 2017  |  Read Article

Finding Independence: An Interview with ODC Dance Jam’s Mia J. Chong

BY CAUVERI SURESH The ODC Dance Jam is a 13-member teen dance company based in San Francisco. Directed by ODC School Director Kimi Okada, Co-Artistic Director KT Nelson, and Rehearsal Master Dexandro Montalvo, the Dance Jam works with Bay Area choreographers to create and perform new pieces. The young men […]

March 27, 2014  |  Read Article

The Bunion: They’re Stealing our Jobs!

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT AND MAGGIE STACK We have a new economic crisis on our hands! Teenagers can’t find work! Why? Dancers are stealing teenagers’ low-wage jobs to subsidize their no-wage dance jobs. And with teenagers out of work they’re turning to alcohol and drugs and not going to college and […]

March 24, 2014  |  Read Article