ODC School Community Showcase Performance Workshops
PERFORMANCES:
June 12-13, 2026
Friday, June 12, 7:30PM
Saturday, June 13, 5:30PM and 8:00PM
Immerse yourself in an exciting evening sampler of world dance! Created by a diverse group of prominent Bay Area teachers, dancers, and choreographers, the Community Showcase performances are the culmination of the fall performance workshops for adult students.
Whether you are a novice or seasoned performer, this workshop series will provide a welcoming space to develop and hone your stage presence. Students will learn a piece of original choreography as a group and perform in an informal and supportive setting at ODC Theater at the end of the session. We hope you will join us for this beloved ODC tradition.
Please click the link below to register and to check each teacher’s drop-in and absence policies, where applicable.
ODC School presents Community Showcase, the culmination of the Spring 2026 Performance Workshops, featuring:
Fusion Bellydance Ismaaouni — Performance Workshop with Jill Parker & Maite Gasco
Contemporary Dance with Improvisation + Contact Improvisation (Intermediate) with Suzanne Beahrs
Contemporary Dance and Martial Arts with Daiane Lopes da Silva and Soungyoung Park
Ballet with ODC Ballet Director Chris Lam
Ballroom with Rafael Dominguez & Alise Halbert
Contemporary with Erin YenModern Technique with Nol Simonse
ODC School presents the Community Showcase Performance Workshops:
Fusion Bellydance Ismaaouni — Performance Workshop with Jill Parker & Maite Gasco (All levels)
Saturdays
March 14 and 28, April 4: 1:45-4:15pm
April 11 and 18, May 30, June 6: 1:45-3:15pm
Join Jill Parker and Maite Gasco for an exhilarating performance workshop where you’ll learn and perform an original choreography by Jill, set to “Ismaaouni” by Musicians of the Nile. This folky, high-energy instrumental is lively, driving, and irresistibly fun—perfect fuel for a piece that’s meant to move.
The choreography is a homage to Jill’s early dance inspiration, Hahbi’Ru, featuring line formations and an earthy, village-style folk feel. The vibe carries echoes of the Northern California Renaissance Faire of the 1990s—themselves inspired by the wild, groovy, and earthy Renaissance faire bellydance scene of the late 1960s and ’70s. Jill weaves this lineage into the choreography and infuses it with her trademark sensuous, gooey goodness, sharp musicality, and a touch of cheekiness. The result is a piece that’s rich in texture, deeply rooted, and an absolute blast to perform.
This performance workshop offers participants a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a professional dance company. Open to students of all levels, the experience is designed to support meaningful growth through focused rehearsal, consistency, and shared commitment. Expect to bring your full attention to each session, practice regularly, and submit occasional videos to track your progress. Jill’s workshop includes video tutorials and homework assignments between live sessions to support your learning.
You’ll be part of a supportive, collaborative community where dancers share insights, refine their skills, and rise together. Jill and Maite foster a warm, encouraging environment where students work hard, challenge themselves, and enjoy the process—growing both individually and as a group
Contemporary Dance with Improvisation + Contact Improvisation (Intermediate) with Suzanne Beahrs
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30pm
March 24 - June 2, 2026
Join Suzanne in developing a work about expanding into the fullness of our beings, releasing energy and expressing ourselves in the world. Her movement style is grounded and fluid. Students will also be supported in contributing to the work collaboratively.
Contemporary Dance and Martial Arts with Daiane Lopes da Silva and Soungyoung Park
Thursdays, 7:15-9:00pm
April 16-June 4, 2026
In this workshop, Daiane Lopes da Silva and Soungyoung Park come together in a fun and supportive collaboration, sharing their backgrounds in contemporary dance and martial arts. Think action choreography (yes—like in the movies) blended with the flow and artistry of contemporary dance. The class is structured in four stages: martial arts drills, partnering techniques, improvisation, and choreography. Open to movers of all backgrounds, the workshop offers a safe and encouraging space to build confidence, coordination, and connection while exploring dynamic movement together.
Ballet with ODC Ballet Director Chris Lam
Tuesdays, 8:00-9:30pm
March 17-June 2, 2026
Chris Lam's ballet performance workshop for 2026 will be a classical ballet piece set to the thrilling music of master ballet composer Tchaikovsky. Incorporating group patterns, theatrical gestures and a distinct folkloric style. This offering is for dancers who have a minimum of 3 years of solid fundamental ballet training.
Ballroom with Rafael Dominguez & Alise Halbert
Mondays, 8:00-9:30pm
March 30 - June 1, 2026
Join Rafael & Alise in this fun performance workshop showcasing the Viennese Waltz. Learn the classic and sweeping turns of the Viennese Waltz along with a modern twist! Students should have a basic knowledge of Viennese Waltz and/or Waltz.
Contemporary with Erin Yen
Tuesdays, 5:45-7:00pm
April 7- June 2, 2026
Dancers will explore new movement pathways and ways to self-express in this Contemporary Performance Workshop with Erin Yen. Expect to learn a dance to a song, rehearse the steps, and practice the qualitative aspects of dance performance. Choreography will include unison phrases, specific patterns, and moments for personal exploration. Erin's choreographic style balances years of training on the competition dance circuit with a conceptual, academic mindset gained while receiving a BFA in Dance. Erin's unique contemporary flow includes floorwork. Modifications are always welcome.
Performance and Choreography Workshop with Nol Simonse
Wednesdays, 8:30-9:30pm
March 18 - June 6, 2026
In this workshop, we will make a dance together! Dancers will create movement using specific choreographic tasks designed to break you out of your habits. We will work on dancing cleanly, beautifully, and efficiently- alone and in groups. We will increase our flow, musicality, and performance energy. We will have a relationship with space, and each other, and (hopefully) we’ll have a good time as well!
This workshop is great for any dancer wanting to deepen their practice. It is geared towards intermediate dancers, but all are welcome. This is a great place for any dancer looking to push themselves and experience the joys of dancing with others!
Tap with Vanessa Sanchez
Thursdays, 6:45-8:15pm
April 16-June 4, 2026
Choreographer Vanessa Sanchez will create a percussive performance piece rooted in Tap Dance, with elements of traditional Son Jarocho foot work (form Veracruz, Mexico), centering Afro-Cuban rhythms as both the score and inspiration for original tap choreography. The development of the choreography will draw heavily on the skills of workshop participants, incorporating polyrhythmic sequences (layering different footwork patterns at the same time) and highlighting our feet as instruments. Open to dancers with a range of technique levels, leaning toward advanced beginner to intermediate level tap dancers, performers will be part of a new, rhythm-driven piece that uses our feet, hands and body to tell a percussive story.
Dancers must be able to do the following steps: Shuffle ball change, flap heel, cramp roll, Paddle & Roll (paradiddle), single time step.
All ticket sales are final. Performances, dancers, and guest artists subject to change.