Nina Delos Reyes-Webb is 15 years old and a sophomore at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts where she studies dance. This is her first year in the Jam but she has been dancing at ODC since she was 2 years old. She started her training in mostly ballet, but in the past few years, she has discovered her passion for contemporary and choreography, which she is excited to explore in the Jam. Nina is very grateful for the opportunities she’s been given and is so excited to perform with her fellow Jam members! When she’s not dancing, you can find her in the kitchen, baking, or finding something to snack on.
ODC’s teen contemporary dance company is directed by ODC School Director, Kimi Okada, and Jam Co-Artistic Director Tanya Bello. The Dance Jam was founded in 1996 to offer technical/creative training and performance opportunities to talented and committed young dancers. Dancers are selected by audition.
The Jam has a rigorous training program, taking seven classes per week, cross-training in contemporary, ballet, composition/choreography, Pilates, and special classes in multiple styles. Many Jam members go on to have careers in the professional dance world.
With guidance from ODC staff, the Dance Jam self-produces their own home season at the ODC Theater, richly expanding their skill sets and understanding of what happens offstage as well as in the studio and onstage to create a season. They carry these skills forward to whatever career path they take.
Dance Jam members
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Nina Delos Reyes-Webb
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Natalie Rovner
Natalie RovnerNatalie Rovner is a 16 year old junior at Lowell High School. She started dancing at ODC when she was 6, primarily in ballet but later incorporating contemporary as well. She is excited to be joining the Jam for her first year and is extremely grateful for opportunity to be a part of it. She looks forward to getting to work with her fellow company members and directors. Outside of dance and school, you can find her acting, reading, and baking in any of her sparse free time.
KIMI OKADA (Associate Choreographer, Director of ODC School) is a founding member of ODC. Her work includes more than 30 choreographies for ODC/Dance, as well as commissions and collaborations with Geoff Hoyle, Bill Irwin, Julie Taymor, and Robin Williams. She has choreographed productions for the American Conservatory Theater of San Francisco, Yale Repertory Theater, the New Victory Theater in New York, the Children’s Theater Company in Minneapolis, Theatre for a New Audience in New York, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the American Music Theater Festival, the Santa Fe Opera, Los Angeles Music Center Opera, Los Angeles Theatre Center, the Pickle Family Circus, and the San Francisco Mime Troupe.
She was nominated for a Tony Award for the Broadway production of Largely New York, which she co-choreographed with Bill Irwin. She received a 2014 Isadora Duncan Award for Outstanding Choreography for ODC’s Two If by Sea. Since 1996, Kimi has served as director of ODC School, which she has brought to the forefront of international and national dance education for youth and adults. She has been honored with a California State Legislature Assembly Resolution for choreographic and community contributions. She also directs ODC’s pre-professional teen company, ODC Dance Jam.
Tanya Bello, Co-Artistic Director
Tanya Bello is a distinguished Arts Executive, Choreographer, and Pedagogical Architect with over 25 years of experience leading high-level artistic collaborations and cultural initiatives. Her career is defined by a unique ability to bridge the gap between rigorous technical standards and strategic program management, making her a recognized force in the Bay Area’s professional dance and nonprofit sectors.
A foundational collaborator within the ODC ecosystem, Tanya has a proven history of upholding the institution’s artistic excellence. She previously served as the Repetiteur for the children's cast of The Velveteen Rabbit and the Co-Choreographer and Repetiteur for the annual Step on Stage production. In these capacities, she worked directly with Artistic Directors Kimi Okada and KT Nelson to translate ODC’s visionary repertoire for young performers. This deep institutional knowledge is complemented by her extensive faculty work across ODC’s Contemporary levels, where she specialized in the technical progression of students aged 5–18.
Tanya’s executive acumen is anchored by a decade of leadership as the National Cultural Development Director for Wood Partners and Greystar (2016–2026). As the chief architect of the Ground Floor Project, she directed a national arts and placemaking initiative that achieved ten years of sustained success. This role required mastery of complex production logistics, multi-city budgeting, and stakeholder communication. Previously, as the Founder and Artistic Director of Project. B. (2010–2018), she managed the full lifecycle of a professional contemporary company, from recruitment of high level dancers, setting of original choreography to securing institutional grant support.
Her roots are firmly planted in the highest tiers of American dance. A graduate of Marymount Manhattan College, Tanya began her career as the Liaison for the Martha Graham Dance Trust at the Library of Congress. Her performance career includes tenures as a soloist and Repetiteur for Garrett/Moulton Productions, as well as credits with Robert Moses’ Kin and Rincones & Company Dance Theater, among many other companies in the Bay Area, Italy, Washington, DC, and New York City.
A dedicated educator and mentor, Tanya has held faculty positions at Dominican University, Sonoma State University, and Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Since 2020, she has led the dance program at The Healdsburg School, focusing on long-term student development and performance excellence. Her commitment to the arts ecosystem extends to her current service on the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus.
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