SEEDS, ODC and Embodiment Project's Teen Hip Hop Company (Ages 13-18)
Scholarships opportunities available!
Co-directed by Rama Hall, and Jenelle Gaerlan of Embodiment Project, SEEDS offers students the opportunity to delve deep into hip hop dance training and performance. Styles include popping, house, classic hip hop, waacking, and other street genres. With an emphasis on performance quality and originality, this teen company teaches students to freestyle and perform choreography confidently and passionately.
SEEDS is structured as a pre-professional teen hip hop/street dance company for SF Bay Area students that pairs movement, Liberatory Storytelling™, and restorative justice to help middle-high school youth express their story through their bodies, lift their voice, and learn vital skills to navigate conflict in community.
In this after-school program, a cohort of up to 16 is guided by teaching specialists, and EP and ODC mentors to explore the origins and diverse stylistic variations of hip-hop alongside themes of social justice, racial and gender equity, and other relevant issues. Through workshops, class field trips, and performance opportunities, as well as attendance at Bay Area street dance events, movement is leveraged as a vehicle to speak truth, provoke discussion, and raise awareness of systemic injustice experienced first-hand by youth in our cities.
SEEDS participates in the December Showcase, December 7, 2025; the May Showcase, May 2-3, 2026, and their own dedicated performances on May 16-17, 2026.
SEEDS 2025 Season: ODC and Embodiment Project Present SEEDS in What is the Definition of Love?
May 17 & 18 at 5pm at ODC Theater
Audition for the upcoming 2025/26 School Year:
Wednesday, September 10th from 4:30-6:00 PM
Fill out a form to register for the audition.
Schedule and Cost
September 22, 2025 to May 17, 2026
Mondays & Wednesdays
4:30 to 7:00 PM
Tuition: $1,856
Registration Fee: $65
Scholarships available
Foster guidance in the expression of stories through bodies, and uplift unique voices.