Since its founding in 1971 by Artistic Director Brenda Way, ODC has developed and received national recognition for its celebrated professional dance company, its school for all ages and skill levels, mentorship and artist support programs, and a fee­-free diagnostic healthy dancers’ clinic. ODC collaborates with its sister organization, ODC Theater, to create an energetic community hub in the Mission district as San Francisco’s leading dance campus. ODC programs, all designed to maintain a full-service, diverse artistic culture, are hosted in discrete parts of the organization. Unlike the prevailing tradition among professional American dance institutions, our definition of dance embraces both the fervent amateur and the lifelong professional. ODC School engages anyone who wishes to move, from age two to 98; the 10-member ODC/Dance company, which performs around the world, is known for artistic excellence and for its outstanding outreach programs; and ODC/Health, a model for diagnostic health evaluation and practice, provides its various physical and mental wellness services to the ODC community without cost.