Contemporary Classes with Yvonne Coutts | Nov 26-28 | 10-11:30AM

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Starting again this Fall 2025, ODD will be hosting morning dance classes!

Some details:

• Classes take place in Studio B at ODD which is in Arts Court (2 Daly Avenue) on the 2nd floor.

• These are intermediate/advanced level classes, some contemporary dance experience is recommended. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions at b2RkaXNkYW5jaW5nIHwgZ21haWwgISBjb20=.

• Classes are $12+tax and can be paid at the end of class in person by cash or card.

To see future classes and teachers, check our full winter schedule below!

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About the class:

An intermediate-advanced level class that is based in contemporary techniques and influences from my dance practice. There will be standing and floor exploration with emphasis on rhythm, range, and responsiveness. Spatial intent coupled with full body listening shapes a foundation for energetic exchange and interpretative choices.

About Yvonne:

Yvonne Coutts is the Artistic Director and resident choreographer for ODD. Her works on the company have been presented at Canada Dance Festivals, Dancing on the Edge, Dance Made in Canada, Festival Quartier Danses, The BWDC, Orillia Arts Centre, the NAC’s Southam Hall, and Le Maison de la Culture in Gatineau. Since 1988, her independent work has been commissioned or presented by the Brian Webb Dance Company, the Winnipeg Dance Festival, Tangente, Danceworks, Public Energy, Four Chambers Dance Project, Women in View, Dancemakers, Arraymusic, Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers, the Canada Dance Festival, and BoucharDanse.She received the Bonnie Bird Choreographic Award from the Laban Center and her commissioned work toured Europe, the United States, and Asia. In 1994, she was in residence at The Place in London, and her solo, Now. In Blue, commissioned by the CDF and CanDance, went on to a Canadian tour. Yvonne was a company member of Le Groupe Dance Lab from 1988 to 1994. She received the Ottawa Arts Council Mid-Career Artist Award in 2015, was nominated for the OAF’s K.M. Hunter Artists Award three times, and was nominated for the OAF’s Eldred Family Dance Award in 2021 and 2023.

Photo: Curtis Perry

Coming up this season!

November

Wed-Fri | 26-27-28 | 10am-11:30am with Yvonne Coutts

December

Tues-Thurs | 16-17-18 | Time TBC with Yvonne Coutts

2026 Season NAC Dance Masterclasses

Links for registration coming soon!

NAC Masterclass with Dance On Ensemble

Thursday February 19 | Time TBC

NAC Masterclass with Parts + Labour

Thursday April 30 | Time TBC

NAC Masterclass with Saburo Teshigawara

Thursday May 14 | Time TBC

This schedule may be updated throughout the season.

Any questions, feel free to email us at b2RkaXNkYW5jaW5nIHwgZ21haWwgISBjb20=!

Also check out other Workshops in Ottawa, Festivals in Ottawa, Arts events in Ottawa.