DAWSONDANCESF Competitors

The mission of San Francisco Ballet is to shape ballet’s future by creating works of uncompromising excellence, identifying and developing extraordinary talent, and serving as a catalyst for cultural transformation. We blend innovation with accountability, local roots with global resonance, creating experiences that shift perspectives and inspire bold creativity across generations. Interested in working with us? Visit https://www.sfballet.org/about/employment for current opportunities!

ODC is a groundbreaking contemporary arts institution, delivering its mission through a world class dance company, an innovative presenting theater and digital platform, a dance school for movers of all ages and abilities, and ODC/Heath with initiatives including a fee-free diagnostic and educational Healthy Dancers’ Clinic, and a fitness program for all levels and abilities. Guided by Founding Artistic Director Brenda Way, ODC is nationally recognized for its entrepreneurial spirit and artistic innovation. Unique for its fully integrated vision, ODC strives to inspire audiences, cultivate artists, engage community, and foster diversity and inclusion through dance performance, training and mentorship. ODC operates a two-building campus consisting of a Dance Commons and the ODC Theater in San Francisco’s Mission District (when in-person activities are allowed), and a robust digital program for classes, performances and engaging dialogue. ODC’s programs and activities have contributed to community development, arts education, and access to creative art-making for 50 years.

Alonzo King LINES Ballet is comprised of an internationally renowned contemporary ballet company, three education programs that serve pre-professional dancers, and a dance center that provides adult drop-in classes for all levels. The LINES Ballet mission is to nurture dynamic artistry and the development of authentic creative expression in dance, through collaboration, performance, and education. We accomplish our mission by: 1. Supporting visionary choreographer Alonzo King in creating works of illuminating beauty and sharing them with audiences around the world. 2. Cultivating the gifts of developing dancers through our educational programs. 3. Providing 80-100 classes per week for the community at the Dance Center. 4. Offering outreach activities to a variety of communities, both locally and nationally.