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Organized by: Ottawa Dance Directive — https://www.eventbrite.com/o/4528238327Contemporary Classes at Ottawa Dance Directive coming up with Calder White November 17th to 20th!
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Hello! :)
This Fall 2026 season, Ottawa Dance Directive and The School of Dance are collaborating to offer contemporary dance classes to the community.
**Please note the location of the class whenever you sign up!
Other details:
Classes take place in either Studio B at ODD which is in Arts Court (2 Daly Avenue) on the 2nd floor. Or, in the studios of The School of Dance (200 Crichton St).
Registration is required, even if no payment is taken in advance.
These are intermediate/advanced level classes, some contemporary dance experience is recommended. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions at [email protected].
Classes can be paid in person by cash or card.
To see future classes and teachers, check our full schedule below!
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Contemporary Classes with Calder White
Dates: November 17-18-19-20
Time: 10am-11:15am
Location: Studio B, Ottawa Dance Cirective
Price: $13 + tax / class
About Calder:
Calder White (he/him) is a freelance dance artist based on the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations (so-called "Vancouver, BC"). He pulls heavily from his training in Limón modern, Bartenieff Fundamentals, and Countertechnique to inform his teachings of weight, fall and suspension, and compartmentalization of the body. Training and performing with Shay Kuebler since the summer of 2017, he brings Shay’s ideas surrounding floorwork into the studio and focuses on foundational movements/drills originating in break dance and martial arts to facilitate healthy relationships with gravity. Throughout all his teachings, Calder emphasizes low-stakes learning to demystify floor-based movement modalities and make workshops accessible to a wide range of skill levels. Calder has shared his workshops with institutions across North America, including at Ottawa Dance Directive, UC Santa Barbara, Yukon Contemporary Training Community, Training Society of Vancouver, and the Ohio State University.
About Calder’s class:
Floorworkshops provide a space for us to use principles of momentum and counter-direction to safely and efficiently pour weight into the floor. Combining elements from contemporary and modern dance forms, breaking, and various somatic practices like Alexander technique, class will introduce and build upon floorwork fundamentals. We'll roll, slide, spill, and slosh through space. We'll practice falling and embrace the bumps along the way. Most of all, we'll move together and support each other in a low-stakes, research-focused workshop setting.
Photo: Jeff Liang
Coming up this Fall 2026 season!
Classes with Yvonne Coutts
Location: Ottawa Dance Directive
Nov 10-11-12 | 10-11:15am
NAC Masterclass with Out Innerspace
Location: Ottawa Dance Directive
Saturday Nov 14 | 10am-12pm
Classes with Calder White
Location: Ottawa Dance Directive
Nov 17-18-19-20 | 10am-11:15am
Classes with Yvonne Coutts
Location: The School of Dance
Monday Nov 23 | 10:45am-12:15pm
Tuesday Nov 24 | 9am-10:30am
Thursday Nov 26 | 10:45am-12:15pm
People Dancing Together
Location: Ottawa Dance Directive
Wednesday Dec 2 | 7-8:30pm
Classes with Sarah Hopkin
Location: The School of Dance
Monday Nov 30 | 10:45am-12:15pm
Tuesday Dec 1 | 9am-10:30am
Wednesday Dec 2 | 8:45am-10:15am
Thursday Dec 3 | 10:45am-12:15pm
Friday Dec 4 | 8:45am-10:15am
This schedule may be updated throughout the season.
Any questions, feel free to email us at [email protected]!
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Ottawa Dance Directive / ODD BOX / Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1N 6E2, CA, Canada
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