About this Event
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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 Yvonne Coutts
Dates: November 10-11-12
Time: 10am-11:15am
Location: Studio B, Ottawa Dance Cirective
Price: $13 + tax / class
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: Lana Morton
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Coming up this Fall 2026 season!
Classes with Calder White
Location: The School of Dance
Monday Nov 2 | 10:30am-12pm
Tuesday Nov 3 | 9am-10:30am
Wednesday Nov 4 | 8:45am-10:15am
Thursday Nov 5 | 10:45am-12:15pm
Friday Nov 6 | 8:45am-10:15am
Classes with Yvonne Coutts
Location: Ottawa Dance Directive
Tuesday Nov 10 | 10-11:15am
Wednesday Nov 11 | 10-11:15am
Thursday Nov 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]!
Event venue & nearby stays
Ottawa Dance Directive / ODD BOX / Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Canada
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