Summer Weekly Classes
Join us for the six-week Summer Weekly Class Session, which runs from June 21-July 31. View the 2026 Summer Weekly Class Schedule here! Classes for middle schoolers, high schoolers and adults operate on a class card system for summer, so you register for a class card not a specific class. Classes include ballet, pointe, pre-ballet/creative […]
Disney’s Jungle Book Kids Summer Musical Theatre Camp
We’re excited to partner with Fuzi Dance Etc. to offer this exciting Musical Theatre camp for kids going into 3rd through 9th grades! Held June 29-July 11 (Monday-Friday 9am-noon) this camp costs $450 (including $50 deposit) and includes snacks & crafts.
Summer Intensive
Intermediate and Advanced Ballet students are encouraged to attend the Olympia Summer Dance Intensive, August 3-21 (one, two or three week options are available.) Students from all studios are welcome to attend (ODC students in Beginner 3/4, Intermediate 1/2/3 and Advanced are eligible.) The guest faculty includes former dancers and teachers from Pacific Northwest Ballet, […]
16th Annual Olympia Dance Festival
Don’t miss this one-time only performance on Saturday, February 28 at 7pm at the Washington Center in Olympia. The festival features 18 dance companies from throughout the region performing ballet, hip-hop, contemporary, jazz, musical theater, ballroom, belly dance, Irish dance, Chinese dance, Flamenco and more! Get your tickets at www.washingtoncenter.org.
Olympia Arts & Wellness Building
Olympia Dance Center is excited to announce the purchase of a new building! This 24,000 square foot state of the art facility will be home to Olympia Dance Center and Ballet Northwest, as well as other non-profits, artists, and wellness professionals such as massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and more! It is located at […]
Nutcracker tickets on sale!
Get your tickets now for Ballet Northwest’s Nutcracker at the Washington Center! A South Sound holiday tradition for 40 years, The Nutcracker will be performed December 12-21. The production features professional sets, stunning costumes, 200 local dancers and guest artist Maddox Ellison from the American Ballet Theatre School in New York. Join Clara and The […]
2025-26 Schedule Posted – Registration is Now Open!
The 2025-26 schedule is posted and registration is open! Classes begin Wed. Sept. 10. Check out our new classes: Barre Fusion, Boys Ballet, Kids Flamenco, Belly Dance for kids & adults, Acting for the Stage, and more! View the Schedule Register Online
Congrats to JODC alumni!
Congrats to JODC alumni who will be dancing with professional companies this season: Giovanny Garibay (Grand Rapids Ballet), Ashley Baker (Ballet Idaho), Elina Brein (Eugene Ballet), Jacob Brein (Eugene Ballet), Natalie Allenton (Spectrum Dance Theater), Sunny Swasey (Walt Disney World), and Emily Walter (Khambatta Dance Company). We’re so proud of all of them! (Pictured: Natalie […]
Puget Sound Dance Festival
Sunday, March 17 at 6:30pm Tickets: Puget Sound Dance Festival – Performing Arts and Event Center (fwpaec.org) The inaugural Puget Sound Dance Festival includes a wide range of dance forms including ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, Indian dance, Chinese dance, Flamenco, and more! The festival features 11 top dance companies from throughout the region: Allegro Performing Arts […]
In Memory of Bud Johansen
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of the amazing Bernard “Bud” Johansen. Bud touched the lives of thousands of dancers and their families over the past fifty years in Olympia. He was an amazing teacher, director, mentor, and friend. Through his work at the studio, with Ballet Northwest, and at […]