Ottawa Dance Centre Schools was established in Ottawa in 1971-72 to provide quality dance education in Classical Ballet and Contemporary techniques to students of all ages. A strong creative component is considered essential and is included in all classes, thus encouraging each student to reach his or her full potential. Under the artistic direction of Judith Davies and the ODCS Faculty, the young dancer is guided from the earliest years in exploration of dance as a creative art form, supported by small classes and co-operative environment.

Judith Davies recently spoke at the Canadian Dance Studies Conference in 2010; read her presentation, Emergence of New Dance in Ottawa: A City Awakening 1970-80 here (PDF).

ODCS has since its beginnings, consistently graduated students into careers as performers, teachers, choreographers, movement therapists and other related professions. Those students who studied with ODCS simply for the love of dance are now returning with their own children, recalling the benefits of self-discipline, individual achievement, and self-expression that dance education in a caring environment can offer.

ODCS has a non-for-profit mandate and is a registered Educational Institution. Fees for the Vocational Training Program are therefore tax exempt.