hi, my name is elizabeth soberanes, and i teach latin dance grooves at odc.ving center for dance here. there are so many people who are affected by what we do, not just in the school, but we have a presenting theater that has performances, you know, 40 weeks out of the year. we have our professional company. so we have many component parts that offer different portals for people to come through, no matter what they're interested in. it's an organization that is centered in dance, that seeks to create an environment where art, community, creativity, and performance are the natural way of life. the curriculum, of course, is about training, but it's also about giving everybody access to movement. and so we set up a world in which everybody could do that. okada: it's about your body. it's about trying to feel comfortable in your body, in not feeling intimidated by body image or competitive feelings, that i'm not good enough or whatever. we really believe in a non-competitive environment so that you feel like you can dance and really enjoy yourself and not feel li