Odessa Uno
Pronouns: She/Her
Dance Lecturer
School of Music and Dance
College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
SDSU
Bio
Odessa Mae Uno (she/her/hers) is a movement based Filipino American artist currently working in Southern California. She received her BFA in Dance from California Institute of the Arts where she studied performance, choreography, and pedagogy. She has most recently performed with DISCO RIOT, Fresh Congress Dance, Maraya Performing Arts. She has also performed in works by Dimitri Chamblas, Gerard & Kelly, Solange, Jay Carlon, and Nina Flagg. Her choreographic commissions include Malashock Dance, San Diego Dance Theater, Canyon Crest Academy, Coronado School of the Arts, and San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. She was the 2021 winner of San Diego Dance Theaters’s Emerging Choreographers Showcase and Prize.
Odessa’s practice is centered on the belief that through movement we have the power to create crucial social connections by sharing our stories and providing support for others to cultivate and strengthen communities. Dance creates critical thinkers, adaptive bodies, and emotional awareness. Through dance we approach others thoughtfully and by doing so we move with empathy that transcends the borders of our studios. The foundation of all of Odessa’s workendlessly references her belief in the importance of community, connection, and integrity.