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Dino O’Dell

Art Forms: Music, Theatre, Visual Arts

“We learn best when we're engaged, and we're engaged best when the medium is interactive." Dino O'Dell

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About Me

Whether he’s counting monsters, fixing spaceships, or swimming in peanut butter, Dino O’Dell’s interactive songs and tall tales engage curiosity, inspire laughter, and stir the imagination. Prior to 2003, Dino was an elementary music and drama teacher by day and a folk-rock and reggae musician by night. Now, with years of experience as a family entertainer, his live shows and studio recordings reflect his time as both an educator and a performer. Dino is a master at tricking kids into learning!

Dino O’Dell is a touring artist from Kansas City, Missouri. Please contact Katie Driskill, School and Community Relationships Coordinator, at 757-961-3737 to discuss tour availability!

What is a tour? A tour is a set number of programs (3-10) scheduled within a specific time span (2-5 days) and within a specific region. Tours are subject to change or cancellation if the minimum number of programs and/or dates are not met.

All tour pricing is subject to change based on number of programs, travel distance, hotel stays, and meals. Please contact us if you have any questions.


My Testimonials

Dino was EXCELLENT with the kids. That show was so fun! Dino's kindness, expert class management techniques, learning while being engaging—I cannot share how impressed I was.

~ Angela Graciani, Education Chief, ForKids, Inc.

My Program(s)


Science and Songs!: The Art of Songwriting

Type: Workshop

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Around the World

Type: Performance / Assembly

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“C” is for Character: Five Tales and Songs for Kids

Type: Performance / Assembly

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Book Detective: Zar and the Broken Spaceship

Type: Performance / Assembly

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Out of this World: Outer Space Science

Type: Performance / Assembly

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Imagine Your Journey

Type: Performance / Assembly

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Arts for Learning
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Phone: 757-466-7555

Main Office

Arts for Learning Virginia
420 North Center Drive
Suite 239
Norfolk, Virginia 23502
Phone:
757-466-7555

A Journey of Presence, Creativity, and Heart-Centered Teaching

“Every young learner I work with walks away knowing they have personal power to choose and be the editor in chief of their own life story.”

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