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Ohio State's Department of Dance Welcomes Cyrah L. Ward
The Ohio State University Department of Dance welcomes Cyrah L. Ward (pronounced seer-ah) (she/they) to our faculty in autumn 2025 as a tenure-track assistant professor of practice. Ward is a…
Ohio State's Department of Dance Welcomes Gerson Lanza Ruiz
The Ohio State University Department of Dance welcomes Gerson Lanza Ruiz to our faculty in autumn 2025 as a tenure-track assistant professor. Gerson is an Afro-Honduran immigrant and tap…
PhD Student Sidra Bell to receive Yaddo Artist Medal with Jill Viney and Langston Hughes
PhD Student Sidra Bell will be honored with an artist medal on October 22, 2025 at Edison Ballroom in NYC by Yaddo. Yaddo is the leading nonprofit retreat for artists and writers, who come from…
Assistant Professor Irvin Manuel Gonzalez leads department's inaugural course through the Ohio Prison Education Exchange Project (OPEEP)
In Spring 2025, Dr. Irvin Manuel Gonzalez led the Department of Dance’s inaugural course through the Ohio Prison Education Exchange Project (OPEEP). The semester focused on introducing students to…
Greater Columbus Arts Council awards grants to Ohio State Dance faculty and alumni
On June 11, 2025, the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) announced the recipients of the first round of its 2025 Artist Projects grants. Grant applications were reviewed and scored by community…
MFA Student Mary Storm wins Grad Student Career Accelerator Fund Award
The College of Arts and Sciences Center for Career Success granted MFA Student Mary Storm a Grad Student Career Accelerator Fund Award for the Summer 2025 cycle. Mary received $2,450 to…
PhD Student Sidra Bell premieres her work "Areas of Relief" at Yerba Buena Performing Arts Center
PhD Student Sidra Bell premiered her work "Areas of Relief" commissioned by ODC/Dance for the troupe’s “Dance Downtown” program April 10–13, 2025 at the Blue Shield of California Theater at Yerba…
In Memoriam: Ann Lilly
Ohio State Dance mourns the loss of Emerita Professor Ann Lilly, who died on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. She worked for Columbus City Schools and knew Department of Dance founding Chair Helen Alkire…
MFA Student Zoey November wins first place at the Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum
MFA Student Zoey November won first place for the arts at the Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum on February 28, 2025 for her oral presentation, "Making the Audible Visible: Improving…