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Assistant Professor in Dance Film + Digital Technologies Kym McDaniel presents a virtual workshop
Assistant Professor in Dance Film + Digital Technologies Kym McDaniel, is an American College Dance Association (ACDA) Screendance Adjudicator this year. As an adjudicator, she presented a virtual…
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The Ohio State University enjoys the spirit and support from one of the nation’s longest standing alumni associations (now nearly 600,000 strong) and one of the nation’s largest single-campus…
PhD Student Jeremy Zihao Yuan wins the NDEO Doug Risner Prize for Emerging Dance Researchers
PhD Student Jeremy Zihao Yuan won the The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) 2024 Doug Risner Prize for Emerging Dance Researchers for his Journal of Dance Education publication, "A Call…
PhD Student Sidra Bell receives co-commission from the Museum of African Diaspora
PhD Student Sidra Bell received a co-commission along with Cleveland based artist M. Carmen Lane (lead artist) from the Museum of African Diaspora (San Francisco). The piece titled "Irresistibly…
Department of Dance Hosts Dialogues in Dance Studies: Author Series
September 30, 2025
2 pm - 3:30 pm
Location: Sullivant Hall 247, 1813 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210…
PhD Student Sidra Bell on creative team for "Old Man and the Sea" at the Wex
PhD in Dance Studies Student Sidra Bell worked with Slovenian director Karmina Sîlec as principal collaborator/movement advisor in collaboration with Beth Morrison Productions and renowned…
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 an assistant professor of practice. Ward is a scholar of…
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…