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This Is Where We Dance Now: Covid-19 and the New and Next in Dance Onscreen Published
We are thrilled to announce the publication of The International Journal of Screendance vol. 12, This Is Where We Dance Now: Covid-19 and the New and Next in Dance Onscreen.
This…

Department Premieres Spring Repertory Works
Ohio State Dance is premiering repertory works from spring semester 2021 on its YouTube Channel throughout the summer on Friday's at 3 p.m. as the projects are completed. You can view spring…

Your Spring 2021 InForm Is Here!
What a special moment this is in many ways. This issue of InForm marks a year for me as your chair. And what a year it was! We, dance people, know the importance of bodies moving…

Announcing the Dr. Melanye White Dixon Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fund
Department of Dance Chair Dr. Nadine George-Graves announced the creation of the Dr. Melanye White Dixon Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fund (…

How To Address Racism in Dance Education
Dance curriculums are often criticized for lack of diversity, creating environments where dancers of color don’t always feel welcome. Nyama McCarthy-Brown, assistant professor in the…

BFA Dance Alumna Pam Tanowitz Featured on Cover of Dance Magazine
Pam Tanowitz: "I Would Rather Fail at Something Interesting Than Do Something Boring"
Siobhan Burke
Dance Magazine
Mar 29, 2021
"When theaters shut down in New York City early…

Tara Lee Burns and KJ Dye Win Prestigious Graduate Associate Teaching Award
On March 18, 2021, MFA Students Tara Lee Burns and KJ Dye both received the Graduate Associate Teaching Award, Ohio State’s highest recognition of the exceptional teaching provided by graduate…

Petry and Perkins Receive GCAC Grant for Performance Project
Working with OhioDance as their fiscal agent, Professor Susan Van Pelt Petry and Assistant Professor Crystal Michelle Perkins received a Greater Columbus Arts Council grant for their …