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College News - Incoming chair of Department of Dance: 'Artists find a way'
Exactly three months ago, I gave a talk to the students, staff and faculty in the Department of Dance explaining why I wanted to become their next chair. Believe it or not, in my five-…
Ph.D Student Rohini Acharya Receives 2020 International Research and Scholar Grant
Ph.D Student Rohini Acharya’s proposal, Bharata Natyam in the US Diaspora: Staging Indian American Identity through Performance at Classical Indian Dance Festivals and Competitions, has been…
Dear Ohio State Dance Class of 2020,
Every generation has a defining historical moment that remains etched in the memories of its people for the rest of their lives: the 1929 stock market crash, Pearl…
BFA Student Angela Ciarochi Receives Outstanding First-Year Student Award
Please join us in giving BFA Student Angela Ciarochi a shout out for receiving the Outstanding First-Year Student Award, which is a part of the 2020 Student Life…
Ohio State Dance Launches New Alumni Webpage
Thanks to all the Ohio State Dance Alumni who have responded to last fall’s call for news and updates from BFA Dance Senior Mia Williams for her senior project. We are excited to announce the…
Dance GTAs Emily Craver and Kathryn Logan Win 2020 Graduate Associate Teaching Awards
Please join us in warm applause for Emily Craver and Kathryn Logan, recipients of 2020 Graduate Associate Teaching Awards. The GATA is Ohio State’s highest recognition of the teaching done by…
Incoming Assistant Professor Momar Ndiaye and MFA Dance Alumna Abby Zbikowski Featured in The Washington Post
How dancers cope when they can’t dance: They improvise
By Sarah L. Kaufman, The Washington Post
In this uncertain time, dancers have a useful perspective: Gently loosen…
Ohio State Dance Welcomes Momar Ndiaye
Momar Ndiaye will join The Ohio State University Department of Dance as an assistant professor this autumn 2020. As a choreographer, director, Ndiaye will ground his creative research here at…
ADF-Ohio State Leadership Scholarship Award and Summer Faculty Announced
B.F.A. Dance Student Madeline Denman has been selected for the joint-award from the American Dance Festival and Ohio State’s Department of Dance for a Leadership Scholarship of full-tuition…