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Tango Helps Cancer Patients Get Back on Their Feet
Mimi Lamantia pursued a BFA in the Department of Dance as an undergraduate. She received a Pelotonia Fellowship to study the intersection of dance and medicine, specifically how movement can help…

Secret Frolic Live Featured in The Lantern
Improvisational dance relies on technology, audience
By Kayleen Petrovia
Most people attend a dance show to watch the performers. But Secret Frolic Live will let audience members…

Senior Concert Features Projects of 11 Graduating BFA Students
Senior Concert
Thursday, March 2 – Saturday, March 4, 2017
Barnett Theatre, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High St.
Performance Times:
Thursday, March 2 at 8 p.m.
Friday,…

Winter Concert Featured in The Lantern
Department of Dance showcases student choreography in winter concertDance students get to take control of their own destiny in their upcoming concert by choreographing their own pieces.
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Early Career Innovator of the Year: Lise Worthen-Chaudhari
Lise Worthen-Chaudhari, research assistant professor, College of Medicine, combined her passion for biomechanics and dance to develop a revolutionary new therapy that inspires physical…

Innovating to Peak Performance
‘She knows how dancers think, how they live ... ’ — Dr. Christopher Kaeding
Hope Davis-Coen, an athletic trainer at the Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Institute (and former dancer), explains…

Dance BFA Grad makes OSU's Top 16 Moments from 2016
2016 Department of Dance BFA graduate and Pelotonia fellowship recipient, Mini Lamantia, and her research to use dance as a therapeutic tool to help those going through chemotherapy has made The…

In Memoriam: Vera (Vickie) J. Blaine
Vera (Vickie) Jaffee Blaine died peacefully in her sleep December 26, 2016, at her home surrounded by loved ones. She is survived by her beloved daughter Martha Kaylor, her son-in-law…
In Memoriam: MaDonna Grimes
OSU Dance mourns the loss of MaDonna Grimes, a 1984 graduate of our program, who passed away earlier this month after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee and raised…