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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…

Dance Downtown Sneak Peek
What does it look like to prep for one of OSU Dance's biggest events of the year? Let our faculty and students show you.
Dance Downtown 2016 from Department of Dance, OSU on Vimeo.…

Happy 90th Birthday, Lucy Venable
This week, The Ohio State University Department of Dance is celebrating Professor Emerita Lucy Venable, who turns 90 on November 28. We’re also taking this time to reflect on Lucy's legacy at OSU…

OSU Dance Presents Dance Downtown 2016
The Ohio State University presents Dance Downtown 2016 on Friday, Nov. 11 and Saturday, Nov. 12, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center, 77 South High St., Columbus, OH 43215…

OSU Dance Students to Perform in "Black Mountain MinEvent"
OSU Dance students will perform October 6 and 27 in Black Mountain MinEvent, a presentation from the Wexner Center for the Arts’ latest exhibition, Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College…