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Call for Applications to the Dance Preservation Fund
Announcing the 2016-2017 Dance Preservation Fund Award Call for Applications
Overview
The Dance Preservation Fund was established in 1994 to further the recording of dance, supporting…
Dr. Melanye White Dixon honored at Faculty Recognition Reception
Dr. Melayne White Dixon, associate professor in the Department of Dance, was honored at April 4th's Faculty Recognition Reception. This reception celebrates The Ohio State University faculty who…
Eddie Taketa: An Inside View
By Paige St. John
This year, the Department of Dance has welcomed Bessie award winner Eddie Taketa onto the Faculty as a visiting artist. Taketa has spent this past semester and a half…
OSU Dance Faculty and Students to be featured at OhioDance Festival
At this year’s OhioDance Festival and Conference (“Dance Matters: Paving Possibilities”, taking place April 22-24), Professor Susan Van Pelt Petry will be given an award for outstanding…
Makeda Thomas visits OSU Dance
Makeda Thomas is an artistic director, choreographer, dancer, writer and curator. She visits OSU Dance on Tuesday April 12th to teach masterclasses and share her creative research.
About The…
Solo Badolo Visits OSU Dance
Souleymane ‘Solo’ Badolo is a Brooklyn-based choreographer and dancer born in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. He visits OSU Dance on Friday April 8th to teach masterclasses in technique and…
OSU Dance shines at ACDA
From March 5-8, 2016, Department of Dance BFAs and MFAs attended the American College Dance Association Regional Conference at Western Michigan University. Students took classes, taught classes,…
KAREN ELIOT RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED TEACHING AWARD
Professor Karen Eliot received the OSU Distinguished Teaching Award on Thursday, March 24 when her ballet technique class was interrupted by a surprise visit from Provost Bruce…
Kaustavi Sarkar Places First at Hayes Forum
Story by Paige St. John
On February 26th, 2016, fourth-year doctorate candidate Kaustavi Sarkar received first place at the Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum for…