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Randy Skinner to visit OSU Dance and Theatre Departments
OSU Alum Randy Skinner returns to Ohio State to teach a jazz dance class for dance and theatre students on Friday November 13th. He is an award-winning director, choreographer, and…

OSU Dance mourns loss of Dr. Vera Maletic
With heavy hearts, we mourn the passing of Dr. Vera Maletic. Vera served the OSU Department of Dance as a faculty member from 1977 to 2000. An internationally renowned dance scholar,…

Kinga Szemessy, ArtsLink Fellow to OSU Dance
Kinga Szemessy, a Hungarian dancer and choreographer, visits OSU Dance this fall as an ArtsLink fellow. She has training in classical ballet, contemporary dance, contact improvisation,…

Cheri Mitchell Will Be Missed
OSU Dance mourns the loss of Cheri Mitchell, former Executive Director of Ballet Met. Our condolences to her family, friends, and the Central Ohio arts community, which she served throughout her…

Jon Woods Family Condolences
The Department of Dance expresses condolences to the family of Jon Woods, professor emeritus in the School of Music and long-time director of The Ohio State University Marching Band.
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Mitchell Rose Promoted to Associate Professor in Dance
The Department of Dance is excited to announce that Faculty member Mitchell Rose has been promoted to Associate Professor. Rose leads the department's dance film program, bringing together his…

Norah Zuniga Shaw on team for ASC Discovery Theme
Department of Dance Associate Professor Norah Zuniga Shaw was selected to provide guidance to the Arts and Humanities Discovery Initiative. She is one of five faculty leaders who are working…

Josh Manculich receives Princess Grace Award
Congratulations to 2015 Princess Grace Award Winner Josh Manculich! An emerging choreographer and MFA candidate in the Department of Dance at The Ohio State University, Manculich loves the…

Susan Hadley New Chair of OSU Dance
Susan Hadley has been named chair of The Ohio State University Department of Dance. She succeeds Susan Van Pelt Petry, who served as chair for nine years and returns to teaching and research…