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Harmony Bench and Kate Elswit Win 2023 DSA Gertrude Lippincott Award
Awarded annually to the best English-language dance studies article published in the last year, the Dance Studies Association (DSA) Gertrude Lippincott Award recognizes excellence in the…

Your Summer 2023 InForm Is Here! ☀️
We hope this letter finds you well. As I complete my first year as chair, I remain honored to serve such a vibrant department and community. As you will read in this issue of InForm, there have…

Professor Hannah Kosstrin Named Director of Melton Center for Jewish Studies
Dr. Hannah Kosstrin is a dance historian specializing in Jewish and Israeli dance. She is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Dance and will take over as…

Alumna Yukina Sato (MFA 2023) Featured in Dance Teacher Magazine
How 3 Universities Are Exploring AAPI Identity, Sharing History, and Inviting Conversation on Campus
By April Deocariza
Dance Teacher Magazine
June 6, 2023
"Sato…

Ohio State Dance Welcomes Post MFA Scholar Ryan Johnson
Ohio State Dance welcomes Post MFA Scholar Ryan Johnson in autumn 2023. Johnson (@rkj.dance) is an award-winning artist, scholar and living archive who translates and synthesizes global…

Ohio State Dance Welcomes Alfonso Cervera
Ohio State Dance welcomes Alfonso Cervera (he/they/el) to our faculty in autumn 2023 as a tenure-track assistant professor. Cervera holds an MFA in Experimental Choreography from…

Ohio State Dance Welcomes Dr. Irvin Manuel Gonzalez
Ohio State Dance welcomes Dr. Irvin Manuel Gonzalez (he/él/they/elle) to our faculty in autumn 2023 as a tenure-track assistant professor. Dr. Gonzalez is an artivist, scholar…

Graduate Students Win at Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum
Congratulations to the following Ph.D in Dance Studies students who won awards for their talks at the Edward F. Hayes Advanced Research Forum (formerly the Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research…

BFA Dance Students Present Senior Distinction Projects at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum
BFA Dance Seniors Angela Ciarochi and Vivian Corey presented their BFA Senior Distinction Projects at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum on March 7, 2023. Corey won Second Place for “…