OSU Dance

08/18/2025

Welcoming the next generation of dancers to THE Ohio State University! We're so excited to have you join our amazing community and can't wait to see all you'll accomplish. Get ready for a year filled with passion, creativity, and incredible movement!

Go Buckeyes! ❤️


Arts and Sciences at Ohio State

08/13/2025

Come as you are. Leave as who you want to be.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Auditions
October 24-25, 2025 & January 30-31, 2026
Apply now-->https://dance.osu.edu/prospective-students/about-bfa
Arts and Sciences at Ohio State

08/07/2025

Get ready to move! We're almost back on the dance floor at THE Ohio State University Department of Dance. Let's make this semester one to remember! 💃🕺 Arts and Sciences at Ohio State

Sizzle reel by Digital Dance and Tech Lecturer, Media Coordinator and Integrated Designer, and ACCAD Liaison Lexi Clark-Stilianos

08/05/2025

Arts and Sciences at Ohio State

07/28/2025

PhD Student Sidra Bell will be honored with an artist medal on October 22, 2025 at Edison Ballroom in NYC by Yaddo. Yaddo is the leading nonprofit retreat for artists and writers, who come from all nations and backgrounds to live and work in their supportive community in Saratoga Springs. Bell will be honored alongside Langston Hughes and Jill Viney. According to their website, "The Yaddo Artist Medal honors those whose lives and work embody creative brilliance, generosity of spirit, and a belief in the transformative power of art. Designed by James Siena, the medal reflects the enduring values of our residency program: excellence, creative freedom, and unity."

PhD Student Sidra Bell will be honored with an artist medal on October 22, 2025 at Edison Ballroom in NYC by Yaddo. Yaddo is the leading nonprofit retreat for artists and writers, who come from all nations and backgrounds to live and work in their supportive community in Saratoga Springs. Bell will....

07/28/2025

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07/15/2025

07/15/2025

Associate Professor, Department of Dance and Director, Melton Center for Jewish Studies Hannah Kosstrin, PhD announces New Forum for Research and Dialogue Around Middle Eastern Communities

Announcing a new forum for research and dialogue around communities in the Middle East!

07/14/2025

Dear Ohio State Department of Dance BFAs, MFAs, PhDs, Minors, and Alumni,

You are cordially invited to attend the Dunham Intensive (with or without option of the Education Track) hosted in Sullivant Hall on July 21-25, 2025! This is an amazing opportunity to expand your artistic practice with amazing dance teachers and dance masters!

The first 12 students/alums to email [email protected] before or on midnight on July 17 will be given a registration code to register for full intensive for FREE ($595 value!) at https://www.dunhamcertification.org/the-dunham-technique-conference-2025 - submit your registration by midnight on July 18!

All following students/alums to reply before or on midnight on July 17 will be put on an eligibility list to pay the reduced rate of $5 per class ($20 savings!) at the door during the Intensive week of July 21-25.

07/11/2025

HATCH sharing with Doug Varone and Dancers

🗓️Saturday, July 12, 2025
⏰3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
📍Barnett Theatre, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210

Join Ohio State Dance as we cap off an exhilarating week of boundless exploration, collaboration, creativity, and innovation as world-renowned choreographer DOUG VARONE shares NEW WORK-in-progress for his company, DOUG VARONE AND DANCERS!

Come witness HATCH transform Columbus into the epicenter of contemporary dance, bringing together Doug and his company with aspiring and established dance artists from across Ohio and beyond.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Photo: "To My Arms / Restore," DOUG VARONE AND DANCERS

SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVE SHARINGDOUG VARONEWITHMEMBERS OF HIS COMPANYJoin Ohio State Dance as we cap off an exhilarating week of boundless exploration, collaboration, creativity, and innovation as world-renowned choreographer DOUG VARONE shares NEW WORK-in-progress for his company, DOUG VARONE AND DAN...