OSU Dance

10/09/2025

DANCE @ 30FPS: KINESTHETIC CINEMA
November 12, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wexner Center for the Arts, Film and Video
Free for all audiences with a ticket> https://dance.osu.edu/events/dance-30fps-kinesthetic-cinema

Celebrate the latest fusions of filmmaking and choreography at this year’s DANCE @ 30FPS—a free program of lively, innovative and award-winning shorts from around the world.

DANCE @ 30FPS (frames per second) is an international festival celebrating the latest fusions of filmmaking and choreography from around the world.

10/08/2025

Ohio State's Department of Dance Presents:
Autumn Concert: Impulse and Reverb
November 6-8, 2025, 7:30pm
November 8, 2025, 2:00pm
Barnett Theatre, Sullivant Hall
Tickets > https://dance.osu.edu/.../autumn-concert-impulse-and-reverb
Get ready to be moved!
The Ohio State University Department of Dance proudly presents its Autumn Dance Concert: Impulse and Reverb — a thrilling evening of bold new works by faculty choreographers Kym McDaniel, Gerson Lanza Ruiz, Eddie Taketa and Abby Zbikowski brought to life by the powerful artistry of our BFA and MFA dance students. Experience the energy, emotion and innovation that define the future of dance! Arts and Sciences at Ohio State

10/08/2025

Ohio State's Department of Dance Presents:
Autumn Concert: Impulse and Reverb
November 6-8, 2025, 7:30pm
November 8, 2025, 2:00pm
Barnett Theatre, Sullivant Hall
Tickets > https://dance.osu.edu/events/autumn-concert-impulse-and-reverb

Get ready to be moved!
The Ohio State University Department of Dance proudly presents its Autumn Dance Concert: Impulse and Reverb — a thrilling evening of bold new works by faculty choreographers Kym McDaniel, Gerson Lanza Ruiz, Eddie Taketa and Abby Zbikowski brought to life by the powerful artistry of our BFA and MFA dance students. Experience the energy, emotion and innovation that define the future of dance! Arts and Sciences at Ohio State

10/08/2025

MFA Student Shaela Davis self-choreographed a solo entitled "She Is..." for the 5th Annual Baltimore Black Choreographer's Festival, which runs October 10-12, 2025.

10/08/2025

Dxngeon Street Dance Night is an event dedicated to the dance community and its supporters, who enjoy dance battles, showcases, and ciphers, all brought together in one night. This event is free for everyone, and if you would like to volunteer or perform, don't hesitate to get in touch with Don [email protected]. I Am D.A.N.C.E. LLC, Arts and Sciences at Ohio State

10/07/2025

PhD Dance Student Robin Raven Prichard has received the Outstanding Dance Researcher Award from the National Dance Educators Organization. With more than 5,000 members and two journals, NDEO is the premier organization for dance education globally. The Outstanding Dance Education Researcher Award recognizes an individual who has made a unique contribution to the field of dance education through creative and/or scholarly research. Nominees are evaluated on the impact and innovativeness of their research, their national and/or international advocacy for dance research, and the recognition they've received from peers. Read more 🔗⬇️.

PhD Dance Student Robin Raven Prichard has received the Outstanding Dance Researcher Award from the National Dance Educators Organization. With more than 5,000 members and two journals, NDEO is the premier organization for dance education globally. The Outstanding Dance Education Researcher Award re...

10/07/2025

Assistant Professor in Dance Film + Digital Technologies, Kym McDaniel, is an American College Dance Association (ACDA) Screendance Adjudicator this year. As an adjudicator, she presented a virtual workshop entitled, “”Frequency, Incidence, Occurrence”: Experimenting With Crip Time in Screendance.” The title and workshop reference feminist disability scholar Alison Kafer’s chapter, “Time for Disability Studies and a Future for Crips” from her book, Feminist, Q***r, Crip. The chapter was a foundation for the workshop with participants analyzing Crip Time in relation to dance film and choreography. Participants also created a short video experimenting with gesture and time. Several slides from the presentation are shared here. Arts and Sciences at Ohio State

10/01/2025

Explore The Ohio State University Department of Dance Bachelor of Fine Arts program

https://dance.osu.edu/prospective-students/about-bfa

October 10, 2025 - last day to submit dance audition application in order to attend the in-person visit day on Friday, October 24 (recommended) and in-person audition on Saturday, October 25 (required)
November 1: last day to submit university admission application AND supporting materials for early action to be considered for university merit scholarships, regardless of audition decision. While it is not required, we strongly recommend that Dance applicants submit a letter of recommendation from a core academic subject high school teacher or counselor that will specifically address any insights into your academic context (not dance).
November 14, 2025 - Autumn audition results will be emailed on or before this date

Arts and Sciences at Ohio State

09/30/2025

Ethnographic Collaborations: Performing Contours ArteCalle in the Americas A lecture by Dr. Cindy García
September 30, 2025
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Barnett Theatre, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210

Contours ArteCalle is a collaborative research project, a publication, and a mode of change-making in the Americas. Ethnographic methodologies have supported the Contours ArteCalle Project since 2019, and simultaneously, the project has continuously generated some original insights about ethnography...

09/25/2025

Show your spirit! Order your official Ohio State Department of Dance apparel by Friday, October 24, 2025. >>>Individual orders cannot be directly shipped to you.

The Ohio State University enjoys the spirit and support from one of the nation’s longest standing alumni associations (now nearly 500,000 strong) and one of the nation’s largest single-campus enrollment. One of the ways that Buckeyes show their pride is through Ohio State merchandise. What they ...

09/24/2025

🎥✨ Creative Sparks Are Flying! ✨🎥
Grad student Liv Bryant, undergrads Paisley French and Olivia Blessing, and video artist Vita Berezina Blackburn are diving into the world of improvisation under the brilliant guidance of instructor Tanya Calamoneri with the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design at Ohio State.