OSU Dance

OSU Dance Department of Dance, The Ohio State University

Contact us by email at [email protected]. We are Dance at the Ohio State University.

The Department of Dance at the Ohio State University is a community of diverse individuals trained on a common nexus of inquiry, the rich and complex phenomenon of dance. At the heart of the Ohio State Dance experience is the notion of embodied scholarship, embracing the intertwining areas of physical practice, creative activity and theoretical inquiry. We invest our time, energy, expertise and re

sources in studies of performance and composition, history, production, Laban studies, dance and technology, dance documentation, theory and analysis; and we extend ourselves into collaborations with other disciplines, from music and theatre to women's studies and creative writing, as well as into the larger communities around us. We view and continually seek to renew our place as an active forefront in the field, nurturing links to the professional world and fostering those connections for ourselves and our students. We are writers of books and makers of dances; passionate learners and dedicated teachers; we are performers and leaders; advocates and innovators; nurturers and creators and investigators. Come and see what we have to offer!

, please join us in welcoming our incoming class of first-year BFA students! Welcome to Ohio State's Department of Danc...
05/28/2026

, please join us in welcoming our incoming class of first-year BFA students! Welcome to Ohio State's Department of Dance! We are excited to move and create with all of you this fall!
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05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, The Ohio State University Department of Dance honors and remembers the brave individuals who gave their lives in service to our country.
Through movement, we recognize the power of remembrance, reflection, and community. Today, we pause to honor their sacrifice. 🇺🇸

Thanks to a recent generous donation to the department, we're giving our strength and conditioning classes/resources a b...
05/19/2026

Thanks to a recent generous donation to the department, we're giving our strength and conditioning classes/resources a boost this summer with a new vertical Pilates reformer (under assembly by Pilates Instructor Joyelle Weaver and her students when photographed) new mirrors, new weights and new weight racks for Sullivant Hall Studio 370.

🌎 Dance MFA Students Omar Humphrey, Lale Madenoglu, Fateme Monsef Marani, Zoey November, and Jiara Sha participated in t...
05/19/2026

🌎 Dance MFA Students Omar Humphrey, Lale Madenoglu, Fateme Monsef Marani, Zoey November, and Jiara Sha participated in the Earth Day Art Parade hosted by the Department of Art on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Special thanks to Specialist, Living Art and Ecology Lab Emma Kline for sharing these photos by Sam Lo.

05/18/2026

Join us for “Making Good Trouble” with TRANSIT ARTS on Saturday, June 6! 🎶🎨

Enjoy live performances, a curated art show featuring TRANSIT artists past and present, music by DJ BHB, special jazz performances, and free food for the first 125 guests.

This free community event is open to all — we’d love to see you there!

💐 Your Spring 2026 InForm is here!For the past 15 months I have had the distinct pleasure of being a guest in the Depart...
05/15/2026

💐 Your Spring 2026 InForm is here!

For the past 15 months I have had the distinct pleasure of being a guest in the Department of Dance in the role of interim chair. During this time, I have learned why the department has long been designated a “Center of Excellence” at Ohio State and recognized globally as a leading program (arguably the leading program) in the disciplines of dance and dance studies. I have constantly marveled at the creative genius and scholarly rigor of the department’s faculty, the unrivalled dedication and ingenuity of its staff, and the unbridled energy and eagerness to learn on the part of its students—characteristics so abundantly evidenced by the accolades trumpeted elsewhere in this edition of InForm. During my brief time in the department I am particularly honored to have been able to recruit two new faculty members—Assistant Professor Gerson Lanza Ruiz and Assistant Professor of Practice Cyrah L. Ward—into the program and to have participated in the successful reviews for promotion to the rank of professor of three others: Harmony Bench, Daniel Roberts, and Abby Zbikowski. And even though I had no personal role in the process, I am also thrilled to have been at the helm when we welcomed on board our newest staff member, production and stage specialist extraordinaire Madi Andre. Because my brief time in the department is probably best regarded as having constituted something of a “holding pattern,” I am eager to hand off the reins to the incoming chair, Associate Professor Crystal Perkins, whose four-year term begins on July 1 and under whose sage stewardship the department is destined, I believe, to reach unprecedented heights of achievement. Finally, I wish to close this message by expressing my thanks to Dean David Horn and Divisional Dean Dana Renga for entrusting me with this assignment as well as my most heartfelt thanks to all who welcomed me so warmly into the department and treated me with such consummate grace and patience throughout the last year and a half. I will undoubtedly regard my time in the Department of Dance as one of the highlights of my academic career.

GO BUCKS!!!

Andrew C. Shelton
Interim Chair
Professor of History of Art

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🎉 Please join us in giving a shout out to Jiara Sha for successfully defending her MFA thesis, "Feral Fringe." Sha (cent...
05/15/2026

🎉 Please join us in giving a shout out to Jiara Sha for successfully defending her MFA thesis, "Feral Fringe." Sha (center front) is pictured here with committee members Amy Youngs (Art), Norah Zuniga Shaw (ACCAD/Dance) and project advisor Tanya Calamoneri. Jiara Sha

The Industry Columbus BuiltWednesday, May 276:30pm - 8:30pmColumbus Metropolitan LibraryMain Library Meeting Room 3BThur...
05/14/2026

The Industry Columbus Built

Wednesday, May 27
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Main Library
Meeting Room 3B

Thursday, June 25
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Martin Luther King Branch
Meeting Rooms 2 and 3

Explore the history of vaudeville through the lens of Black performers, producers, and patrons!

Our speakers Yvette Gaskins and Mo'Ment Woods will be sharing about The Dudley Circuit, which was the first widespread, Black-operated performance circuit that predates the Chitlin Circuit. Join us to learn how The Dudley Circuit made our modern entertainment industry what it is today.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Local History & Genealogy | America 250 |

05/14/2026

Lecturer Joyelle Weaver's Pilates Reformer I and II students taught and shared what they learned during the spring semester for their final exam presentations.
Joyelle Weaver

05/13/2026

Meghan Bhanoo reflects on her time exploring dance through study abroad programs to Barbados, Ghana and Brazil.

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316 Sullivant Hall, 1813 N High Street
Columbus, OH
43210

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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