From professional actors to international musicians to award-winning filmmakers, our visiting artists and scholars offer collaborative, hands-on experiences for our students.
School of Dance
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School of Dance
A community of practice and performance.
The School of Dance celebrates diversity, builds community, and encourages critical dialogue through practice and performance. Our modern dance approach prepares students for bold creative professional careers through a comprehensive foundation in choreography and performance with an understanding of the theory and history of dance. Collaboration through movement and feeling connects our students, working right alongside faculty and visiting artists. The art of movement is in our every breath, but we’re not just dancers; we’re diverse thinkers, researchers, teachers, collaborators – always stretching forever forward.
Ohio University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Dance.
The School of Dance Strives To:
- Present original choreography by students, visiting artists and faculty, to re-stage choreography by visiting artists and faculty, and to reconstruct historical works.
- Recognize and develop the unique balance of abilities present in each individual while providing students and faculty with an optimal learning and work environment that includes adequate resources to sustain excellence and further achievements.
- Develop kinesthetic competency and performance presence while supporting and encouraging body-based knowledge and experiential learning.
Future Bobcats Step into Spotlight During Dance at OHIO
The School of Dance welcomed future Bobcats to an immersive day of workshops, performances and community connection during its annual Dance at OHIO event.
Winter Dance Concert Features Works by Faculty, Visiting Artists
The 2026 performance contained six new works choreographed by School of Dance faculty and national guest artists, including Teena Marie Custer and Urban Bush Women.
School of Dance Students Share Their Stories
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2025 Winter Dance Concert
