Welcome to OhioDance
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OhioDance presents Dancin’ the American Dream: Discussions and Embodied Conversations around
Inclusion and Change
Held at Wright State University
DanceSpace 170 in the Creative Arts Center.
Center Park Blvd, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Fairborn, OH 45324
OhioDance we will hold a panel discussion, performance and movement session at Wright State University.
Performance by Dayton Contemporary Dance Company2 and Wright State Dance Program.
Panel discussion moderated by Rodney Veal, Producer and Community Arts Liasion, ThinkTV, Dayton. Panelists: Kevin Ward, Touring Director and Senior Artistic Advisor, Dayton Contemporary Dance Co.; Brandon Ragland, Artistic Director, Dayton Ballet and Gregory Robinson, performer, teacher, and choreographer, Dayton.
Followed by movement led by Gregory Robinson
Discussion topic around article https://www.dancemagazine.com/dance-industry-norms-post-pandemic/
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2025 OhioDance Festival
April 25-April 27
Location: The Ohio State University, Dance Department, Sullivant Hall, 1813 North High St., Columbus Ohio 43210
Guest Artist Christopher Kaui Morgan and Malashock Dance christopherkmorgan.com; malashockdance.org
2025 OhioDance Festival Call for Presenters Deadline Oct 16, 2024.
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2025 OhioDance Call Festival Professional Choreography Concert
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OhioDance presents dance at the 2024 Ohio Statehouse Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting.
The indoor ceremony will take place inside the Ohio Statehouse, Thursday, December 5, 2024 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
OhioDance Podcast “A State Of Dance”
Welcome to Season Two
Season Two, Episode Four:
S2 E4 · A State of Dance
Empire State to Glass City: Eric Otto brings a slice of the Big Apple to Toledo
Season Two, Episode Four: This month’s guest is Eric Otto Artistic Director & Head of Curriculum, Toledo Ballet, Toledo Ohio. Eric was born and raised in Westchester County, New York. He began dancing at the age of seven with the School of American Ballet in New York City. He has danced professionally with the New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet and BalletX. He was an original cast member of Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away, performing the leading role of Sid. He has appeared on Broadway in The Phantom of the Opera and toured with Twyla Tharp for her 50th Anniversary. As a choreographer, Eric has received commissions by Peoria Ballet Company, Albany Berkshire Ballet, The Joffrey Academy Of Dance, Saratoga Arts Fest, The Bruce Museum, Bucknell University and Skidmore College.
Host: Rodney Veal
Executive Producer: Jane D’Angelo
Editor and Audio Technician: Jessica Cavender
Music Composition: Matthew Peyton Dixon
OhioDance is a State-wide service organization that supports the entire dance ecosystem in Ohio.
Mission Statement: To secure the foothold of dance in Ohio through increasing visibility, firming viability, and elevating the position of dance in Ohio.
Purpose: Keeping dance alive.
Values: Respect, Integrity, Love of Dance, Intentionality of Cultural Diversity, Relationships, Connection, and Community.
Vision:A communal physical space to share the power and joy of dance.
OhioDance works diligently to advocate at every level of government and in every community about the impact dance has on the state’s economy, and also the impact it has on quality of life and educational attainment.
Based in Columbus, Ohio, OhioDance presents the arts to the community through festivals, conferences, performance opportunities, a Virtual Dance Collection, educational resources, professional networking, newsletters, and dance artist services. OhioDance is dedicated to ensure equity for all races, genders, orientations, and beliefs, related to programming, constituents, members, partners and vendors.
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OhioDance is supported through grants from Ohio Arts Council, America 250 Ohio, The National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Midwest Gig Fund, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus Foundation, The Ohio State University Dance Preservation Fund, and Akron Community Fund.
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