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Schedule

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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

2025 Details coming soon

Watch videos from 2024 and 2023 at end of this page.

 

Saturday April 26 there is a half marathon and road closure will start at 8am and not open until 11:30am. Plan ahead for one hour travel time. More information about the travel route: https: //capitalcityhalfmarathon.com

Parking Garage is located next to Sullivant Hall with access from High Street.

Payment information go to: https://ohiodance.org/festival/registration/

2024 Festival Schedule

CLASS LEVEL KEY
B Beginner
I Intermediate
A Advanced
O Dance For All/Open to All Ages and All Levels
E Educators

DAY 1 | Friday April 26, 2024
Registration 8:30am – 4:00pm
11:00am -12:00pm
Pre-Professional Concert………………. Free

1:00pm -2:30pm Film “Telephone”…………..Open to all
1:00pm-2:00pm
Contemporary (Jihn)………………………………………..O
Wellness (Hermann)………………………..17+ all levels
Jazz (Oaxaca)………………………………………………….O

1:00pm- 3:30pm
Chat with an Expert
Each time frame is 15 minutes.
Check the one that works for you.
Greater Columbus Arts Council – GCAC Funding Opportunities (GCAC Staff)

2:15pm – 3:30pm
Commercial Street Styles (Alterio) …………………………………..O
Injury Prevention (Viola)…………………………………………………O
Tap (Fischer)………………………………………………………………….O
Ballet (Hammond) ………………………………………….all ages I/A

2:15pm – 3:30pm
Each time frame is 15 minutes.
Check the one that works for you.
Ohio Arts Council Grant Opportunities (Chaz O’Neil)

3:45pm – 5:00pm
Dances of Trinbago (Sargeant)………………………………………..O
Composition (Dancy)…………………………………………………….O
Yoga for Dancers (Gallis)………………………………………………..O
Ballet Folklorico (Cervera) …………………………………….17+ I/A

3:45pm – 5:000pm
Each time frame is 15 minutes.
Check the one that works for you.
Jess Cavender Videographer/Editor/Audio
Jess will share advice on video, editing and podcast audio

7:30pm-8:30pm Professional Concert-Barnett Theatre

DAY 2 | Saturday April 27, 2024
Registration 8:00am – 11:00am/12:15pm – 4:00pm
9:00am – 10:00am
Ballet (Orrante)…………………………………………………………. 17+ I/A
Ballet (Emory-Maier)…………………………………………………………. O
Mindful movement (Sunila)………………………………………………… O
Contemporary (Ramey) …………………………………………………….. O

10:15am – 11:30pm
Contemporary Practices (Morckel)….13+ beg/int
Languages of Dance: Improv (Woerner)…………………17+ all levels
Beyond the Movement (Wallace)………………………………………… O
Musical Theater (Oaxaca)………………………………………………….. O

11:45pm – 12:30pm Lunch, networking…………………….$15

12:45pm – 2:00pm
Contemporary Movement Discussion Nick Pupillo/Visceral Dance
Guest artist………………………………………………………………………..O
Weight Sharing Practices (Gargano)………………………………. 17 I/A
Floor is your Friend (Garlando)…………………………………………….O

2:15pm – 3:30pm
Contemporary (Nick Pupillo/Visceral Dance)……………17+I/A
Ballet (Lim)…………………………………………………. All Ages I/A
Composition (Gatch)……………………………………………………O
Contemporary (Saggiomo)……………………………………13+ I/A

3:45pm – 5:00pm
Musical Theatre (Fischer) ……………………………………………O
Contemporary (Wilde)…………………………………………………O
Improv Partnering (Cox)………………………………………………O
Classic to Bollywood (Chebrolu)………………………………….. O

5:00pm – 5:30pm Pizza free w/reg.

7:30pm – 9:30pm Professional Theatre Concert
Held in Barnett Theatre

DAY 3 | Sunday, April 28, 2024
Registration 9:30am – 12:00pm; 1:30-2:00pm
10:00am – 11:15am
Classic Jazz (Brown)…………………………………all ages beg/int
Jazz (Alterio)………………………………………………………17+ I/A
Ballet (Tedrick) …………………………………………………………..O
Eating Disorders 101 (Emory-Maier)……………………………..O

11:30am – 12:45pm
Fusion Floorwork (Wolf) ……………………………………..17+ I/A
Tap (Squires) …………………………………………………all ages int
Physically Integrated Dance (Dancing Wheels)……………… O
Social Dances (Lim)………………………………………….all ages B

12:45pm – 1:30pm
Lunch, networking……………………………..$15

1:45pm – 3:00pm
Latin Fusion (Gonzalez)………………………………………..17+ int
Afro House (Dancy)…………………………………………………… O
Folks Dance (Chenfeld/Robbins)……………………………………O
Belly Dance (Owsley)…………………………………………………..O
Thank you for Participating!

Video Clips from 2024 Festival:

Nick Pupillo, Visceral Dance Company Chicago Contemporary Session  Clip

 

Richard Oaxaca, Musical Theatre Clip

 

Ali Woerner, Languages of Dance Session Clip

Video from the 2023 Festival:

2023 Guest Artist Ananya Chatterjea

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