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Dear alumni, parent, student, supporter, friend of dance,
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As I write offices are being packed up, studio equipment is being inventoried, and our next two years in spaces across campus is being planned. Read about the “swing space” and the renovation of Sullivant Hall. With more news than ever to report, yet a reduction in budgets and an increasing desire to go green, “InForm” is now an online magazine. Our current up-ending may be stressful but I am confident that the moment–to–moment learning and revealing and inscribing and describing will continue to take place in meaningful ways regardless of facilities. During 2010-2011, our students studied in Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, and Taiwan. Faculty presented in Europe, Japan, and through Northern Africa and have several books and projects in the works. Read the stories.
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Students are reaching out in dynamic ways; for example Guerrilla Dance, a video documentary about Burkina Faso, and teaching dance for children with special needs. Our second Ph.D. completed her dissertation on Anna Sokolow; seven more Ph.D. candidates are in the pipeline doing research on ballet pedagogy, Portugeuse dance history, queer theory, and postmodern representation in Labanotation. Read their stories.
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Past chair and faculty member Karen Bell retired in December 2011 and with her husband Ben Maiden initiated a fund for supporting work that really makes a difference to populations in various community settings. You can add your voice to this vision and honor Karen. The Vickie Blaine fund continues to support student projects; honor Vickie and give a little. The Alkire, Becker, Pierson, and Woods scholarship funds support our students relieving some of the tuition burden. Please give to one or more of the funds. Our donor base has increased by 20% in the past five years, and we have raised $150,000 of a $500,000 goal for “Raise the Roof” portion of Sullivant renovation. Join me in continuing to ensure the high quality standards of this department. It is easy to give online or mail a check to us. See below for the fund numbers to use online or to write on your check to The Ohio State University. Thank you,
Susan Van Pelt Petry Chairperson, Department of Dance
Helen Alkire Scholarship Fund
Dance Building Fund 312772 Join in to Raise the Roof on the renovation of Sullivant Hall; naming opportunities!
The Ohio State University Department of Dance has moved to Pomerene Hall, Lincoln Tower and Drake Performance and Event Center to prepare for the upcoming renovation of Sullivant Hall! We will return to our building in summer 2013. Visit dance.osu. edu/raisetheroof to follow our progress.
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Swing Space Offices Find us online: 517 Lincoln Tower dance.osu.edu 1800 Cannon Drive, 5th floor Columbus, OH 43210 twitter.com/osudance facebook.com/osudance Permanent Address osudance.blogspot.com (Returning in 2013) Sullivant Hall Join our alumni community: 1813 N. High Street, facebook.com/groups/ Columbus, OH 43210 osudancealumni phone: 614-292-7977 fax: 614-292-0939 email: dance@osu.edu
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600066 Stella Becker Scholarship Fund 600406 Rosalind Pierson Scholarship Fund 665802 Woods Dance Scholarship Fund 667854
Dance Special Projects Fund Support creative projects in dance; Opened in honor of Vera Blaine
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Department of Dance Fund 306319 Support the Department of Dance in research, outreach, globalization, and more
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Ellie Escosa rehearsing Susan Hadley's "Back, Jack." Photo: Catherine Proctor.
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