Resources
In an effort to foster the creative lives of our local dance artists, the Resources Section of this website provides listings for the following areas:
Spaces, Places, Theatres, Venues
Funding, Research, Residency, etc.
Production People, Services, Collaborators
PR, Publicize & Connect
Job Listings, Sites, Message Boards
Body Work
If you know of other helpful online or “onground” resources that should be listed here, please contact us and let us know.
Contact Your State Senator
Ohio House of Representatives Member Directory
Columbus City Council
Artists in Columbus are very fortunate to have an active, concerned and supportive City Council. In particular, Council Member Priscilla R. Tyson has expressed her support and explicit interest in assisting Columbus-based artists. Keep up with news about the city’s arts planning, funding, and initiatives on their website and at City Council meetings.
Priscilla R. Tyson
Chair: Development and Recreation & Parks Committees
Legislative Aide: Carl Williams
Email: cgwilliams@columbus.gov
(614) 645-2933
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BalletMet Performance Space
A black box theatre that seats approximately 225 people.
E-mail for rental information.
BoMA
Columbus’ Premiere Event Venue
The Sanctuary, The Loft, The Great Room, The Salon, The Underground, The Patio
CAPA Performance, Rehearsal & Reception Venues
Performance Venues: Ohio, Palace, Southern, Capitol, Lincoln, Studio One, Studio Two
Rehearsal Spaces: Galbreath Pavilion, Room #1, #2, #3
Reception Venues: Ohio Theatre Galbreath Pavilion, Ohio Theatre Galbreath Pavilion Reception Level, The Cardinal Health Ballroom at the Lincoln Theatre
CDT’s Fisher Theater
Available for rehearsals, performances and classes. A black box style performance space with a sprung floor, lighting booth, in an adjustable proscenium setting. Rental rates vary depending on rental frequency.
Columbus Performing Arts Center & Davis Performing Arts Programs
The Columbus Performing Arts Center is the home of the Davis Performing Arts Programs. The Center houses two theatres that are available for rent to the general public. Rental information and form available online.
Van Fleet & Shedd Theatres
Dragonfly Neo-V
Vegan cuisine restaurant & gallery
Dublin Community Recreation Center
The 200-seat Abbey Theater of Dublin offers a wide variety of theater and music performances, movies and lectures, and provides a venue for Dublin-based performing arts groups. Programming focuses on expressed community interests. The theater also can be rented for business presentations, meetings, lectures and performances. More details and rental information available online.
FEVERHEAD: a space for dance, art, music, theatre
- a warehouse & studio space in Columbus, Ohio that serves as the creative home for the members of They Might Be Dancers
- a place to engage in movement classes, workshops, performances and other art events
- available to artists of all disciplines who need time and space to work, present, play and connect with other creatives
- an experiment for experiments
A warehouse space with floated floor for classes, rehearsals, jams, performances and art events.
Small interior room with padded exercise flooring available.
Junctionview Studios
Mainly for visual artists but some spaces can be used for rehearsals and performances that call for alternative staging. Can accommodate permanent, dance-friendly rehearsal space with negotiated contract.
King Arts Complex
From its intimate theater to its grand ballroom, The King Arts Complex offers you an elegant facility with the extra convenience and flexibility you need for your special occasion. Our staff is at your disposal to ensure that every aspect of your event is planned to perfection. If you would like your next event to make a grand impression, The King Arts Complex can make it happen!
Pythian Theater, Multipurpose Room, Dance Studio, The Smoot Board Room, Ballroom
La Fogata Grill
Full-service restaurant in Columbus’ Short North with upstairs banquet/event space.
MadLab Theatre & Gallery
MadLab is one of the most cost effective and versatile spaces in Columbus for Theatre rentals. Working off a fee model that includes box office splits, MadLab works to virtually guarantee a company will not lose money simply on their rent when using the MadLab space. Rates are always negotiable and the space can be rearranged to fit nearly any configuration that best works for whatever production a company may be mounting.
OSU Urban Arts Space
As we are located in the heart of downtown Columbus, the OSU Urban Arts Space joins the university with the state of Ohio and the world, functioning as an arts laboratory for Ohio State faculty and community artists and serving as a professional launching pad for Ohio State students.
Upper Gallery, Lower Gallery & Conference Room
South Campus Gateway Black Box
info coming soon
Wild Goose Creative
Wild Goose Creative’s event and performance space is 1400 square feet divided into the main event room, kitchenette, bathroom, and storage area. The space is available for individuals and organizations to rent during the times we are not holding our regularly scheduled events or sponsored events.
funding, research, residency, etc.
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Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC)
Through vision and leadership, advocacy and collaboration, the Greater Columbus Arts Council supports art and advances the culture of the region. A catalyst for excellence and innovation, we fund exemplary artists and arts organizations and provide programs, events and services of public value that educate and engage all audiences in our community.
The Columbus Foundation & Go! Grants Opportunities
To support nonprofit organizations in the community, The Columbus Foundation awards competitive grants from the unrestricted and field of interest funds created by donors. A limited number of Supporting Foundations also offer competitive grant opportunities. If your 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit is seeking funding for its programs, we invite you to explore the opportunities below.
Ohio Arts Council
The Ohio Arts Council was created in 1965 to “foster and encourage the development of the arts and assist the preservation of Ohio’s cultural heritage.” This is accomplished by the Council in two primary methods; first, through the various grant funding programs that the Council operates to provide support to artists and to make arts activities available to a broad segment of Ohio’s public; and secondly, by providing services that help to enhance the growth of the arts. There are a total of 7 different grant programs and a variety of service programs operated by the Council. The Ohio Arts Council is committed to the economic, educational and cultural development of the state. The Council believes the arts should be shared by the people of Ohio. The arts arise from public, individual and organizational efforts. The OAC supports and encourages these efforts.
OhioDance
OhioDance is a statewide organization that inclusively supports the diverse and vibrant practice of dance. OhioDance represents a broad statewide dance constituency. It serves professional companies and dancers, college/university dance departments, dance studios, school and community dance programs, and dance supporters. It serves as the primary networking opportunity for diverse dance organizations and individuals throughout the state through a quarterly newsletter, a directory and resource guide, workshops, festivals, roundtables, performance opportunities, and a website. In addition to these informational and educational services, it provides members with fiscal agency services and representation in state and national arts activities. The organization is committed to educating Ohioans about dance and dance education, as well as facilitating advocacy activities.
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Endowment is the nation’s largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.
Firstgiving
FirstGiving lets people donate to nonprofits online. It’s quick, easy and safe. Our goal is to help people raise as much as they can for the causes they care about, by providing an excellent service to as many people as possible. You can raise money for any nonprofit that’s on GuideStar, although we’re not a nonprofit ourselves. Our online fundraising pages make raising money and donating easy; they’ve helped transform the way people fundraise. The rest is down to the amazing and creative ways you use them.We believe in giving all nonprofits the same opportunity to raise huge amounts of money, including the smaller ones who can’t afford to spend lots of money on technology, freeing them up to concentrate on what’s important whether it’s medical research or running the local playgroup.
IndieGoGo
IndieGoGo is a collaborative way to fund ideas. Founded on the principles of opportunity, transparency, choice, and action, IndieGoGo launched in 2008 to provide any idea (creative, cause or entrepreneurial) the tools and process to raise money, offer perks and keep 100% ownership. IndieGoGo is in over 115 countries with over 4,000 projects.
Kickstarter
Kickstarter is a new way to fund creative ideas and ambitious endeavors. We believe that…A good idea, communicated well, can spread fast and wide. A large group of people can be a tremendous source of money and encouragement. Kickstarter is powered by a unique all-or-nothing funding method where projects must be fully-funded or no money changes hands.
The Online Fundraiser
Free online fundraising tool for donors and volunteers
MAPP International Productions
MAPP International Productions is dedicated to developing functional, sustainable environments for artists to create, premiere and tour performing arts projects. We provide support and opportunities for challenging artistic voices to be fully heard and engaged by bringing together arts, humanities and public dialogue. This means not only placing live work on the stages of performing arts venues worldwide, but also creating opportunities for discussion, learning and civic engagement that encourage appreciation of different cultures and perspectives. We nurture contemporary artists who reside and create in many parts of the world, embracing multidirectional infiltration and invigoration, and contributing to the U.S.’s role as a valued partner in a global creative community.
Dance Theatre Workshop Commissioning & Residency Program
Dance Theater Workshop’s dedication to contemporary dance begins with our investment in the creation of new work. Our Commissioning Program provides artists with funds to create new contemporary dance and performance works, and our Residency program provides artists with a technical residency in our theater and the opportunity to engage in dialogues with fellow artists, staff, and audience members about their work. Our commitment to both commissioning support and residency time reaches a wide variety of artists and honors the 26-year history and success of these programs.
Movement Research Artist Opportunities
Space Rental, Show Work @ Movement Research, Artist in Residence (AIR), Movement Research Exchange (MRX), Internships
The Field
Founded by artists for artists, The Field has been dedicated to providing impactful services to thousands of performing artists in New York City and beyond since 1986. From fostering creative exploration to stewarding innovative fundraising strategies, we are delighted to help artists reach their fullest potential.
United States Association of Fringe Festivals
Very generally speaking, Fringes are…Focused on the performing arts: Theater, dance, puppetry, spoken word and the like make up the Fringe core, but festivals often may include film and visual arts elements. Fringes don’t have a focus on a single discipline or genre, but are a performing-arts smörgåsbord…..(more details at website)
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Creating a new work? Producing an entire concert? Start here!
Presenting Organizations / Booking Conferences / National Resources
Ohio Arts Presenters Network
Arts Midwest
Western Arts Alliance
Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP)
Composers/Accompanists/Musicians
Joe Krygier
Michael Wall & asimplesound
Mark Webster
Theatre Directors/Dramaturges
Matt Slaybaugh & Available Light Theatre
Visual Arts
Performance Art
DJs/Electronic & Multimedia
Brent Haley
Dorian Ham
Photographers
Craig Bortmas
Brian Hockensmith Photography
Stephanie Matthews Photography
Ryan Monroe Photography
Scott Orts Photography
Will Shively Photography
Ed Luna
Dr. G Photography
Videographers
Lindsay Caddle LaPointe | website
Rachel Riggs-Levya | e-mail
Amy Schmidt | e-mail
Lighting Designers (LD) / Set Designers (SD) / Technical Directors (TD)
Sonia Baidya (LD/TD)
Carrie Cox (LD/TD)
J Lillian Gray (LD/TD/SM) | e-mail
Brian Hovey (LD/TD)
John Jay (production/rigging)
Eoin O’Brien of Dr. Danga Grimaldi Circus (production & rigging)
David Wallingford (SD/TD & sound brd, laptop w/ lt brd sftwre, mics, cables, etc) | e-mail
Costuming
Liz Hopkin & Blackbird Costume Shop (Dance, Theatrical, Special Occasion Design, Build, Repair) | e-mail | 614-266-0372
Marketing / PR / Graphic & Web Design
Elise Sheppard (print media) | e-mail
Fulcrum Creatives
Spindle Studios
ThoughtCo T-shirt Screenprinting
Scenic / Rentals / Equipment
David Wallingford (sound brd, laptop w/ lt brd sftwre, mics, cables, etc) | e-mail
Schell Scenic (lights, cables, props, backdrops, gels, gaff tape, spike tape, etc)
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Local / State / Regional
(614) Magazine | contact & staff listing
Arts Air: rarified news and views on the arts | the author
Arts in Ohio
Capital City Radio: OSU Arts Initiative – Emerging Artists Studio
cocoloupedance: From One Foot to the Other
Colleen Leonard: ChoreoJournal
Columbus Alive! | staff listing
ColumbusArts.com: Submit Your Events
Columbus City Scene Magazine | contact
The Columbus Dispatch | staff listing
Columbus Underground
Dance in Columbus Online Community & Forum
Discover Ohio
Experience Columbus
GCAC Publications Page
Michael J. Morris: Betwixt Thee & Me Let There Be Truth
Ohio Magazine
OSU Arts Initiative Blog
Outlook : Columbus | contact
The Other Paper | contact
This Week Community Newspapers | contact
WOSU Arts Blog
ColumbusArts.com
Your guide to cultural events and organizations in Central Ohio
Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC)
The Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) is a nonprofit arts and culture service agency dedicated to Northeast Ohio’s success by preserving and advancing its arts and culture sector. CPAC works to prove and promote our cultural assets’ extraordinary contributions to our economy, education and quality of life. We help arts and culture prosper by fostering best practices in business development, sound cultural policy and in-depth research.
Creative Arts of Women (CAW)
CAW is a collective of women joining their creative forces. It is an open-membership group based in Columbus, Ohio. Members are visual artists, performance artists, writers, arts administrators, arts supporters, and art appreciators. The objective of this collective is to support each member in her individual career, be involved in community service, have group shows, share new work, and network.
Fuse Factory
The Fuse Factory is an art and technology initiative focused on cultivating artistic production, research, and experimentation with digital media and electronic tools. Our purpose is to function as an incubator for innovation, interaction, collaboration, critical thought, diversity, and artistic exploration.
Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC)
Through vision and leadership, advocacy and collaboration, the Greater Columbus Arts Council supports art and advances the culture of the region. A catalyst for excellence and innovation, we fund exemplary artists and arts organizations and provide programs, events and services of public value that educate and engage all audiences in our community.
Ohio Arts Council
The Ohio Arts Council was created in 1965 to “foster and encourage the development of the arts and assist the preservation of Ohio’s cultural heritage.” This is accomplished by the Council in two primary methods; first, through the various grant funding programs that the Council operates to provide support to artists and to make arts activities available to a broad segment of Ohio’s public; and secondly, by providing services that help to enhance the growth of the arts. There are a total of 7 different grant programs and a variety of service programs operated by the Council. The Ohio Arts Council is committed to the economic, educational and cultural development of the state. The Council believes the arts should be shared by the people of Ohio. The arts arise from public, individual and organizational efforts. The OAC supports and encourages these efforts.
Ohio Citizens for the Arts
Ohio Citizens for the Arts (OCA), established in 1976 as the Ohio Citizens Committee for the Arts, is a volunteer, nonprofit grassroots organization working to increase public support for the arts in Ohio.
OhioDance
Hundreds of dance and art lovers support and value dance in Ohio – because DANCE MATTERS! For more than 30 years, OhioDance has been an inclusive umbrella for dancers, choreographers, dance companies of all sizes and styles, and dance educators in studios, schools, and colleges and universities throughout the state. Our members receive valuable information, participate in our annual statewide festival, advocate for dance in education and legislation, and learn from each other through networking and professional development activities. Join this network of dance lovers and help strengthen dance in Ohio!
Ohio Arts League (OAL)
Ohio Art League is a membership-based non-profit visual arts organization. We provide exhibition and professional development opportunities to artists and enrich the community through art.
OSU Arts Initiative
The Arts Initiative is a university-wide effort to poise Ohio State as a leader in the arts, expanding the university’s artistic engagement as we connect with our communities. The Arts Initiative cultivates public and private partnerships with arts, cultural and educational organizations to further the interests and resources of the university, shaping a lifetime of creativity for individuals on campus and far beyond.
Wild Goose Creative
Wild Goose Creative is a pursuit and a process. Our passion is to facilitate the creation of excellent, relevant, and surprising art across multiple mediums. In a collaborative community, our flock embraces the tension between tradition and innovation, creating a hospitable learning environment where our space and resources provide a meeting point for artists and audiences alike. Welcome to the chase.
WONDERLAND COLUMBUS
creativity needs a home and Wonderland will be home to dozens of creative people and serve hundreds more.
National
Movement Research | Publishing | Performance Journal | Blog
Dance Theatre Workshop | blog
The Dance Enthusiast
Contact Quarterly
ArtsJournal
Dance Bloggers
Great Dance
Great Dance Blog: The Kinetic Interface
Dance/USA & Branch Offices
(Dance/NYC, Dance/MetroDC, DanceUSA/Philadelphia)
American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA)
The American College Dance Festival Association exists to support and affirm the role of dance in higher education primarily through the sponsorship of college/university regional conferences and national dance festivals. Central to the educational mission of the association is the fostering of creative potential and artistic excellence in choreography and/or performance. The Association serves as a reflection of college/university dance programs and gives presence and value to diversity in dance through the planning of regional conferences and through the adjudication process. The Association acts as a national membership service organization to strengthen a network within the academic dance community.
National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)
The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and promotion of high quality education in the art of dance. NDEO provides the dance artist, educator and administrator a network of resources and support, a base for advocacy, and access to programs that focus on the importance of dance in the human experience. NDEO forges alliances with over 150 federal and state agencies and arts and education associations to support quality dance education at local, state, and national levels in the United States and with our friends in international communities.
Society of Dance History Scholars (SDHS)
Society of Dance History Scholars advances the field of dance studies through research, publication, performance, and outreach to audiences across the arts, humanities, and social sciences. As a constituent member of the American Council of Learned Societies, SDHS holds wide-ranging annual conferences; publishes new scholarship through its proceedings and book series; collaborates regularly with peer organizations in the U.S. and abroad; and presents yearly awards for exemplary scholarship, including the de la Torre Bueno Prize®.
OSU Dance Network
The official social network for alumni, students and faculty of the OSU Department of Dance. As the network grows, so too will our expertise. Join the community to keep us updated on where you are, what you’re doing, and how things are going!
dance-tech.net
interdisciplinary explorations on the performance of motion: a social networking website connecting people concerned about the techne or the CRAFT of dance in our contemporary world, its embedded condition in technologically designed and mediated environments and of course its trainings, its stories and histories.
TenduTV
TenduTV delivers high-quality concert dance, documentaries, original programming and screendance to over 20 million US televisions (a/o April 1st, 2009), and to every household with a broadband internet connection. TenduTV works closely with creators of dance content to navigate the confusing waters of today’s fast-changing media landscape. We work vigorously to ensure that choreographers are able to enjoy the same protections and revenue opportunities as artists in other fields, without having to limit audience access to their creations.
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ArtsJournal Classifieds
ArtsJournal was founded September 13, 1999 in the heady days of the dotcom boom. The site is a digest of some of the best arts and cultural journalism in the English-speaking world. Each day ArtsJournal features link to stories culled from more than 200 English-language newspapers, magazines and publications featuring writing about arts and culture. Stories from sites that charge for access are excluded (though there seem to be fewer and fewer of pay-access sites).
HigherEd Jobs
One of the keys to HigherEdJobs.com is our focus, not just on higher education, but on job and career information. Compared to news sites that also list jobs in higher education, we think you will find HigherEdJobs.com significantly easier to use. On HigherEdJobs.com, candidates start their search on our homepage and within a few clicks see a comprehensive list of jobs in their academic or administrative area. This makes HigherEdJobs.com incredibly easy for candidates to find the jobs they are looking for, apply for them, and get on with their lives.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education is the No. 1 source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators.
Voice of Dance Jobs Board
Initially a vehicle for dance enthusiasts to voice their opinions about dance performances and reviews, it rapidly blossomed into a much broader resource, providing not just message boards but reviews from the top dance critics, calendar listings for dance performances around the country, a Local Class Finder to find information on dance classes, discount tickets, and a Global Dance Directory to find basically anything you are looking for in the dance world.
ACDFA Job Postings
The American College Dance Festival Association exists to support and affirm the role of dance in higher education primarily through the sponsorship of college/university regional conferences and national dance festivals. Central to the educational mission of the association is the fostering of creative potential and artistic excellence in choreography and/or performance. The Association serves as a reflection of college/university dance programs and gives presence and value to diversity in dance through the planning of regional conferences and through the adjudication process. The Association acts as a national membership service organization to strengthen a network within the academic dance community.
Academic360
Academic360.com is a premier meta-links site for job postings in higher education. It has been published since May 1995 and has won awards and has received excellent reviews.
TedJob | Dance & Theatre Higher Ed Jobs
TedJob.com is a leading Internet higher-education job marketplace. It has been carefully designed to meet the unique, recruitment requirements for universities, colleges, and other academic organizations. We are dedicated to providing the best features and services at minimal cost to you.
UniversityJobs
UniversityJobs.com provides an easy and effective way for college students, graduates, alumni, and other job seekers to find the right career whether in academic or other sectors. Job seekers are encouraged to use our free service to post their resumes.
BackstageJobs.com
The National Source for behind-the-scenes jobs in the Live Entertainment Industry
4Entertainment Jobs
Our primary focus is on six areas of Entertainment including, Film/TV, Music, Sports, Theater, Publishing, and the Fine Arts. Opportunities include Marketing, Advertising, Promotions, Development, Production, Broadcasting, Agency/Management work, and Sales. Our goal is to provide the most comprehensive database of careers in the entertainment field for talented job seekers. Members receive listings for entertainment jobs and contacts that are extremely difficult for outsiders to find.
Performance jobs via audition & calls for choreography via application will be posted on the Dance in Columbus Online Community & Forum.
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Practitioners: Body Work, Care & Supplemental Training in Columbus, OH
The following list of practitioners is offered as a quick reference for dance artists in our community. Visit the Body Work, Care & Supplemental Training Area at our Online Community & Forum for more in-depth discussion and information about these practitioners:
MASSAGE / CHIROPRACTIC / ACUPUNCTURE / REIKI / PHYSICAL THERAPY
Douglas DiOrio, MD at MAX Sports Medicine
Dr. DiOrio is a board-certified family medicine and sports medicine physician with a special interest in medical acupuncture and manipulation.
Progressive Health & Rehab | Chiropractic Physical Therapy Nutritional/Detox
We aim to educate our patients about Chiropractic and other natural solutions to common health problems in order to motivate you to take a more active and responsible role in restoring and maintaining your own health as well as the people around you.
Robin Hunter, DC
Dr. Robin Hunter serves as a sports chiropractor for OSU Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation and is a clinical assistant professor for the OSU College of Medicine.She has extensive post-doctoral training in sports chiropractic including a sports medicine fellowship at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. She was selected to be a member of the USOC medical team at the 2001 University World Games in Beijing China and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, UT. She has served as the company sports chiropractor for BalletMet Columbus since 1986 and has been a part of OSU Sports Medicine, Program for the Performing Arts since its inception in 2005. In 2007, she completed training in dance medicine at NYU Harkness Center for Dance Injuries. She is on faculty at the OSU department of dance. Dr. Hunter is board certified in clinical acupuncture, and sports injuries and physical fitness. She is on post-graduate faculty with Logan College of Chiropractic and New York Chiropractic College, where she lectures nationally and internationally on a variety of sports chiropractic and dance wellness topics. She served on the executive committee for the American Chiropractic Association Council of Sports Injuries and Physical Fitness from 1986-1996, serving as president from 1995-1996. Dr. Hunter is a contributing author for the textbook, Conservative Management of Sports Injuries.
Samantha Matthews & The Reiki Center
Samantha Matthews, Business Manager, worked in Sales and Marketing for over 15 years for companies including Dave & Busters, Champps Entertainment, Schmidt’s Catering, Darby House and Monaco’s Palace. She has experience in corporate and private event coordination, project management and multi-unit business management. In the area of energy work Samantha has studied the DeMartini Methods, Akashic Records and will soon be a certified Advanced Reiki practitioner. She also currently works with Support 4 Teachers, a family business based in Cleveland, to improve services to children with behavior problems.
Todd VanSlambrouk | Massage Therapy
Call 585-520-8248 for Columbus appointments (Saturday & Sunday only).
YOGA / PILATES / GYROKINESIS / ROSSITER / TRAGER / ALEXANDER
Michael Kelly Bruce
OSU Department of Dance Associate Professor, Non-Major Program Coordinator began dancing with Harriette Ann Gray in a movement-for-actors class at Perry-Mansfield in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; he spent the next five years working with her. After a year in Holland working closely with Lucas Hoving and performing with several Dutch companies he moved to NYC, working with Anna Sokolow, Mary Anothny and Fred Mathews. From 1974 through 1981, he danced with the Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) of Utah, working with many choreographers including Lar Lubovitch, Douglas Dunn, Bruce Marks and Mathew Diamond. He has performed the works of Ted Shawn, Doris Humphrey, Helen Tamiris, Jose Limon, and Viola Farber. He has served as a guest performer and choreographer with companies across the country; as co-director of The Coast in San Francisco; and as a faculty member of workshops, colleges, and universities including Perry-Mansfield, Harvard Summer Institute, Mills College, Southern Methodist University, and Texas Christian University. In Columbus, he worked extensively with choreographer Victoria Uris. MKB teaches Kinesiology for Dancers, Floor Barre, Pilates Matwork and Reformer, Repertory and Choreography. His Pilates certifications are through the Stott Pilates International Certification Center and the PhysicalMind Institute.
John Carnes | BS, LMT, Certified Rossiter Instructor & Coach
John Carnes has been a licensed massage therapist in Ohio for over ten years. He has extensive experience teaching Industrial/Technical Education at the high school level as well as adult vocational classes. He also has a background in corporate technical training. He currently runs his Rossiter practice in conjunction with “Tai Chi Corner”: a Tai Chi school in Columbus Ohio. John also teaches senior exercise classes based on Tai Chi principles and “Seated Tai Chi” for People with Parkinson’s.
Focused Fitness Pilates Studio
Focused Fitness, a Physicalmind™ and Yamuna Body Rolling™ certifying studio located in the Arena District, offers Pilates training on state-of-the-art equipment in a relaxed and supportive environment. All of our certified instructors work closely with clients to create customized workouts based on specific needs and individual levels. Focused Fitness Wellness Center offers services that embrace the biopsychosocial model of a healthy body, healthy mind, and healthy spirit. Specialty services include Chiropractic, Biomedical Acupuncture, and massage therapies.
Tania Foster & The Embodied Spiral | Gyrotonic Level One Certification
The GEX (Gyrotonic Expansion System) is a perfect fit for any professional dancer looking to simply condition or to recover from any injury or weakness in the body. The system is designed to gain strength, flexibility and maximum articulation of the spine and joints. Home-based practice with Cobra Elite Pulley Tower. Affordable single sessions and packages. For prices or to schedule a session visit The Embodied Spiral Website or e-mail theembodiedspiral@gmail. com.
Laurel Hodory | M.S., E-RYT 500
Laurel Hodory was the owner and Director of It’s Yoga Columbus for seven years. During her tenure at It’s Yoga, she trained and certified more than 35 yoga teachers (through her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training program), and introduced yoga to more than 6,000 students. Laurel has been an avid student of yoga since 1992 when one of her dance instructors first introduced her to yoga. When she discovered yoga, she felt she had come home to her true path. Among other miracles, yoga has supported her and many of her students in recovery from physical injuries, addictions, personal loss, and more. Her body wisdom has been informed by her experiences as a top-performing athlete, dancer, yoga teacher and by her studies with renowned teachers in the field of yoga, psychology, bodywork, and eastern/western medicine.
Colleen Leonardi | pursuing Yoga Teacher Training
B.A. in Dance and Creative Writing from Bennington College and an M.F.A. in Choreography and Dance Writing from The Ohio State University. Administrative Associate with the Bebe Miller Company. 2010 Fellow with the Ohio State University’s Emerging Artist Fellowship and a new member of CAW (Creative Arts of Women) in Columbus. Pursuing Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga on High. Assistant Editor of Columbus’ very own Edible Columbus, part of the Edible communities magazines devoted to local and sustainable foods, www.edible communities.com. Proud member of Skoveworks directed by Lily Skove.
Maggie Page | Certified Yoga Instructor
Certified through Stott to teach Pilates and through Balanced Yoga to teach Vinyasa, Hatha, Ashtanga, and restorative yoga. Instructor at Focused Fitness. Call 614-224-1776 or e-mail focusedfitness@me.com
Christina Providence & Lee Kelly at Kenwick Studio
At Kenwick Studio, Lee Kelly and Christina Providence teach an integrative approach to movement. We draw from the principles of Pilates, yoga, the Trager® Approach, Alexander Technique, modern dance training, and many other systems. In our private lessons and small-group classes, we use Pilates equipment and props to create a full-body workout that leaves you feeling long, lean, strong and refreshed. Every student at Kenwick benefits from our focus on careful, personal attention and an intelligent approach to training.
Jessica Tupa & TUPACO | Certified Pilates Instructor
Pilates classes, private sessions and group workshops.
Ben Wheless & Grey Massage | LMT
I have been a dancer for most of my life, growing up dancing, and eventually graduating from New York University’s Tisch School for the Arts with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance. These years left me with a strong sense of alignment and how the human body was designed to move through space. Watching the way people walk, how they stand, and the muscle groups they contract needlessly have become second nature over my years of study. These observations allow me to evaluate possible trouble spots quickly, and while those observations are not fool proof, they are a helpful tool in compiling a treatment plan. Trained in Swedish massage, Myofascial Release, and Hot Stone Therapy.
V Power Yoga
V Power Yoga offers an eclectic system of yoga which is vigorous and athletic. Sun salutations (vinyasas), standing lunges and balancing poses are combined to move toxins out of the body. Poses (asanas) are linked together using breath, music and heat. This technique challenges students’ strength, stamina and flexibility.
Yoga on High
Yoga on High is a haven for the Columbus yoga community. We’ll help you discover alignment, cultivate awareness, and develop focus—whether you’re exploring yoga for the first time or looking to deepen an existing practice.
T’AI CHI / QIGONG
T’ai Chi Corner
Tai Chi Corner is a Tai Chi Chuan center for the Columbus Ohio community where people gather on a common journey which promotes stress management, health maintenance and self defense through the cultivation of Tai Chi Chuan and Water Style Boxing.
MEDITATION / MINDFULNESS / RELAXATION / WELLNESS
Jessica Tupa & TUPACO
TUPACO is a practice and a way of thinking. An integration of techniques. TUPACO is for all bodies, ability levels and ages. Body and mind communicating with each other so that the spirit feels better. It is learning to value the body so that you may feel your best, to do your best. TUPACO integrates many techniques including: core work, stretching, yoga, breath work, dance, movement fundamentals, visualization and meditation.
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