Program Recognition
•Bullet: OU's School of Dance was founded as a department in 1961 by Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo principals Miguel Terekhov and Yvonne Chouteau and elevated to School of Dance status in 1998.
•Bullet: Dance Magazine has consistently ranked OU's School of Dance among the top three in the nation for ballet and modern training.
Training
•Bullet: The Modern Dance Performance BFA requires 66-70 major hours, combining modern technique with required ballet technique, composition, improvisation, teaching methods, and a senior capstone.
•Bullet: Dual-technique foundation (modern plus ballet) prepares dancers for contemporary repertory companies that demand classical grounding.
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Students perform with Contemporary Dance Oklahoma, the school's resident modern company, which presents original works alongside national repertory.
•Bullet: Contemporary Dance Oklahoma is among the few college-based companies to tour internationally — Japan, Mexico, Taiwan, China, and France — and has earned awards at the American College Dance Festival and favorable reviews in Dance Magazine and The New York Times.
