Our instructors keep OCC’s Dance Department on the creative edge. They have taught in private studios, college and university dance programs throughout the nation and the world. Many choreograph professionally with dance companies. Instructors stay current with the latest dance trends and techniques. We also offer live accompaniment in our classes.
DANCE DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Rachel Berman - Ballet, Modern, Dance Methodologies, Choreography, Repertoire, Polynesian, Dance Profession Seminar, Yoga, World Dance and Cultures, and Appreciation of Dance
Rachel Berman - Ballet, Modern, Dance Methodologies, Choreography, Repertoire, Polynesian, Dance Profession Seminar, Yoga, World Dance and Cultures, and Appreciation of Dance
FULL-TIME FACULTY
José Costas - Ballet, Jazz, Latin Dance Styles, Repertoire
PART-TIME FACULTY
- Emily Chapman - Conditioning for Dance, Kinesiology for Dance
- Delyer Coffman - Pilates Methodology, Pilates Apparatus
- Brande Dunn - Ballet
- Amythyst Fritzler - Modern, Pilates Pilates Mat Work, Pilates Apparatus
- Zachary Groenewold - Hip-Hop, Contemporary Commercial
- Hiroko Hojo - Appreciation of Dance
- Amelie Hunter - Pilates Internship
- David McMahan - Pilates as a Profession
- Shana Menaker - Modern, Yoga for Dancers, Appreciation of Dance
- Noelle Snavely - Pilates Apparatus, Pilates Mat Work
- Linda Sohl-Ellison - Tap
INSTRUCTIONAL ASSOCIATE FOR DANCE
ACCOMPANISTS
- Joe Lawrence - Piano, Percussion
- Malik Sow - African Percussion