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2025 Dance

Dance students will receive a concentrated education with six hours of daily classes and rehearsals in a variety of dance styles. Instruction will include contemporary, jazz, ballet, and musical theatre. Other forms of dance, choreography, improvisation, and supplemental courses or seminars may also be incorporated into class sessions at the discretion of the instructor. Students will rehearse for and dance in a final performance at the conclusion of OSAI. Up to 20 dance students are accepted.

Requirements for Applicants

To apply for the dance program, applicants are required to learn and record two combinations as taught in the videos linked below, as well as perform one 90-second solo of their choice. Audio tracks for both combinations are provided in the Dropbox folder.

Application Deadline: Monday, February 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.

Download Complete Dance Applicant Guide

View Required Combinations and Music Files 

Funding for the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute dance program is generously provided, in part, by the ConocoPhillips and Kerr Foundation Dance Endowment Funds.

 

OAI Quartz Preview Days

Interested in auditioning for the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute but don’t know where to start? Each fall, OAI is offers free workshops as part of the OAI Quartz Preview Days!

Fall 2024 Preview Days are listed below. 

Please note: All OAI Quartz Preview Day dates and locations are subject to change.

ALTUS

Friday, January 10, 2025 | 5pm - 9pm
OFF THE WALL DANCE PRODUCTIONS
1121 N Spurgeon St. Ste. A
Instructor: Laura Norman Tyson, Oklahoma Performing Arts

TAHLEQUAH

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | 5pm - 9pm
ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS
17328 S Muskogee Ave.
Instructor: Laura Norman Tyson, Oklahoma Performing Arts

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