The 2008 OhioDance Festival will take place March 7-9 at The Ohio State University. The event is co-sponsored by OSU's Department of Dance.

It will include two days of classes, workshops and panel discussions. Special features include Guest Speaker Claire Porter who will teach a master class in Text and Movement. Kevin Ward receives the OhioDance award for Outstanding contributions to the Dance Artform and will also teach a Contemporary master class. Louise Guthman receives the award for Outstanding contributions to Dance Education.

A panel discussion on Dancer Health Initiatives will take place after the awards luncheon on Saturday, March 8 from 1 to 2 p.m. at OSU's faculty club. Panelists include Karen Potter, Gary Galbraith, Shannon Sterne all from Case Western Reserve University and Michael Kelly Bruce from OSU.

On Friday, March 7 from 1 to 2 p.m. is a Young People’s concert.
On Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. is the OhioDance Showcase. All concerts will be held in Sullivant Theatre on the OSU campus and are open to the public.

Also on Friday, March 7 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. a demonstration and discussion will be held at the EMMA Lab at ACCAD. The EMMA (Experimental Media and Movement Arts) Lab is a project of dance and the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design.

And on Sunday, March 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. is a professional audition for statewide companies and educational institutions recruiting new dancers. This audition will be held at Sullivant Hall.

For details on all of the above and for registration information, visit www.ohiodance.org/festival.html