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 - Dance Wellness & Injury Prevention
- Delyer Coffman - Pilates Mat Work, Pilates Internship
- Brande Dunn - Ballet
- Monti Ellison - African Dance and Drumming
- Amythyst Fritzler - Modern, Pilates Pilates Mat Work, Pilates Apparatus
- Rosa Garcia - Mexican Folklórico
- Zachary Groenewold - Hip-Hop, Contemporary Commercial
- Hiroko Hojo - Appreciation of Dance
- Amelie Hunter - Movement for Longevity, Pilates Apparatus, Pilates Internship, Pilates Methodology
- Marru Mikaelian - Polynesian
- Angelika Nemeth - Mid-Eastern Dance, Repertoire
- Noelle Snavely - Tap, Pilates Apparatus, Pilates Mat Work
- Linda Sohl-Ellison - Tap
INSTRUCTIONAL ASSOCIATE FOR DANCE
ACCOMPANISTS
- Joe Lawrence - Piano, Percussion
- Malik Sow - African Percussion