OU Dance

Study Abroad Announcement!!

We are so excited to send off EIGHT of our students along with Director, Michael Bearden, and Prof. Roxanne Lyst, to Plodiv, Bulgaria!

While in Bulgaria, our students will perform choreography by faculty members, Michael Bearden, Boyko Dossev, and Roxanne Lyst at the National Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts.

Follow along as our dancers keep you up to date with their travels on Instagram stories!

Dancer Credits:

1. Larissa Yakunovich is an incoming Senior pursuing double majors in Ballet Performance and Biology. She is from Houston, Texas.

2. Danielle Bush is an incoming Junior Modern Dance Performance Major from Houston Texas.
📸: Olivia Moon

3. Eve Grunenwald is an incoming Sophomore Ballet Performance major with a double major in Communications. Her hometown is Simpsonville, South Carolina

4. Ruby Peterson is an incoming Senior Modern Dance Performance Major from Fayetteville, Arkansas.

5. Payton van Poppel is a rising Senior pursuing a double major in Ballet Performance and Business Management. She is from Frisco, Texas.

6. Madison Hoadley is a Modern Dance Performance Junior from Eldersburg, Maryland.

7. Anna Zimmerly is a rising Junior pursuing a double major in Ballet Performance and Psychology. She is from Wyoming, Ohio.

8. Zooey Cooley is an incoming Junior Modern Dance Performance Major with a Minor in Art. She is from Flower Mound, Texas.

Introducing our incredible Guest Faculty for the OU Dance Summer Intensive!

Swipe to read about each of the accomplished dancers/choreographers/teachers that will be imparting their knowledge to young dance students from all over the country over the next month on the University of Oklahoma’s Norman Campus!

Stay tuned for more OUSI content and keep a special eye out for the incoming Freshman Class of OU Dance who will be popping up throughout!