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The School of Dance cultivates a professional setting focused on performance, instruction, choreographic arts, and dance education. Our curriculum equips students with ballet's theoretical, historical, and theatrical foundations essential for careers in professional dance companies or theaters. Combining rigorous classical ballet training with OU's distinguished liberal arts education, we prepare dancers for professional achievement. Students audition for our resident classical ballet troupe, the Oklahoma Festival Ballet, gaining diverse performance experience locally, nationally, and internationally. Participation in the company's yearly productions enhances students' technical skills and artistic expression while providing practical performance experience. Along with standard university admission requirements, ballet applicants must complete a dance audition. Prospective OU Ballet students should consult the school's website for current audition dates and details.