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NEW at OIDF 2026 ✨Introducing the OIDF Youth Dance Intensive — a one- or two-week immersive summer training experience f...
05/25/2026

NEW at OIDF 2026 ✨

Introducing the OIDF Youth Dance Intensive — a one- or two-week immersive summer training experience for dedicated dancers ages 10–14.

Created for young artists ready to grow in a supportive and challenging environment, this new program offers focused daily training in:
• Ballet
• Modern
• African Dance / Dunham Technique
• Jazz

Held as part of the Oklahoma International Dance Festival, dancers will train with outstanding faculty while experiencing the energy of an international artistic community right here in Oklahoma.

Whether preparing for the upcoming dance season or looking for meaningful summer training without leaving the state, this program was designed for serious young dancers ready to deepen their artistry and confidence.

📍 University of Central Oklahoma
📅 July 20–24 & July 27–31, 2026
⏰ Monday–Friday | 9:30 AM–2:30 PM

Attend one week or both.

Limited enrollment available.

Register now: www.okdancefest.org/programs/youth-dance-intensive

Train this summer with internationally recognized artists, choreographers, educators, and performers at OIDF 2026.This y...
05/19/2026

Train this summer with internationally recognized artists, choreographers, educators, and performers at OIDF 2026.

This year’s Oklahoma International Dance Festival faculty includes artists connected to: American Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet, Pilobolus Dance Theater, The Royal Ballet School, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Radio City Music Hall, and more.

OIDF offers rigorous pre-professional dance training in: ✨ Ballet
✨ Contemporary
✨ Repertory
✨ Dunham Technique
✨ African Dance & Drumming
✨ Broadway Jazz
✨ Pilates & Conditioning
✨ Improvisation

Designed for dedicated dancers seeking high-level summer intensive training in an immersive and supportive artistic environment.

📍 Edmond / Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
📅 July 20 – August 1, 2026
🏠 Residential & Commuter Programs
💫 Scholarships Available

Join us this summer.

www.okdancefest.org

05/17/2026

Yesterday at the Calderón Dance Festival was a beautiful reminder of why community matters so deeply in dance. 💛

Shannon Calderón was a true pillar of the Oklahoma dance community—someone who welcomed artists, created opportunities, and brought people together through generosity and love for the arts. When Hartel Dance Group was first beginning, Shannon opened her doors to the company and introduced us to people who would become lifelong collaborators and friends. The impact of that kind of support continues to ripple through our community today.

Being part of this festival now, alongside so many dancers, families, amazing educators, and friends, feels incredibly meaningful. And sharing the day with the organization members and the family of Erika Vazquez—Shannon’s niece, our friend, and longtime colleague—made it even more special.

At OIDF, we believe deeply in building spaces where dancers can train, connect, create, and grow together. Moments like these remind us that dance education is not only about technique—it’s about community, mentorship, and carrying forward the people who helped shape us.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, danced with us, and celebrated Oklahoma dance with us yesterday. ✨

OIDF 2026 Choreography Showcase📍 OK Contemporary📅 Saturday, July 25Applications are now open for this summer’s Choreogra...
05/06/2026

OIDF 2026 Choreography Showcase

📍 OK Contemporary
📅 Saturday, July 25

Applications are now open for this summer’s Choreography Showcase.

Develop new work, collaborate with fellow artists, and share your creative process in an evening dedicated to emerging choreography and artistic exploration.

The showcase is part of the OIDF 2026 Summer Intensive experience.

🔗 Apply now:
https://www.okdancefest.org/choreography-showcase

⏳ Housing deadline: May 15

Who you train with matters.At OIDF, you’re not just taking class—you’re working with artists who are actively shaping th...
05/05/2026

Who you train with matters.

At OIDF, you’re not just taking class—
you’re working with artists who are actively shaping the field.

This is where expectations shift.
This is where dancers grow.

If you’re serious about your training, this is your next step.

📍 July 20 – August 2
⏳ Housing deadline: May 15

Spots are filling.

🔗 Register now

05/03/2026

Full circle.

Meegan first trained with Austin in 2001 as a dance major at OU. Years later, she returned to continue her studies—and now, as she prepares to graduate with her Master’s this month, she shared the floor with him once more.

Austin, OIDF Director and OU faculty, led his final warm-up of 2026 alongside a former student turned colleague in the same space where it all began.

A powerful moment of continuity, witnessed by today’s students.

Last chance to see CDO live tonight.





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05/02/2026

He came to OIDF on scholarship… and didn’t expect this.
“I’d describe it as adventure, learning, and a lot of inspiration.”

Darío Ortiz arrived looking for tools to grow in his dance—and found an experience that pushed him far beyond that.
Two weeks of intense training.
New styles. New perspectives.
From connecting to the roots in Afro to expanding his movement in hip hop—every day demanded more.
Even without a shared language, the connection was real. The environment was open, welcoming, and deeply human.

This is what happens when you step into a space built for growth.

✨ Oklahoma International Dance Festival 2026
📍 Oklahoma City
📅 July 19 – August 2

If you’re ready to be challenged, inspired, and pushed forward—this is for you.

👇 Tell us—what style would YOU want to train most?
DanceOpportunity

04/29/2026

There are moments in a dancer’s journey that stay with you… long after the music ends.

For Bianca, OIDF wasn’t just a summer intensive—it was a space to grow, to be challenged, and to feel deeply connected to the art and the people around her.

Training at OIDF means stepping into a process that goes beyond steps—where artistry, discipline, and community come together in a way that shapes you as both a dancer and a human.

On this International Dance Day, we celebrate stories like hers. The quiet transformations. The breakthroughs. The moments that remind us why we dance.

✨ Summer Intensive 2026
📍 Oklahoma City
🔗 Apply now — link in bio

04/27/2026

Testimonial from an international dancer at OIDF
“Una experiencia inolvidable.”
Ariel came to OIDF’s summer dance intensive looking for answers about his future in dance.
Some came in the studio.
Some came in unexpected moments.
“Es difícil… pero no es imposible.”
That stayed with him.
Two weeks of intensive dance training, daily work, and being surrounded by dancers pushing toward something more.
For Ariel, it wasn’t just training.
It was confirmation.
—
What you’re working toward might feel far away.
But it’s not impossible.

OIDF Summer Dance Intensive
📅 July 20 – August 1
📍 University of Central Oklahoma
Enrollment is open.

🎧 Spanish audio

04/25/2026

“What stayed with me most… was the people.”
Sammi joined OIDF’s summer dance intensive in 2024 and found something she wasn’t expecting:
Faculty who took the time to know her—not just as a dancer, but as a person.

Through two weeks of intensive summer dance training, she was challenged, supported, and guided in a way that gave her confidence moving forward.

She arrived feeling burnt out.
She left with clarity, strength, and a renewed sense of who she wants to be, not just as a dancer, but within the dance world.
—
This is where the work begins.

OIDF Summer Dance Intensive
📅 July 20 – August 1
📍 Oklahoma Contemporary
Enrollment is open.

🎧 English audio

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