Since 1989 this elite team has worked full-time to keep their image of grace and perfection intact. To find out more about these talented young ladies, read on...
Meet the Team
A Week in the Life...
Dance Genres
Fundraising
Join the Team
Meet the Team
Dance Genres
The Dance Team prides itself on its ecclectic selection of music and styles. This season fans will see dances from the following artists:
Fundraising
As unreal as it may seem, the OUDT is an unfunded organization. We are currently on a long
list of sports to receive funding, but that won't happen for years to come. So these girls
are not only athletes, but businesswomen and politicans as well!
Throughout the year the OUDT conducts various fundraisers such as waitressing at the Pub,
having "Jumpathon"s on Court Street late Friday nights on a mini-trampoline, and car washes at
Bob's Supermarket. The DT also makes appearances for local businesses ranging from Signs Now
and Dalt's to the University Mall.
All money earned goes to multiple uniform components such as tops, pants, and skirts,
shoes (football season's tennis shoes and basketball court dance 'sneakers'), music, summer
camps, OUDT official apparel, pom-poms, and various other necessities.
Specialty Book Store is a current sponsor of the DT. If you are interested in contributing
to one of the hardest-working organizations on campus, please contact Allison at
AllisonOUDT@hotmail.com.
Join the Team
We are constantly recruiting new girls for tryouts held annually in the first couple of
weeks of each academic year. "Tryout Tip Days" are usually held two times a year for those
who want to learn what's expected of them at tryouts. Flyers are posted about campus and in
dorms regarding dates, time, and places. If you have dance background and are interested
in becoming a part of this young, yet prestigious, tradition, feel free to contact Allison at
AllisonOUDT@hotmail.com.
This group of young ladies is really as closeknit as they appear to be in the pictures.
At this risk of sounding cheesy, the OUDT is a great opportunity to meet other women with
incredible talents and form lifelong friendships. Of course it's hard work, but who else
can honestly say they enjoy all the committments that fill up their day planner? We are lucky
enough to be doing something we truly love and that's what makes us so successful!
If you are interested in attending any of the basketball games left in the 1999-2000 season,
you can refer to the
Ohio University Men's Basketball Schedule.
If you are not yet a student at Ohio University and would like to know more about it, feel
free to visit Ohio University's home page by clicking on the logo.
The 1999-2000 Ohio University Dance Team is comprised of the following young women shown in
the picture above:
Front Row - Marisa WalkerCS, Allison FoxCS, Mindy BoyleCS
Middle Row - Noelle WilsonF, Melissa BentzS, Dana BurrowsP, Sara PhillipsF
Back Row - Lisa SmithS, Katherine BarileJ, Alison ManningP, Kate
JocekS, Alissa KiktavyP, Amy GablerF, Megan BesethJ
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
4-5 Short practice;
learn this week's
choreography
7-9:30 Finish
choreography
and practice
7-9:30 Practice
this week's
dance
7-9:30 Learn part of
next week's dance,
drill this week's
7-9:30 Run only this
week's dance, video
and critique
OFF
5-5:45 Run-through,
game starts 7:00
