OCDF RISING ARTISTS WAS CREATED IN 2018, TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PRE-PROFESSIONAL DANCERS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS TO EVOLVE THEIR TALENTS IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING AND WORK ENVIRONMENT.

THE RISING ARTISTS WILL CONSIST OF BOTH ESTABLISHED AND UP-AND-COMING CREATORS WHO ARE CONTINUING TO GENERATE THE EVOLUTION OF DANCE THROUGH THE GENERATIONS. 
AKOMINU

JANA TAYLOR AND THE APA MODERN ENSEMBLE

W.I.S.E. DANCE COMPANY

LYDIA MILLER AND SKYE SCHMIDT

STELLAR DANCE

SBCC DANCE COMPANY

SARAH HART

AUTHENTIC: GROOVES

STRONG PRE-PROFESSIONAL DANCE COMPANY 

RYAN ADAMSON W/CLIFTON DANCE PROJECT

ENCORE DANCE COMPANY
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CSUF ALUMNI 
THE COMPANIES AND CHOREOGRAPHERS OF THIS DIVISION CREATE WORK THAT INSPIRES AND EDUCATES THEIR STUDENTS, THEIR AUDIENCES. AND THEMSELVES. ​