Orchesis: A Dance Group

Orchesis: A Dance Group Columbia University's largest performing arts group Orchesis is Columbia's largest performing arts group. https://twitter.com/cuorchesis

We are completely student-run, from the production to the choreography to the dancing. We perform all styles of dance, and we take all levels of dancers! We do one performance showcase every semester, and everyone who auditions will be cast!

Time to get your claws out for ROARCHESIS! 🐅🐾Join us Saturday, December 6th at 6pm and 8:30pm in Roone Auditorium for a ...
11/22/2025

Time to get your claws out for ROARCHESIS! 🐅🐾

Join us Saturday, December 6th at 6pm and 8:30pm in Roone Auditorium for a fierce and ferocious night of dancing!!🐆🌿💥

Click the link in our bio to get your tickets!

Come bond with us at our BONDchesis Picnic this Saturday! Tell your orchy friends to come and we hope to see you there!!...
09/29/2025

Come bond with us at our BONDchesis Picnic this Saturday! Tell your orchy friends to come and we hope to see you there!! 💐

Interested in dancing and performing this semester? Join Orchesis on Saturday, September 13th in Roone Arledge Auditoriu...
09/06/2025

Interested in dancing and performing this semester? Join Orchesis on Saturday, September 13th in Roone Arledge Auditorium @ 10:00 AM-12:00 PM! Auditions are open to all levels, no dancing required, and everyone gets casted! SEE YOU THERE!

Fall 2025 Choreographer Applications now open! All styles and levels are welcome, so apply apply apply! Applications due...
08/26/2025

Fall 2025 Choreographer Applications now open! All styles and levels are welcome, so apply apply apply!

Applications due September 6th at MIDNIGHT. Click the link in our bio to apply.

The summer news you’ve ALL been waiting for… 2026 MAMA PROJECT CHOREOGRAPHER APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN‼️What is the MaMa Pro...
06/01/2025

The summer news you’ve ALL been waiting for… 2026 MAMA PROJECT CHOREOGRAPHER APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN‼️

What is the MaMa Project?

The MaMa Project is a satellite dance project of Orchesis, Columbia University’s largest dance group. It is an artistic outlet for a chosen choreographer(s) to develop their creative process by creating a thematic evening-length show. This two-semester commitment is an opportunity for dancers and choreographers to work within a smaller, intimate group. Collaboratively, the group creates a new work through process-based choreographic methods that allow for originality, catharsis, and creativity!

Deadline: Friday, August 1st @ 11:59PM EST
Find the application form in the link in our bio!

Reach out to cuorchesisproducer@gmail.com with any questions, and we can’t wait to see your applications!

Stressed for finals? Miss orchy Sundays? Join us for a masterclass, happening for all levels in various styles throughou...
05/04/2025

Stressed for finals? Miss orchy Sundays? Join us for a masterclass, happening for all levels in various styles throughout this week! All are welcome!!

Locations subject to change so follow for important updates!!

And last but definitely not least😍❤️🥰…Victoria loves Orchesis and had so much fun making a piece this semester! She’s a ...
04/04/2025

And last but definitely not least😍❤️🥰…Victoria loves Orchesis and had so much fun making a piece this semester! She’s a CC sophomore majoring in dance and computer science who loves to choreograph as much as possible. She is involved in so many dance clubs including Untapped, CoLab, and Columbia Ballet Collaborative. You can also find her working as assistant lighting designer on this year’s Varsity Show! She hopes you’ll all C’mon over and enjoy the show–don’t panic! (at the disco) because it’s going to be so much fun(.)!

And now the stunning gorgeous amazing Sanya!! Sanya can’t wait to see her dancers pop it like a pea (yeah) EDAMAME😌 this...
04/04/2025

And now the stunning gorgeous amazing Sanya!! Sanya can’t wait to see her dancers pop it like a pea (yeah) EDAMAME😌 this semester. This senior at Barnard is a physics major and math/anthro minor who is so super excited to choreograph for the first time ever in her Orchy career!!! Sanya’s zest for Orchesis is eclipsed only slightly by her research on cosmic jets from black holes, role as peer educator at SVR, and being an intro physics TA. Even so, seeing as she knows all of Edamame front to back back to front, she hopes the audience is as as she and her cast are🫛🫛

Upcoming…the most amazing Pia!!! Majoring in Politcal Ecology and Human Rights, and minoring in Italian, Pia is a senior...
04/04/2025

Upcoming…the most amazing Pia!!! Majoring in Politcal Ecology and Human Rights, and minoring in Italian, Pia is a senior at Barnard who 💖Orchesis. Besides spamming the dance’s groupchat, you can usually find her at Access Barnard where she works as a Global Ambassador and Peer Mentor. She’s also president of Her Campus, part of Barnard’s Senior Council, and volunteers by teaching English as a Second Language to middle schoolers. Most importantly, though, she’s passionate about singing out loud (terribly, of course), the color blue, and squirrels 🩵🐿️🌎🌈 🌱

Next up is our tremendously amazing Mei!! Mei is happy as a clam to choreograph for her Orchy people once again! This Ba...
04/03/2025

Next up is our tremendously amazing Mei!! Mei is happy as a clam to choreograph for her Orchy people once again! This Barnard junior is majoring in Psychology and Dance. If she’s not giving her all to Orchesis both on and off-stage ( ), she is a social work intern in NYC public schools. She loves dining hall yap sessions, late evening naps, and listening to Lorde’s Melodrama on shuffle AND loop. Channeling her obsession, her dancers will (green) light up the stage!

Now…our beautiful team 😻😻Lilian & Priscilla are a lovely sophomore duo who’ve been sharing the Orchy love since day one!...
04/03/2025

Now…our beautiful team 😻😻Lilian & Priscilla are a lovely sophomore duo who’ve been sharing the Orchy love since day one! Lilian is an Applied Math and Anthropology major in CC, and Priscilla is a Computer Science major and Dance minor in SEAS—brains and body-ody-ody. They bonded over jazz, hip hop, and the simple joy of dancing for fun, whether in class, rehearsal, or just goofing off together. When they’re not in the studio, you can catch them out in the city taking cute pics, eating good food, and living their best lives. This is their first time choreographing (cue the tears 🥲) and they’re bringing all the energy to celebrate girl power, confidence, and friendship. From sparkle to sass, silver to slay, they can’t wait to share this piece with you. Get ready to serve. 💅💃✨

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