Mission
A professional modern dance company in Oklahoma City and the parent company of the Oklahoma International Dance Festival (OIDF). OIDF provides rigorous professional training for dancers, offering residencies for practicing dance artists, and presents performances with a renowned roster of local, national, and international dance-makers. With advanced, pre-professional, and professional dancers in mind, OIDF serves Oklahoma the Central Region of the United States, as well as a diverse community of dance artists and audiences. Through the medium of dance/theater, the Hartel Dance Group creates and presents work that conveys positive, inspiring, and life-enriching experiences to audiences; and creates and performs innovative dance works of extraordinary artistry that engage and info