Courtney Ricci

Courtney Ricci,
Outreach and Events Coordinator
School of Dance & Entertainment

Biography

Courtney Ricci, a lifelong dancer and lover of the arts, began her dance training in her hometown of Vineland, NJ. She spent years studying ballet with Maxine’s Dance Studio and the Vineland Regional Dance Company, where she performed in Regional Dance America Festivals and the annual Delaware Dance Festival. Courtney has also spent summers studying at Burklyn Ballet Theatre’s summer intensive in Vermont and the Radio City Rockettes Summer Intensive in New York City.

Courtney is a graduate of Oklahoma City University’s Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Dance Management. During her collegiate years, she was a performer in the Student Choreography Showcase as well as the American Spirit Dance Company’s productions of Home for the Holidays and Broadway Revue under the direction of Jo Rowan. She also served in arts management capacities as deck crew and lighting programmer/operator. Since graduating, Courtney has worked in dance studio management in Oklahoma City. Beyond dance, she is passionate about serving at her church as a member of the production and administrative teams.