Program Recognition
•Bullet: Accredited institutional member of National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD)
Training
•Bullet: Intensive professional training in contemporary, ballet, African and street dance forms
•Bullet: Training in pedagogy, conditioning, anatomy, dance history and production
•Bullet: Leads to Texas state teacher certification for grades 6-12
•Bullet: Certification has reciprocity in many states
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Performance with award-winning student dance company Dance Repertory Theatre
•Bullet: Two fully-produced dance concerts each season
•Bullet: Guest choreographers in-residence each semester
•Bullet: Biennial Cohen New Works Festival featuring over 30 original works
Notable Alumni
•Bullet: Jacqueline Hinton (BFA Dance, 2001) — performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall for the Music Center's Moves After Dark series
•Bullet: Reema Bounajem (BFA Dance, 2015) — performed in The Lost Supper at McKittrick Hotel in NYC
•Bullet: Stephanie Chiarello (BA Dance, 1998) — creator and director of Over the Lege, a political comedy satire variety show
Professional Development
•Bullet: 100% of BFA Theatre Education graduates placed in the field — similarly strong placement for dance education track
•Bullet: Alumni teaching in public and private schools across Texas and beyond
