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