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Mission
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Dance Department’s mission is to provide a broad coverage of dance training, including dance technique and performance skills, choreography, historical and cultural dimensions of dance, and principles of teaching. Students will be prepared to teach dance in a public/private school setting, or to continue dance study at the graduate level or in the professional dance context.
Vision
To be a leader in educating dancers through degree offerings, pedagogy and practical experience while providing a foundation influenced by regional culture. As a center for dance in the Americas, the Dance program will promote bilingual, bicultural, and biliterate education in an environment committed to a disciplined excellence unhampered by physical or cultural borders.
Accreditation
The Dance Department is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD).
Academic Programs
Bachelor's
Bachelor's Degree
Dance (BA)
Bachelor of Arts in Dance
Program Modality: Campus
The Bachelor’s degree in Dance provides a broad coverage of dance training, including dance technique, improvisational and choreographic skills, music for dancers, historical and cultural dimensions of dance, dance production, dance science, and theories of dance. The Dance Department provides students with the opportunity to prepare for a variety of dance careers, offering both a broad base of study and an opportunity for more intensive work in areas of specific interest.
Bachelor's Degree
Dance (BFA)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance
Program Modality: Campus
The Bachelor's degree in Dance emphasizes training in dance performance and choreographic skills. This degree is designed to provide students with a broad and thorough base of dance technique training and performance experience to prepare for continued study at the graduate level or to enter the dance field in a professional capacity.
The multi-cultural emphasis of the degree program makes it unique among most dance degree programs. The program offers a curriculum of technique classes in Ballet, Modern, Mexican Folklorico, and Flamenco. It also offers one concentration.
Concentrations:
Bachelor's Degree
Dance - Teacher Certification (BA)
Bachelor of Arts in Dance - Teacher Certification
Program Modality: Campus
The Bachelor’s degree in Dance provides a broad coverage of dance training, including dance technique, improvisational and choreographic skills, music for dancers, historical and cultural dimensions of dance, dance production, dance science, and theories of dance. The Dance Department provides students with the opportunity to prepare for a variety of dance careers, offering both a broad base of study and an opportunity for more intensive work in areas of specific interest.
Undergraduate Minor
Contact Us
Dance Department
EHPE II, Room 115
(956) 665-2230
Dana Shackelford
Department Chair
Dance Department
EHPE II, Room 115
dana.shackelford@utrgv.edu
(956) 665-2230