Department of Fine and Performing Arts

Let’s Dance This Fall @ TAMIU!

Welcome to TAMIU Dance, where dance, community, and culture thrive within the Fine & Performing Arts community.

Whether you are pursuing a Dance Minor, looking to expand your education, or simply continuing your passion for dance, we invite you to join us in the studio. Our dance courses provide opportunities to develop technical skills, explore creativity, build confidence, and experience the transformative power of dance in a supportive and collaborative environment.

All students enrolled in movement-based dance courses will have the opportunity to perform in our
Fall Dance Concert on Friday, November 13, 2026.
This exciting experience allows students to bring their classroom learning to the stage while celebrating the artistry, energy, and community of TAMIU Dance. 

Have questions or wondering which dance course is right for you?
We would love to hear from you!

Please contact Professor Terrance Johnson, Dance Program Coordinator, at 956.326.2625 for more information or to discuss the best course options for your interests and goals. 

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Fall 2026

Texas A&M International University offers a minor in dance or a dance concentration through the university's Multidisciplinary Studies major. Dance courses may also be taken for elective credit. The dance program is housed in the Department of Fine and Performing Arts and offers courses in the following genres:

• Modern/Contemporary
• Ballet
• Jazz
• Ballet Folklorico
• Dance Conditioning

Dance minors are required to take the following courses:

• Beginning Modern Dance
• Improvisation
• Concert Choreography
• Dance History

News

• Welcome, Visiting Instructional Assistant Professor of Dance and Program Coordinator, Mr. Terrance Johnson. Learn more about Mr. Johnson and his vision for the TAMIU Dance Program !

• TAMIU Dance Announces Fall Dance Concert, Friday November 13, 2026 - The TAMIU Dance Program proudly presents an evening of dance, culture, and community with its fall dance concert, Convergence: Where Movement, People & Stories Come Together
  
  Convergence celebrates the reimagining of the TAMIU Dance Program through the power of collaboration, cultural expression, and codified dance forms. The concert brings together diverse movement traditions and artistic voices while creating opportunities for meaningful community engagement and extending dance beyond the walls of the university and into the greater Laredo community.
  
  The evening will feature performances by TAMIU Dance students and special guest appearances by local high school performance groups and the TAMIU Spirit Team. Together, these artists demonstrate how dance can build connections, celebrate culture, inspire collaboration, and bring communities together through shared movement and storytelling.

• Extending the program’s commitment to community engagement and arts education, the TAMIU Dance Program will also present a special Student Matinee, Imagination in Motion: Where Art, Learning & Creativity Come Together.
  
  Designed for elementary students in grades K–5, this immersive performance invites young learners to experience dance through interactive movement, performance, imagination, and discovery. The program introduces students to the ways in which the arts can support and enhance learning across disciplines, demonstrating the connections between dance and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
  
  Through movement and creative exploration, Imagination in Motion illustrates how the arts and STEM come together to create STEAM—encouraging students to imagine, create, explore, and discover the world through the power of the arts.
  Together, Convergence and Imagination in Motion reflect the TAMIU Dance Program’s commitment to building community, expanding access to the arts, and demonstrating the transformative power of dance in education and everyday life.
  
  

Dance Performances

The dance program produces a fall and spring concert that features both faculty and student choreography. Students also have the opportunity to attend and perform at the American College Dance Association conference each year, and the TAMIU Folklorico Ensemble performs locally, nationally, and internationally. Students are sometimes asked to assist or perform in the dance faculty's professional works. 

TAMIU Ballet Folklorico Ensemble

• El Grito de Independencia del Consulado General de MX en Laredo
  Saturday, September 12
  7:20 PM Performance
  El Portal, located outside of the Outlet Shoppes
  1201 Water St, Laredo, TX 78040  
• President’s Investiture
  Friday, September 18, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM between these times
  TAMIU Zaffirini Student Success Center Green Area
• Charreada
  Saturday, September 19
  Lienzo Mayoral del Bosque
  7:00 - 8:30 PM between this time
  312 Hornet Rd, Laredo, TX 78045
• TAMIU Fine Arts Festival
  Friday, October 2
  7:30PM Performance
  TAMIU Recital Hall
• TAMIU Folklorico Festival 
  Saturday, October 3
  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Rehearsal
  6:00 - 10:00 PM Performance
  TAMIU Theatre
  

• Jamaica San Agustin
  Sunday, October 18
  4:00 PM Performance
  201 San Agustin Ave, Laredo, TX 78040
  
• HEB Feast of Sharing 
  Thursday, November 5
  7:10 - 7:30 PM Performance
  Sames Auto Arena
• Dia de los Muertos 
  Saturday, November 7
  4:00 PM Performance
  North Central Park
• Fall Dance Concert  
  Friday, November 13
  7:00 PM Performance
  TAMIU Theatre
  Tree Lighting
  Thursday, November 19
  6:00-9:00PM between these times
  TAMIU Library Outside
  

TAMIU Dance Minors

• TAMIU Fall Dance Concert
  Convergence
  Friday, November 13
  7:00pm
  TAMIU Center for Fine & Performing Arts

FACULTY

• Terrance Johnson
• Nayeli Lopez

DONATIONS

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