Dance
Let’s Dance This Fall @ TAMIU!
Fall 2025 Dance Courses:
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DANC 1191 | Dance Improvisation | 1 |
| DANC 2301 | Beginning Modern Dance | 3 |
| DANC 3393 | Dance History | 3 |
| DANC 4182 | Concert Choreography | 1 |
| DANC 1131 | Dance Conditioning I or | 1 |
| DANC 2131 | Dance Conditioning II | 1 |
If you have never taken a Dance course before, now is a great time to start! Dance provides invaluable opportunities to explore your creativity, learn new skills, and invest in your health and wellness. It's also a lot of fun. 😉
Additionally, Dance students have the opportunity to perform in our Fall Dance Concert and to do so, you must be enrolled in at least one Dance Studio course.
If you have questions or want to discuss the best class for you to take, I'd be happy to chat with you over email or Zoom.
I’ll also be on campus by Monday, August 11 and will gladly meet with you in my office after that time if you wish.
Registration for the Fall is still open so you can always register online or by contacting your advisor. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to connecting in the Fall.
Best,
Tim Rubel
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Fall registration is still open!
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
Dance Performaces
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.
News
TAMIU dance students performed in the adjudicated concert series at the American College Dance Association (ACDA) South-Central Regional Conference at Texas State University. Dance students, Emily González, Victoria Gutierrez, and Carolina Ramírez performed Mythic and In Between, choreographed by Assistant Professor and dance program coordinator Tim Rubel. This piece will also be included in our Spring Dance Concert of faculty and student choreography, April 25th, 2025. Please join us!
- Friday April 25th, 2025
- 7:30pm
- CFPA Theater
- Admission: $10.00
- TAMIU faculty, students, staff: FREE with valid TAMIU ID.
- Children under 5: FREE.
TAMIU's Ballet Folklorico wins big at the Dance Adjudication Festival
The TAMIU Ballet Folklorico traveled to Edinburg, Texas on Saturday, March 4, 2023 to participate at the UTRGV Dance Adjudication Festival where several traditional folklorico and contemporary folklorico groups from Texas gathered to compete. Four TAMIU students competed in the category 'University Contemporary Folklorico'. The group received two trophies: Best Contemporary Folklorico Solo (Marla Munoz) and Best Overall Contemporary Folklorico Group. All four dancers received medals, but only the best solo received a trophy.
- 1st place Contemporary Folklorico Solo: Marla Munoz
- 2nd place Contemporary Folklorico Solo: Andrea Flores
- 3rd place (tied) Contemporary Folklorico Solo: Ana Rodriguez
- 3rd place (tied) Contemporary Folklorico Solo: Belmaris Veliz
TAMIU's Ballet Folklorico wins at regional competition
Texas A&M International University Ballet Folklorico traveled to compete on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at the "Bailes de Mi Tierra Competencia Folklorica" in Cedar Creek, TX. 23 dancers traveled to compete at Cedar Creek High School. The group competed with 9 entries, including 4 solos, 3 duets, and 1 cuadro (group piece).
They won in the University/College Category:
- 1st place intermediate solo, Carolina Hinojosa
- 2nd place intermediate solo, Victoria Moreno
- 1st place advanced solo, Angelica Favela
- 2nd place advanced solo, Jonathan Ruiz
- 1st place beginner duet, Naila Garza and Denisse Garza
- 1st place intermediate duet, Jonathan Ruiz and Clarissa Buenrostro
- 1st place advanced duet, Angel Flores and Victoria Dubon
- 1st place beginner cuadro “La Diaspora Africana en Veracruz, Mexico”
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