Program Statements
Mission Statements
TCU
The mission of Texas Christian University, a private university, is to educate individuals to think and act as ethical leaders and responsible citizens in the global community through research and creative activities, scholarship, service, and programs of teaching and learning offered through the doctoral level.
College of Fine Arts
To prepare the next generation of creative leaders in the arts and champion the value of the arts as essential for learning and living in a global society.
School for Classical & Contemporary Dance
The mission of the School for Classical & Contemporary Dance is to develop educated dance artists prepared to become ethical professionals and leaders in the global dance community.
Vision & Values
SCCDance Vision
To be an exemplary dance program recognized on national and international levels
SCCDance Values
The TCU School for Classical & Contemporary Dance values courageous artistic and academic inquiry, creative freedom and integrity, and a community that cultivates dignity, respect, inclusiveness, and service.
Program Purpose
The TCU School for Classical & Contemporary Dance offers three BFA degrees: Ballet, Modern Dance, and the Ballet and Modern Dance double major. These comprehensive programs blend artistic integrity, technical excellence, and critical inquiry and are designed to graduate dancers prepared to enter the dance field.
- BFA in Ballet
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet offers professional preparation through daily ballet technique, pointe, variations, ballet partnering and opportunities to perform classical and contemporary ballet repertoire. Partnered with a curriculum that emphasizes depth of study in choreographic, historical, critical, and artistic research, the BFA in Ballet is both student-centered and comprehensive.
- BFA in Modern Dance
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Modern Dance offers professional preparation through daily movement practices based in classical modern dance, postmodern dance, contemporary dance, contact improvisation, somatics and opportunities to perform historic and contemporary repertoire. Partnered with a curriculum that emphasizes depth of study in choreographic, historical, critical, and artistic research, the BFA in Modern Dance is both student-centered and comprehensive.
- BFA in Ballet and Modern Dance (double major)
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet and Modern Dance combines the curricula of the BFA in Ballet and the BFA in Modern Dance with equal depth of practice in both areas. Partnered with a curriculum that emphasizes depth of study in choreographic, historical, critical, and artistic research, the BFA in Ballet and Modern Dance is both student-centered and comprehensive.
TCU and the School for Classical & Contemporary Dance are accredited by
National Association of Schools of Dance
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190-5248
(703) 437-0700 Phone
(703) 437-6312 Fax
info@arts-accredit.org