Dance at Central

Whether you want to study dance towards a degree, as a passion, or as a pastime, our program is designed to put technique and discipline at the service of your creative goals. We offer a full range of classes, from modern, jazz, ballet, and tap to composition, in a curriculum that has set the standard for two-year colleges across the state. And we go beyond the basics with innovative classes in areas such as World Dance, with our new performance ensemble, and in Anatomy and Kinesiology, with a class designed to prevent those "unavoidable" injuries.

We are committed to a strong viable program that serves and challenges dancers, whether they're planning to complete their degree at a four-year college, exploring dance for the first time, or returning to school in search of new creative tools. We stand behind that commitment with an outstanding faculty of teaching artists, respected professionals in their field.

Beyond the Classroom

Performance opportunities? The Central Repertory Dancers offer a concert every spring featuring new works by Houston choreographers, and our World Dance Ensemble studies and performs the dances of ancient traditions from around the globe.

The wealth of talent drawn to our city provides our students the chance to study with the leading figures in dance. In recent years, the department has sponsored workshops, master classes and residencies with companies including Alvin Ailey, Liz Lerman, José Limón, Soweto Dance Theatre and the Kirov Ballet. In the summer of 2000, Central launched a new program, World Dance Houston. This ambitious summer seminar provides hands-on experience in the dances of ancient disciplines, dances that have the potential to awaken a new appreciation of traditional cultures, and to inspire new directions in contemporary choreography.

In The Community

Central Dance has been a vital part of the dance community since its inception. Through our master classes and residencies, Houston dancers of all ages can experience the best the city has to offer. Our performance home, the Heinen Theatre, is an elegant, professionally equipped performance space that serves as a year 'round venue for a host of emerging and established dance ensembles, among them Houston Metropolitan Dance, Sandra Organ Dance Company, Psophonia, Suchu, and Texas Tap.

      May 29, 2007

HCC Central College • Dance
Deborah Quanaim
Department Chair
3517 Austin
Houston, TX 77004

Phone: 713.718.6600
Fax: 713.718.6601

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