Alumni Association

SHSU Dance Alumni Association

Ladies seating on the floor during a dance session

Graduates of the department are currently working in various professional careers. These include performing with dance companies and touring with entertainment industrial shows; teaching, directing and choreographing in university and high school dance programs; working in health-related fields, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, chiropractic medicine and massage therapy; and further graduate study in dance.

Mission:

We enthusiastically combine our various resources to realize the following goals:

  • to create networking opportunities among former student,
  • develop connections between students and alumni,
  • provide a support for SHSU Department of Dance activities,
  • and establish a scholarship fund.

Alumni:

Below you will find the information for this coming year’s SHSU Dance Alumni Reunion Weekend.

We will be continuing with the same format we started two years ago and we hope to see more of you and your students in attendance this year.

You will also find the current schedule breakdown for the weekend and a link to go ahead and preregister for the weekend. We highly encourage preregistration so we know how many people to expect for the various aspects of the weekend.

If you are bringing a group please fill out the form for each individual.

Also, we will be accepting checks, cash, and credit cards for payment this year.

Preregistration Form - COMING SOON

 

ARC 2017:

Dates: February 3-5, 2016 (Friday-Sunday)

  • Reception
    Friday evening there will be an opening night mixer with XTE. This is a great opportunity to mingle with the current students and other alumni. It’s just a really great kickoff for the whole weekend and a great chance to get to know everyone before you spend all day in class with them.
  • Saturday Brunch & Business Meeting @ Farm House (9:30-11:00 AM)              
    Pricing included in the Membership Price
    Members Only
  • Concert Details
    Last year we started having two concerts. On Saturday evening there will be a professional/college age concert and on Sunday afternoon there will be a student show for studio and high school age students. We are looking for ten works that are 12 minutes or less for the Saturday evening show and at the moment we haven’t set a limit for the Sunday afternoon show. We are charging a $25 fee for and works presented on the Sunday concert. We are also offering for a $50 fee, feedback from three adjudicators. We are offering this as an opportunity for your students to perform on a stage and get feedback before going into competition season. We hope you will encourage parents to take advantage of this opportunity. 
  • Pricing
    • Membership Fee: $25
    Includes Brunch and Meeting
    • SHSU Dance Majors: Free
    • Dance Alumni Association Members: Free
    • $65 – Weekend Price
    All classes, one admission ticket per concert
    • $35 – Single Day Price
    All classes for one day, one admission ticket for the concert of that day.
    • $15 – Classes Only
    • $25  -  Price per work performed in the Sunday student show
    • $50 - Adjudication Cost

Membership

Please contact the Alumni Association President at deveau@shsu.edu for more information regarding membership and upcoming events.




Department of Dance
815 17th Street, Suite 150, Huntsville, TX 77340
Phone: (936) 294-3342 or (936) 294-1875 | E-mail: shsudance@shsu.edu