Teaching Defined by Christen:
I listened to a TED talk that said "School is a place that children who are loved go to to learn, and children who aren't loved go to BE loved." This encapsulated my idea of what teaching is. Teaching is the opportunity to develop children/people to be their best selves. To teach is to constantly volunteer yourself for the greater good, to inspire them to always strive for greater, to encourage the failing moments as a means towards to success, and to provide them with opportunities to be loved, lifted, and catapulted to the place their hearts desire.
Techniques Offered at Terrell:
Horton Technique: Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced
Ballet Technique: Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced
Dunham Technique: Beginners and Advanced
Jazz Technique: Beginners and Advanced
Musical Theatre: Beginners
West African: Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced
Tap: Beginners, Intermediate
Photo by Shawn Lawson
Classes (Theory and Technical) Taught by Christen Reyes
Ballet I-IV
Modern & Contemporary I-IV
World Dance Forms I-IV
Performance & Ensemble I-IV
Dance Composition
Dance Wellness/Anatomy
Dance & Media Communications
Dance Senior Capstone
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Terrell Dance Department
Founded in 2018 by Mrs. Reyes, we train students to be wholistic, moving and thinking, artists. Our curriculum will equip students with the discipline, focus, & perseverance needed to be a prominent force within and outside of the field of dance.
It is the only program in Fort Worth that offers classical, codified training in both ballet and Modern Dance.
Choreographic Collaborations:
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
Alabama Ballet
Ballet Frontier
B. Moore Dance
Bruce Wood
Dance Dark Circles Contemporary Dance
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
NobleMotion Dance
Ray Mercer
Takehiro Ueyama
Texas Ballet Theatre
Performance Collaborations:
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Encore!
DanceTCU!
Converge
Dance Africa!
Alumni:
TCU
Ailey/Fordham University
University of Texas at Austin
Texas State
University of North Texas
The University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City University
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
University of Texas at Arlington
Received over 6 million Dollars in scholarship offerings in 2 graduating classes. 100% placement in desired colleges.
