TWU Division Of Dance

ALL TWU DANCE faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students are invited to join us in the 2026 TWU DANCE End-of-Year Awards Event, which will be held in DGL 208 and 210 on Friday, May 1st. Beginning at 9 am, we will have breakfast tacos, followed by our awards ceremony and a dance party until 12 pm. S E E Y O U T H E R E ! ! !

T W U D a n c e P r e s e n t s - Dance UpClose Featuring original choreographic works created by faculty, guest artist and graduate and undergraduate students from Texas Woman’s University Division of Dance. Performances at Dance Studio Theatre DGL 208 April 23 - 25, 2026 April 23 at 4 pm April 24 & 25 at 7 pm You can purchase tickets online at https://twu.edu/dance/events-and-performances/ Student Tickets are $5. General Admission is $10. (link in our bio)

T W U D a n c e P r e s e n t s - Dance UpClose Featuring original choreographic works created by faculty, guest artist and graduate and undergraduate students from Texas Woman’s University Division of Dance. Performances at Margo Jones Performance Hall April 23 - 25, 2026 April 23 at 4 pm April 24 & 25 at 7 pm You can purchase tickets online at https://twu.edu/dance/events-and-performances/ Student Tickets are $5. General Admission is $10. (link in our bio)

TWU Dance Presents - DanceMakers Featuring original choreographic works created by faculty, guest artist and graduate and undergraduate students from Texas Woman’s University Division of Dance. Performances at Margo Jones Performance Hall April 16 - 18, 2026 April 16 at 4 pm April 17 & 18 at 7 pm You can purchase tickets online at https://twu.edu/dance/events-and-performances/ Student Tickets are $5. General Admission is $10. (link in our bio)

TWU Dance is excited to welcome Guest Artist Diana Crowder! Diana fell in love with using ballet technique as a tool for creativity, expression and progress. Her passion for dance lead her to arts management and business development, managing dance social media accounts and producing projects through the Pandemic. Diana spearheaded budgeting and site procurement for the short dance film ‘Clara Dreams In Dallas,’ a reimaging of the Nutcracker, as well as initiated and negotiated dancer involvement in the commercially successful Fever Candlelight series in Dallas. Diana founded Pegasus Contemporary Ballet in 2021 with a vision of putting Dallas on the national map for contemporary ballet. As a choreographer, she premiered her one-act ballet The Gift Of The Magi with a commissioned score in 2021, and As Long As I’m Living for the company in July 2022 honoring her late mother. As Artistic Director of PCB she has commissioned works by Bruce McCormick, Carrie Ruth Trumbo, Joshua L. Puegh, Daniel Ojeda, Sean Aaron Carmon, Carter Alexander, Kevin Jenkins and Gregory Dolbashian as well as initiated artistic collaborations with Verdigris Ensemble, JD Miller, and The DASH Ensemble, and musicians Elkin Pautt, Kwinton Gray, and Dev Wulf. Diana has positioned Pegasus Contemporary Ballet as a company to watch on the Dallas scene, with sold out performances grant support from TACA, The Dallas Arts District Foundation, The Moody Fund For The Arts, and The City Of Dallas Office Of Arts And Culture by the middle of its second season. She also serves as the Ballet Director for the DASH Academy and lives in Dallas with her husband Jonathan.

TWU DANCE PRESENTS - D A N C E M A K E R S Featuring original choreographic works created by faculty and graduate and undergraduate students from Texas Woman's University Division of Dance. Performances at Margo Jones Performance Hall. April 16 - 18, 2026 April 16 at 4 pm April 17 & 18 at 7 pm You can purchase tickets online at https://twu.edu/dance/events-and-performances/ Student Tickets are $5. General Admission is $10. This is a culture card event. (link in our bio)

TWU DANCE welcomes guest artist Avery-Jai Andrews! Avery-Jai Andrews (she/her) wears many hats—but first and foremost, she is an artist. Her passion for the arts began in the dance studio and has since evolved into a multifaceted career spanning performance, arts leadership, and community building. A graduate of NYU Tisch and Booker T. Washington HSPVA, she has performed and choreographed across the U.S. and abroad, with creative credits including See Me (OutLoud Dallas), Little Shop of Horrors (Lyric Stage), If Pretty Hurts… and Thunder Knocking on the Door (Jubilee Theater), Abundant (Maitri River Productions), Cabaret (Arts Mission Oak Cliff), and Eldert Lofts (Agora Artists). From 2015–2021, she was a founding member of the interdisciplinary company cullen+them. Avery-Jai is the Executive Director of Arts Mission Oak Cliff and the founder of Agora Artists, two organizations committed to cultivating sustainable support for working artists. Her work centers community, creativity, and care—and she is building a Dallas where artists can live, work, and thrive without compromise.

TWU Dance is excited to welcome Faith Blue Magee and Hannah Staton from Loam! Faith Blue Magee and Hannah Staton are freelance performing artists based in Dallas, Texas and co-directors of Loam Dance Co. Faith received her BA from the University of North Texas and has trained with Zion Dance Project. She recently participated in a research program with Evelien Jansen through Arts&Studios and was part of the Creation Lab with Bombshell Dance Project in February 2025. Hannah, originally from Thailand, began dancing in 2005 and earned her BFA in Contemporary Dance with a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Her experience includes performing with SUAH African Dance Theatre, training with Zion Dance Project, and most recently, performing in Flies with Bombshell Dance Project. Together, Faith and Hannah co-direct Loam, a contemporary dance company rooted in the exploration of ease in movement. Loam investigates how the body can move when tension is released and continual falling becomes the foundation of motion—pushing deeper into the possibilities of letting go.

Registration is open for the TWU Summer House Dance intensive with Emily Culbreath! House is both a club dance style and a cultural movement rooted in the African American and Latinx queer communities of New York City and Chicago. In this class, participants will explore foundational footwork and rhythmic patterns, engage with the histories that shape the form, and learn choreography as a pathway for connection. Dancers will also develop tools to embody House vocabulary through freestyle, deepening their individual expression. Grounded in the core values of House: musicality, polycentrism, community, and the ethos of “come as you are”—this class invites each participant to engage fully as themselves and grow as movement-artists with a commitment to intention and exploration. Register now to immerse yourself in a transformative experience this summer! To register, please visit selfservice.twu.edu. We invite you to spend your summer with us, exploring your creativity and having fun while growing as an artist.

TWU Dance welcomes guest artist and alumna Martheya Nygaard Scott! Martheya Nygaard Scott (she/her) is a dance artist, educator, and creative leader dedicated to expanding dance through collaboration, technology, and interdisciplinary art. She is the Co-Creator and Managing Director of kNOwBOX dance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Dance Think Tank where she drives the vision and growth of initiatives such as the international kNOwBOX dance Film Festival and Dance Behind the Screen Podcast.. As the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of mixtamtous, she teaches classes and presents work that explores the unique connection between live and digital art forms. Under her leadership, kNOwBOX dance and mixtamotus have received funding from The National Endowment for the Arts, The Moody Fund for the Arts, The Arts Community Alliance (TACA), The City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, The Dallas Arts District, among others. Martheya has taught and presented work nationally and internationally, including in Canada, Mexico, Prague, and across the USA. Her writing has been published in the Journal of Dance Education and Dance Education in Practice.

IDC is headed to ACDA South Central! 🔥 Catch “The Adventures of a Girls Night Out” on March 9 💃 Choreography: @khalilmcneil & @emilyisabelfigueroa 🎥 Videography: @iamezmiy.pixx #TWUIDC #TWUDance #ACDA

Reminiscing on our Fall 2025 Jalisco vibes 💃🏽✨ This piece, choreographed by the incredible @kvhardaway , brought the energy, elegance, and tradición of Jalisco to life on stage. From the powerful footwork to the vibrant skirt work, every moment carried orgullo, cultura, and corazón. So proud of our dancers for embodying the spirit of Ballet Folklórico with such strength and artistry. Grateful for the memories, the growth, and the community we continue to build through cultural dance at TWU. Have you registered to audition for the Ballet Folklórico Scholarship? There is still time! ✨ Click the link in our bio to sign up ✨ 🎥 @iamezmiy.pixx ¡Viva Jalisco! 🇲🇽❤️ #BalletFolklorico #Jalisco #FolkloricoVibes #CulturalDance #twudance