Dance
Join San Jacinto College’s Dance Program and pursue your dreams. Whether you aspire to become a performer, teacher, or choreographer, we provide you with the opportunities and training you need to succeed. Apply now!
Program at a Glance
Career Opportunities
Graduates of our program have gone on to pursue careers as:
- Professional performers
- Choreographers
- Dance educators
- Wellness instructors
- Physical therapists
- Dance therapists
- Researchers in dance
- Dance critics
Earning Potential
Dancer: $27.16 per hour
Choreographer: $41,379
For more salary information, check out Texas Wages.
Location
DEGREES & CERTIFICATES
Dance Instructor, Certificate of Technology
Fine Arts, AA - Dance
Upcoming Events
We have a performance company that produces two concerts a year. Each spring, we travel to the American College Dance Association Conference where
you can participate in workshops, panels, and more. Each year, we host the annual Artists for Hope charity concert event. All proceeds
from this event go to a local charity making an impact on our community. Throughout the year we bring in outside choreographers and teachers who are masters
in their fields. Our goal is to empower you to accomplish your dreams. We’re proud to be able to give
dance scholarships each semester to help make this a reality.5 Reasons to Dance
We Perform
We Travel
We Give
Artists for HopeWe Collaborate
We Empower
Step into the Spotlight
Meet the Faculty
She was a 2014 recipient of a Hopewerks artist in residency space-grant, and has presented work at the American College Dance Association Conference in informal, adjudicated, and gala showcases. In 2018, she received a San Jacinto College Honoraria Award for her work in founding and producing the annual Artists for Hope event produced each February by the San Jacinto College Dance Program. Jamie currently serves as a dance professor and the dance program coordinator for San Jacinto College, South Campus. She loves sharing her art with others through performing, teaching, and creating.
Additionally, she was featured in the “Inspiring Stories” series in Voyage Houston Magazine. Most recently, she was honored to be a grant panelist for Houston Arts Alliance and partner with Frame Dance Company to develop curriculum and instructional videos in screen dance for Houston Independent School District’s middle school dance programs. Outside of teaching dance, she owns a successful photography business and works as a freelance graphic designer and photographer for local companies and organizations.
Joel Aguilera (Joel.Aguilera@sjcd.edu) is a Houston-based choreographer, instructor, and performer with an MFA in Dance from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and a BFA from the University of Houston. He has performed across the U.S. and abroad, with credits in Albania, Montenegro, France, and New York, and has shared the stage with Grammy Award–winning artists including Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, and Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.
Joel teaches Hip Hop as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston and San Jacinto College and leads classes at studios throughout Greater Houston. His choreography has been featured by universities and festivals nationwide, and through Mezclada Dance Company, he has presented original works in Houston, New York, Milwaukee, Austin, and St. Louis. He is currently a New/Now Artist with Performing Arts Houston for the 2025–2026 season.
From Passion to Career
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