Mosaic Dance Project

The Mosaic Dance Project is Northwest Campus's touring company comprised of dancers selected through auditions who seek opportunities for performing and community outreach.

Being a Member of Mosaic

What You Need to Know

Members of Mosaic have the opportunity to:

  • Learn and perform collegiate and pre-professional level repertoire
  • Focus on community outreach and engagement by bridging higher education with K-12 schools and local dance studios

We mentor company members to become versatile artists through a variety of performance opportunities:

  • Producing original student choreography
  • Developing teaching skills
  • Connecting with professionals in the field

Selected company members of Mosaic Dance Project receive scholarships for dance study at TCC Northwest.

Company members are expected to build upon pre-existing skills and gain new experience in genres, including:

  • Ballet (classical and contemporary)
  • Modern & contemporary dance
  • Hip-hop
  • Jazz (traditional, jazz funk, street jazz, musical theater, fusion)
  • Tap
  • Cultural dance forms

See Our Students Dance

Visit TCC Dance Photo Gallery.

Audition Information

About Auditions

We hold auditions summer, fall, and spring for the academic year.

You will:

  • Learn and perform 1 movement combination from either of the following styles:
    • Modern/Contemporary
    • Jazz
    • Hip-hop
  • Perform an original solo of any dance genre/style
    • Length: 30 seconds–1 minute

Requirements

You must have:

  • Experience in 1 or more of the following genres of dance:
    • Ballet
    • Modern/Contemporary
    • Jazz
    • Musical theater
    • Hip-hop
    • Cultural dance forms
  • Willingness to:
    • Explore diverse dance forms
    • Work with a variety of choreographers to develop strong performance skills

Fall 2024 Audition Details

  • Date: Monday, August 12, 2024
  • Time: 4–5:30 p.m.
    • Note: Open studio for dancers to warm up is 3–4 p.m.
  • Place: NW06 1103 Rode Dance Studio (map)

For more information and to complete the audition application, email directors:

Past Performances

  • Abrazando al Exito Hispanic Heritage Program
  • All City Dance Concert, Winspear Opera House
  • American College Dance Association Conference Annual Performance (selected for the Gala Performance in 2006 & 2018)
  • Arts Goggle Near Southside Fort Worth
  • Brazos Dance Festival, Texas A&M University
  • Celebrating Strides African American Heritage Program
  • Chisolm Trail High School
  • Collective Force Dance Company
  • Common Thread Dance Theatre
  • Dance for the Planet
  • Fort Worth Community Arts Center
  • Fort Worth Cultural Day in the District
  • Fort Worth Dance Festival, IM Terrell Performing Arts Center
  • Main Street Arts Festival, Fort Worth
  • Six Flags Over Texas
  • South Dallas Dance Festival
  • Springtown High School
  • Sundance Square
  • TAHPERD (Texas Association of Health Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance) Annual Performance

Community Engagement & Fundraisers

We teach, volunteer, participate in events, perform, and hold fundraisers throughout the year to benefit local and national organizations, such as:

  • Catholic Charities Assessment Center of Tarrant County
  • Community Link Food Market
  • Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS
  • Cook Children's Medical Center
  • Dancers Responding to Aids
  • Lupus Foundation of America
  • Homes for Our Troops

Collaborations with Guest Choreographers & Teachers

  • Amanda Jackson, Big Rig Dance Collective
  • Brandon Mason, New York City
  • Channing Olson, immaBEASTco
  • Elisa De La Rosa, Texas Woman's University
  • Enrica Tseng, Ballet Frontier of Texas
  • Jeanne Mam-Luft, MamLuft & Co. Dance | Mutual Dance Theater, Cincinnati OH
  • Justin Boccitto & Dani Champagne, Common Ground Tap, NYC
  • Katricia Eaglin, Dallas Black Dance Theatre
  • Keigwin and Company
  • Lamesha Vine, Los Angeles
  • Lesley Snelson, Muscle Memory Dance Theatre
  • Sarah Tran, TranScend Motion
  • Tina Mullone, Contemporary Dance Fort Worth
  • Whitney Geldon, University of North Texas

Dance Affiliations & Memberships

  • American College Dance Association
  • National Dance Society

Contact

Northwest Campus

Lacreacia Sanders
817-515-7692
lacreacia.sanders@tccd.edu

Updated July 08, 2024