Tiffanee Arnold, Professor of Dance
Tiffanee Arnold is an educator, choreographer and dance advocate. She earned her Master
of Fine Arts degree in Dance Choreography and Performance from Texas Woman’s University.
She currently serves as Professor of Dance at Collin College and previously served
over 20 years in the role of Dance Department Discipline Lead.
As an educator, Tiffanee teaches multiple levels of technique, choreography, and dance
appreciation courses and directs the college’s student company, Collin Dance Ensemble.
Tiffanee received the Outstanding Professor Award (2005) in the Fine Arts Division
at Collin College. Her undergraduate institution, Western Illinois University, awarded
her its Distinguished Dance Alumni Award in 2007. She has also received numerous "Faculty
Recognized Scholarships" on behalf of the Collin College President to honor her service
to the college by giving financial assistance to college dance students. In addition,
her initiative at Collin College won Tiffanee the Promising Professional Kitty McGee
Alumni Award (1998) from Texas Woman's University. Tiffanee currently serves Collin
College as a Title IX Live Hearing Advisor and serves on the Strategies and Behavioral
Intervention (SOBI) Threat Assessment and Care Team.
As a choreographer, Tiffanee is Artistic Director of her own professional dance company,
Full Circle Dance (www.FullCircleDance.org) where she has produced five concerts in the North Dallas area. Her company has been
selected to perform at the {254} Dance Fest, Brazos Contemporary Dance Festival, Big
Rig Dance Collective, and Barnstorm Dance Festival. In addition to her professional
work, Tiffanee’s choreography on students has been honored nine times at the American
College Dance Association Regional Conferences. Specifically, Tiffanee's choreography
HIVE, After the Kiss, The Grid, Beyond Life Support, Cleansing, Momentum, Prisoners,
Dunes, and Stood Up and Over It, were selected for the Gala Concert. Tiffanee also worked as a dancer and guest choreographer
for Elledanceworks Dance Company for seventeen years.
As a dance advocate, Tiffanee was a re-elected member in the American College Dance
Association National Board. She served six years as the South-Central Regional Director
and previously served the association for six years as a Board Member. She has been
commissioned for dance residencies at the University of North Texas, Illinois State
University, New Mexico State University, Western Illinois University, Stephen F. Austin
State University, Texas Woman's University, Newman Smith High School, Creekview High
School, Sunset High School, and Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and
Performing Arts. Most recently Tiffanee has been appointed as Artistic Director of
Professional Development at Integrity Dance Arts dance studio in McKinney, Texas.