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Dance Instructor

The Dance Instructor certificate program trains students for positions in the commercial and artistic areas of dance. Graduates of the program would be qualified as instructors with an emphasis in one of the following: ballet, modern, jazz, tap and world dance forms in private studios, recreation or other community dance programs. The Dance Department also recommends that students complete their General Education Requirements for an Associate Degree. Students are able to apply principles of movement and creativity to all forms of dance, demonstrate skills of instructing dance to communicate through movement and words, and apply information learned in other disciplines to the art form of dance.

Instruction will utilize both classroom work, using a variety of instructional methods (lecture, lab/demonstration, independent and group projects) and internship experiences in business/industry to prepare the student for job requirements.

Program Outcome

Students will be able to:

Communicate proper dance technique effectively through movement demonstration and verbal cueing, using appropriate corresponding terminology.
Successfully teach a dance class in a particular style: modern dance, ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop or contemporary dance.

Checklist of Required Courses (2020-21)

Required Courses
DANC A119	Kinesiology For Dance (Fall only)	3
DANC A152	Pilates Apparatus & Mat Work Level 1	1-2
or DANC A153	Pilates Apparatus & Mat Work Level 2
DANC A150	Dance Improvisation I (Spring only)	1
or DANC A250	Dance Improvisation II (Spring only)
Select one of the following:		3
DANC A160	Dance Composition/Choreography I (Fall Only)
or DANC A162	Dance Composition/Choreography II (Fall Only)
or DANC A262	Dance Composition/Choreography III (Fall Only)

DANC A170	Music for Dancers	2
DANC A180	Dance Wellness and Injury Prevention	3
DANC A200	Appreciation Of Dance	3
DANC A201	Rehearsal and Performance	1
or DANC A202	Rehearsal and Performance II
DANC A205	Dance as a Profession Seminar	2
DANC A210	Dance Methodology	3
DANC A211	Repertoire I	1-4
or DANC A212	Repertoire II
DANC A220	Dance Internship I	1
DANC A221	Dance Internship II	1

Select one of the following:		2
DANC A143	Jazz Dance III
DANC A243	Jazz IV
DANC A253	Preparation for Audition - Jazz

Select one of the following:		2
DANC A144	Ballet III
DANC A244	Ballet IV
DANC A254	Preparation for Audition - Ballet
Select one of the following:		2
DANC A145	Modern Dance III
DANC A245	Modern Dance IV
DANC A255	Preparation for Audition - Modern

Select one of the following:			0.5-2
DANC A125	Tap 1
DANC A126	Tap 2
DANC A146	Tap III
DANC A246	Tap IV
DANC A256	Preparation for Audition - Tap
Select three units of dance techniques from at least two different dance styles:			3
DANC A138		African Dance and Drumming I
DANC A158		African Dance and Drumming II
DANC A168		African Dance and Drumming III
DANC A137		Classical Dance of India
DANC A154		Contemporary Commercial Dance
DANC A135		Flamenco Dance 1
DANC A147		Flamenco Dance 2
DANC A247		Flamenco Dance 3
DANC A267		Flamenco Dance 4
DANC A149		Hip-Hop Dance I
DANC A159		Hip-Hop Dance II
DANC A169		Hip-Hop Dance 3
DANC A269		Hip Hop 4
DANC A133		Intro To World Dance
DANC A116		Latin Dance Styles I
DANC A155		Latin Dance Styles II
DANC A165		Latin Dance Styles III
DANC A130		Mid-Eastern Dance 1
DANC A148		Mid-Eastern Dance 2
DANC A248		Mid-Eastern Dance 3
DANC A264		Mid-Eastern Dance 4
DANC A156		Polynesian Dance

Suggested Electives:

BIOL A221	Anatomy-Physiology	4
BUS A100	Introduction to Business	3
BUS A120	Personal Financial Success	3
CMST A100	Interpersonal Communication	3
DANC A129	Pilates Methodology	3
EC A131	Creativity for Children	3
HLED/PUBH A100	Health Education	3
HLED/KIN A270	Fitness and Health	3
HMDV A180	Child Growth and Development	3
PSYC A100	Introduction to Psychology	3