The Dance Instructor Certificate of Achievement program trains students for positions in the commercial and artistic areas of dance. Graduates of the program would be qualified as instructors in Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop, or Tap in private studios or recreational and/or community dance programs. The Dance Department also recommends that students complete their General Education Requirements for an Associate in Arts Degree.
Students will be able to apply principles of movement and creativity to their preferred form of dance and demonstrate instructional skills effectively through movement demonstration and verbal cueing, using appropriate terminology, music, and safety measures.
Instruction will utilize both classroom work, using a variety of instructional methods (lecture, lab/demonstration, independent and group projects) and internship experiences in the business/industry to prepare the student for job requirements.
Program Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Communicate proper dance technique effectively through movement demonstration and verbal cueing, using appropriate terminology, music, and safety measures.
- Successfully teach and perform in one or more of the following styles, including but not limited to: Modern dance, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop or Contemporary dance.
Checklist of Required Courses (2023-24)
Required Courses:
- Kinesiology for Dance (Fall only)
- Dance Improvisation I (Spring only)
- Dance Composition/Choreography I or II or III (Fall only)
- Dance Wellness and Injury Prevention
- Music for Dancers
- Appreciation of Dance
- Dance as a Profession Seminar
- Dance Methodology
- Dance Internship I
- Dance Internship II
Required Courses (3 units):
- Repertoire I and Rehearsal and Performance I
- Repertoire I (must perform in one dance concert)
Complete 6 units of Dance Technique Courses:
- Jazz Dance III
- Jazz Dance IV
- Modern Dance III
- Modern IV
- Hip-Hop Dance II
- Hip-Hop Dance III
- Ballet 2
- Ballet III
- Ballet IV
- Contemporary Commercial Dance
- Contemporary Commercial Dance 2
- Tap 2
- Tap III
- Tap IV
Complete 1 unit of Somatic work:
- Conditioning for Dance
- Strength and Stretch
- Yoga for Dancers or Yoga For Dancers 2
- Ballet Floor Barre and Correctives
- Pilates Mat Work