Dance Teaching Certificate
PROGRAM CODE: 2C00077
(Approved by the NOCCCD Board of Trustees. Not approved by State Chancellor’s Office. Not eligible for Financial Aid)
The Dance Teaching Certificate is designed to prepare the student to teach creative movement at a variety of locations, such as community centers and private dance studios. The Dance Teaching Skills Certificate requires 17 units of which 14 units are in required courses and the remaining 3 units are chosen from restricted electives.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (14 units): | ||
| DANC 160 F | Introduction to Modern Dance | 2 |
| DANC 161 F | Beginning Modern Dance (formerly DANC 107 F) | 2 |
| DANC 111 F | Jazz I | 1 |
| DANC 112 F | Jazz II | 2 |
| DANC 150 F | Commercial Dance | 1 |
| DANC 113 F | Tap Dance I | 1 |
| DANC 140 F | Introduction to Ballet | 2 |
| DANC 141 F | Ballet I: Beginning Ballet | 2 |
| Restricted Electives (3-5 units): | 3 | |
| Dance Appreciation | 3 | |
or DANC 120 F | Dance History | |
| DANC 115 F | Hip Hop Dance I | 1 |
| Social Dance | 1 | |
| Dance for Theatre | 1 | |
| Middle Eastern Dance | 1 | |
or DANC 130 F | Afro-Caribbean Dance | |
| Flamenco Dance I | 1 | |
| Dance Appreciation: A Classical Ballet Retrospective | 3 | |
or DANC 210 F | Multicultural Dance in the U.S. Today | |
| Total Units | 17 | |
Outcome 1: Demonstrate the ability to teach creative movement in the style of ballet, modern, jazz as well as ethnic dance forms.
Outcome 2: Demonstrate acquired dance training and practical skills to qualify for work in community centers, private dance studios, and other venues.
Outcome 3: Create choreographed beginning dance sequences in the style of ballet, modern and jazz dance.
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