Dance Instructor, Certificate of Achievement
Financial Aid Eligible
Banner Code: 1_CT_DNDI
Control Number: 22407
The Dance 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 Outcomes
- 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.
Certificate Requirements
Orange Coast College offers two types of certificate awards in career programs designed to prepare the graduate to enter a particular field of employment. At least 3 units in an advanced course from the certificate must be completed at OCC.
- Certificate of Achievement - 8 units or more in a state-approved program. Certificates of Achievement are not automatically awarded. A petition must be filed in Enrollment Services or online at the beginning of the semester in which the student will be completing his or her final requirements. The petitioning periods are listed in the Graduation Requirements section of this catalog.
- Certificate of Specialization - 16 units or less in a locally approved program. Certificates of Specialization are not automatically awarded, not printed on official academic transcripts, and there is no acknowledgment of completion given at graduation. Please contact the division for details regarding the submission of petitions as procedures for each division vary. Most division offices prefer that students complete all of the required courses and then provide a copy of the transcript while some divisions allow petitions for Certificates of Specialization before finishing.
Minimum Grade Requirement
In order to be awarded a certificate, students are required to obtain a grade of “C” or better in all program-required courses. Grades of “CR” or “P” will be accepted whereas “CR” or “P” meets the equivalency of a “C” or better. A list of certificate programs can be found in the Programs A-Z section of this catalog. Check with a counselor to determine the requirements for completion.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| DANC A119 | Kinesiology For Dance | 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 | 1 |
| or DANC A250 | Dance Improvisation II | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Dance Composition/Choreography I | ||
| Dance Composition/Choreography II | ||
| Dance Composition/Choreography III | ||
| 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 | |
| Jazz Dance III | ||
| Jazz IV | ||
| Preparation for Audition - Jazz | ||
| Select one of the following: | 2 | |
| Ballet III | ||
| Ballet IV | ||
| Preparation for Audition - Ballet | ||
| Select one of the following: | 2 | |
| Modern Dance III | ||
| Modern Dance IV | ||
| Preparation for Audition - Modern | ||
| Select one of the following: | 0.5-2 | |
| Tap 1 | ||
| Tap 2 | ||
| Tap III | ||
| Tap IV | ||
| Preparation for Audition - Tap | ||
| Select three units of dance techniques from at least two different dance styles: | 3 | |
| African Dance and Drumming I | ||
| African Dance and Drumming II | ||
| African Dance and Drumming III | ||
| Classical Danc of India | ||
| Contemporary Commercial Dance | ||
| Flamenco Dance 1 | ||
| Flamenco Dance 2 | ||
| Flamenco Dance 3 | ||
| Flamenco Dance 4 | ||
| Hip-Hop Dance I | ||
| Hip-Hop Dance II | ||
| Hip-Hop Dance 3 | ||
| Hip Hop 4 | ||
| Intro To World Dance | ||
| Latin Dance Styles I | ||
| Latin Dance Styles II | ||
| Latin Dance Styles III | ||
| Mid-Eastern Dance 1 | ||
| Mid-Eastern Dance 2 | ||
| Mid-Eastern Dance 3 | ||
| Mid-Eastern Dance 4 | ||
| Polynesian Dance | ||
| Total Units | 34.5-40 | |
Dance Instructor Suggested Electives
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |