Commercial Dance, Certificate of Achievement
Banner Code: 1_CN_CDAN
Control Number: 43370
Financial Aid Eligible
The goal of the Commercial Dance Certificate is to prepare the (advanced) student for the rigors of a career in the professional commercial dance field. Students will hone skills and train for the physical, creative, technical, and technological demands involved in auditioning, rehearsing, and performing in the professional world either on stage or screen.
Program Outcome
Analyze, evaluate, and embody various commercial dance techniques in order to interpret, create and perform them at a proficiency level relevant to the professional commercial dance field.
Review Graduation Requirements.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| DANC A169 | Hip-Hop Dance III | 1 |
| DANC A143 | Jazz Dance III | 2 |
| DANC A144 | Ballet III | 2 |
| DANC A205 | Dance as a Profession Seminar | 2 |
| DANC A160 | Dance Composition/Choreography I | 3 |
| DANC A154 | Contemporary Commercial Dance | 1 |
| or DANC A257 | Contemporary Commercial Dance 2 | |
| DANC A206 | Movement, the Camera and the Creative Process | 2 |
| DANC A211 | Repertoire I (3 units) | 3 |
| or DANC A203 | Performing Dance Ensemble I | |
| or | ||
| Repertoire I and Rehearsal and Performance I (2 units) | ||
| DANC A150 | Dance Improvisation I (1 unit) | 1 |
| or DANC A250 | Dance Improvisation II | |
| Restricted Electives | 2 | |
| African Dance and Drumming I | ||
| Latin Dance Styles I | ||
| Flamenco Dance 1 | ||
| Mid-Eastern Dance 1 | ||
| Polynesian Dance | ||
| Tap 1 (1 unit) | ||
| Tap 2 (1 unit) | ||
| Tap III | ||
| Modern 2 (2 units) | ||
| Modern Dance III | ||
| Total Units | 19 | |
Program Sequence
These sequences at Orange Coast College are curriculum maps for students to finish all requirements for the certificate. There may be advisories, prerequisites, or time requirements that students need to consider before following these maps. Students are advised to meet with an Orange Coast College Counselor for alternate sequencing.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Units | |
| DANC A169 | Hip-Hop Dance III | 1 |
| DANC A143 | Jazz Dance III | 2 |
| DANC A144 | Ballet III | 2 |
| DANC A205 | Dance as a Profession Seminar | 2 |
| DANC A160 | Dance Composition/Choreography I | 3 |
| Units | 10 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| DANC A154 or DANC A157 |
Contemporary Commercial Dance or Polynesian Dance 2 |
1 |
| DANC A206 | Movement, the Camera and the Creative Process | 2 |
| DANC A211 |
Repertoire I 1 or Rehearsal and Performance I or Performing Dance Ensemble I |
3 |
| DANC A150 or DANC A250 |
Dance Improvisation I or Dance Improvisation II |
1 |
| CERT RESTRICTED ELECTIVES (See Requirements) 2 | 2 | |
| Units | 9 | |
| Total Units | 19 | |
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These performance courses could be taken in either semester
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Courses can be taken in any order or any combination