World Dance Instructor, Certificate of Achievement
Financial Aid Eligible
Banner Code: 1_CT_WDAN
Control Number: 18205
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 in private studios, recreation or other community dance programs, and act as consultants, lecturers, or performers with an emphasis on the ethnic dance forms, primarily Mid-Eastern, Flamenco, Spanish Classical, East Indian, or African (Nigeria/Ghana).
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
- Successfully teach and perform in one or more of the following styles: African, American Social Dance, Classical Indian, Flamenco, Folklorico, Latin Dance Styles, Middle Eastern or Polynesian.
- Communicate how to dance through movement demonstration and verbal cueing using appropriate dance terminology.
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 A130 | Mid-Eastern Dance 1 | 0.5-2 |
| DANC A148 | Mid-Eastern Dance 2 | 1-2 |
| DANC A116 | Latin Dance Styles I | 0.5-2 |
| DANC A155 | Latin Dance Styles II | 1 |
| DANC A138 | African Dance and Drumming I | 0.5-2 |
| DANC A158 | African Dance and Drumming II | 1 |
| DANC A135 | Flamenco Dance 1 | 0.5-2 |
| DANC A147 | Flamenco Dance 2 | 1-2 |
| DANC A156 | Polynesian Dance | 1 |
| DANC A170 | Music for Dancers | 2 |
| DANC A205 | Dance as a Profession Seminar | 2 |
| DANC A210 | Dance Methodology | 3 |
| DANC A218 | World Dance Internship I | 1 |
| DANC A219 | World Dance Internship II | 1 |
| ANTH A100 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| or RLST A110 | World Religion | |
| or DANC A230 | World Dance and Culture | |
| Select the pair | 2-4 | |
| Rehearsal and Performance I and Repertoire I | ||
or DANC A203 | Performing Dance Ensemble I | |
| Select one course | 3 | |
| Performing Dance Ensemble II | ||
| Performing Dance Ensemble III | ||
| Performing Dance Ensemble IV | ||
| Subtotal | 23-35 | |
| Restricted Electives | ||
| Select from the following | 1-2 | |
| Mid-Eastern Dance 3 and Mid-Eastern Dance 4 | ||
| Flamenco Dance 3 and Flamenco Dance 4 | ||
| Latin Dance Styles III | ||
| African Dance and Drumming III | ||
| Select four (4) units from at least two (2) different dance styles | 4 | |
| Latin Dance Styles III | ||
| Intro To World Dance | ||
| Classical Danc of India | ||
| Folk Dance | ||
| Ballet 1 | ||
| Ballet 2 | ||
| Ballet III | ||
| Tap 1 | ||
| Tap 2 | ||
| Tap III | ||
| Mid-Eastern Dance 3 | ||
| Mid-Eastern Dance 4 | ||
| Flamenco Dance 3 | ||
| Flamenco Dance 4 | ||
| Modern Dance 1 | ||
| Modern 2 | ||
| Modern Dance III | ||
| Jazz Dance 1 | ||
| Jazz Dance 2 | ||
| Jazz Dance III | ||
| Contemporary Commercial Dance | ||
| Total Units | 28-41 | |