Program Overview
An Associate in Arts degree in Dance from Skyline College provides students with the foundation and skills needed to enter the dance profession or transfer to a dance program at a four-year university. Students improve their level of physical dance technique, performance and expression. Dance majors participate in dance performances every semester which include opportunities for students to choreograph and perform their work. Coursework includes practice and history in multiple dance styles, including ballet, contemporary modern, jazz, hip hop and musical theater.
In order to succeed in the field of Dance, students should be committed to full physical participation in regular technique classes, passionate about expressing themselves and their ideas through movement and performance, in addition to learning about other people and cultural traditions.
Program Requirements
Required Core Courses (12 units) as follows: | Units | |
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HISTORY (3 units): | ||
DANC 100 | Dance Appreciation | 3 units |
OR | ||
DANC 102 | Hip Hop Dance Roots - A Survey of Black Dance in America | 3 units |
ALIGNMENT (1 unit): | ||
FITN 219.1 | Core Fitness Training I | 1 unit |
OR | ||
FITN 335.1 | Pilates I | 1 unit |
PRODUCTION (2 units): | ||
DANC 400.1 | Dance Performance and Production I | 2 units |
OR | ||
DANC 410.1 | Dance for the Musical Theater Production I | 2 units |
TECHNIQUE (6 units) as follows: | ||
Level 1 - 3 units: | ||
DANC 121.1 | Contemporary Modern Dance I | 1 unit |
DANC 130.1 | Jazz Dance I: Lyrical, Pop & Broadway | 1 unit |
DANC 140.1 | Ballet I | 1 unit |
Level II - 2 units selected from the following: | ||
DANC 121.2 | Contemporary Modern Dance II | 1 unit |
DANC 130.2 | Jazz Dance II – Lyrical, Pop and Broadway | 1 unit |
DANC 140.2 | Ballet II | 1 unit |
Level III - 1 unit selected from the following: | ||
DANC 121.3 | Contemporary Modern Dance III | 1 unit |
DANC 130.3 | Jazz Dance III – Lyrical, Pop and Broadway | 1 unit |
DANC 140.3 | Ballet III | 1 unit |
Plus a selection of 6 units from the following: | Units | |
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DANC 100 | Dance Appreciation | 3 units |
DANC 102 | Hip Hop Dance Roots - A Survey of Black Dance in America | 3 units |
DANC 117.1 | Tap Dance I | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 117.2 | Tap Dance II | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 121.1 | Contemporary Modern Dance I | 1 unit |
DANC 121.2 | Contemporary Modern Dance II | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 121.3 | Contemporary Modern Dance III | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 121.4 | Contemporary Modern Dance IV | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 130.1 | Jazz Dance I: Lyrical, Pop & Broadway | 1 unit |
DANC 130.2 | Jazz Dance II – Lyrical, Pop and Broadway | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 130.3 | Jazz Dance III – Lyrical, Pop and Broadway | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 130.4 | Jazz Dance IV – Lyrical, Pop and Broadway | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 140.1 | Ballet I | 1 unit |
DANC 140.2 | Ballet II | 1 unit |
DANC 140.3 | Ballet III | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 140.4 | Ballet IV | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 150.1 | Hip Hop I | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 150.2 | Hip Hop II | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 151.1 | Social Dance I | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 151.2 | Social Dance II | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 151.3 | Social Dance III | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 151.4 | Social Dance IV | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 152.1 | Cuban Salsa I | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 152.2 | Cuban Salsa II | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 152.3 | Cuban Salsa III | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 152.4 | Cuban Salsa IV | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 161 | Tango Argentino | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 162 | Tango Milonga | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 163 | Tango Buenos Aires | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 164 | Tango De La Confiteria | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 330.1 | Creative Dance I | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 330.2 | Creative Dance II | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 330.3 | Creative Dance III | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 330.4 | Creative Dance IV | 0.5 - 1 units |
DANC 350.1 | Cardio Dance I | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 350.2 | Cardio Dance II | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 350.3 | Cardio Dance III | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 350.4 | Cardio Dance IV | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 391 | Dance Composition - Theory and Choreography | 3 units |
DANC 395.1 | Dance Workshop I | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 395.2 | Dance Workshop II | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 395.3 | Dance Workshop III | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 395.4 | Dance Workshop IV | 0.5 or 1 units |
DANC 400.1 | Dance Performance and Production I | 0.5 - 2 units |
DANC 400.2 | Dance Performance and Production II | 0.5 - 2 units |
DANC 400.3 | Dance Performance and Production III | 0.5 - 2 units |
DANC 400.4 | Dance Performance and Production IV | 0.5 - 2 units |
DANC 410.1 | Dance for the Musical Theater Production I | 2 units |
DANC 410.2 | Dance for the Musical Theater Production II | 2 units |
DANC 410.3 | Dance for the Musical Theater Production III | 2 units |
DANC 410.4 | Dance for the Musical Theater Production IV | 2 units |
DANC 665 * | Selected Topics: Dance in Cultural Context | 1 - 3 units |
DRAM 200 | Theory of Acting I | 3 units |
OR | ||
DRAM 201 | Advanced Acting I | 3 units |
OR | ||
DRAM 202 | Advanced Acting II | 3 units |
OR | ||
DRAM 208 | Acting Practicum I (Acting Laboratory) | 2 units |
OR | ||
DRAM 209 | Acting Practicum II (Acting Laboratory) | 2 units |
FITN 219.1 | Core Fitness Training I | 1 unit |
FITN 219.2 | Core Fitness Training II | 1 unit |
FITN 219.3 | Core Fitness Training III | 1 unit |
KINE 101 | Introduction to Kinesiology | 3 units |
KINE 305 | Health-Related Fitness and Wellness | 3 units |
MUS. 100 | Fundamentals of Music | 3 units |
And required General Education coursework and electives as needed to meet the minimum
60 units required for the Associate degree.
Please refer to the AA/AS Degree Requirements for more information.