Program Overview

An Associate in Arts degree in Dance from Skyline College provides students with a strong foundation in dance technique, performance, and artistic expression. This program prepares students to enter the dance profession or transfer to a four-year university to continue their studies in dance.

Students develop their physical dance technique while refining their performance and expressive abilities. Dance majors participate in performances each semester, gaining valuable stage experience and opportunities to choreograph and showcase their own work. Coursework covers both the practice and history of multiple dance styles, including ballet, contemporary modern, jazz, hip-hop, and musical theater.

Success in the field of dance requires dedication to regular physical practice, a passion for artistic expression through movement and performance, and an openness to learning about diverse cultures and traditions.

Program Requirements

Required Core Courses (14 units) as follows: Units
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
OR
DANC 103 Dances of the World: Cultural Expression in Motion 3 units
ALIGNMENT (1 unit):
FITN 335.1 Pilates I 1 unit
OR
FITN 219.1 Core Fitness Training 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 List A (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
TECHNIQUE List B - (2 Units)
DANC 117.1 Tap Dance I 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 117.2 Tap Dance II 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 119.1 Latin Folklorico I 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 119.2 Latin Folklorico II 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 119.3 Latin Folklorico III 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 119.4 Latin Folklorico IV 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 125.1 Salsa I 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 125.2 Salsa II 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 125.3 Salsa III 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 125.4 Salsa IV 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 128.1 Latin Social Dance I 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 128.2 Latin Social Dance II 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 128.3 Latin Social Dance III 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 128.4 Latin Social Dance IV 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 150.1 Hip Hop I 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 150.2 Hip Hop II 0.5 - 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 157.1 Afro Cuban Dance Fusion I 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 157.2 Afro Cuban Dance Fusion II 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 157.3 Afro Cuban Dance Fusion III 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 157.4 Afro Cuban Dance Fusion 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 207 Dance in Cultural Context 0.5 - 1 units
NOTE: Students may choose which core technique to emphasize in List A. For example, a student wishing to emphasize Jazz Dance would take the following in each of the core techniques: -all three techniques at Level I [e.g.: Ballet I, Contemporary I, Jazz I] -two of Level II courses [e.g.: Contemporary II, Jazz II] -and one of the Level III courses [e.g.: Jazz III] In List B, students may choose to emphasize an additional technique or to take a variety of techniques. Additional technique courses shall be applied as electives.
Plus a selection of 4 units from the following: Units
DANC 100 Dance Appreciation 3 units
DANC 102 Hip Hop Dance Roots - A Survey of Black Dance in America 3 units
DANC 103 Dances of the World: Cultural Expression in Motion 3 units
DANC 117.1 Tap Dance I 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 117.2 Tap Dance II 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 119.1 Latin Folklorico I 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 119.2 Latin Folklorico II 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 119.3 Latin Folklorico III 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 119.4 Latin Folklorico IV 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 121.1 Contemporary Modern Dance I 1 unit
DANC 121.2 Contemporary Modern Dance II 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 121.3 Contemporary Modern Dance III 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 121.4 Contemporary Modern Dance IV 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 125.1 Salsa I 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 125.2 Salsa II 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 125.3 Salsa III 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 125.4 Salsa IV 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 128.1 Latin Social Dance I 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 128.2 Latin Social Dance II 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 128.3 Latin Social Dance III 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 128.4 Latin Social Dance IV 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 130.2 Jazz Dance II – Lyrical, Pop and Broadway 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 130.3 Jazz Dance III – Lyrical, Pop and Broadway 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 130.4 Jazz Dance IV – Lyrical, Pop and Broadway 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 140.1 Ballet I 1 unit
DANC 140.2 Ballet II 1 unit
DANC 140.3 Ballet III 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 140.4 Ballet IV 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 150.1 Hip Hop I 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 150.2 Hip Hop II 0.5 - 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 157.1 Afro Cuban Dance Fusion I 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 157.2 Afro Cuban Dance Fusion II 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 157.3 Afro Cuban Dance Fusion III 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 157.4 Afro Cuban Dance Fusion 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 207 Dance in Cultural Context 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 - 1 units
DANC 350.2 Cardio Dance II 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 350.3 Cardio Dance III 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 350.4 Cardio Dance IV 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 391 Dance Composition - Theory and Choreography 3 units
DANC 395.1 Dance Workshop I 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 395.2 Dance Workshop II 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 395.3 Dance Workshop III 0.5 - 1 units
DANC 395.4 Dance Workshop IV 0.5 - 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
DRAM 200 Acting I 3 units
DRAM 201 Acting II 3 units
DRAM 208 Acting Practicum I (Acting Laboratory) 2 units
DRAM 209 Acting Practicum II (Acting Laboratory) 2 units
DRAM 300.1 Rehearsal and Production: Drama I 3 units
DRAM 300.2 Rehearsal and Production: Drama II 3 units
DRAM 300.3 Rehearsal and Production: Drama III 3 units
DRAM 300.4 Rehearsal and Production: Drama IV 3 units
DRAM 301.1 Rehearsal and Production: Musical Theater I 2 units
DRAM 301.2 Rehearsal and Production: Musical Theater II 2 units
DRAM 301.3 Rehearsal and Production: Musical Theater III 2 units
DRAM 301.4 Rehearsal and Production: Musical Theater IV 2 units
DRAM 312 Introduction to Stage Lighting 3 units
DRAM 313 Stagecraft 3 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
FITN 335.1 Pilates I 0.5 - 1 units
FITN 335.2 Pilates II 0.5 - 1 units
FITN 335.3 Pilates III 0.5 - 1 units
FITN 335.4 Pilates IV 0.5 - 1 units
KINE 101 Introduction to Kinesiology 3 units
KINE 305 Health-Related Fitness and Wellness 3 units
MUS. 100 Fundamentals of Music 3 units
NOTE: Elective course options that were used to meet the Required Core Course requirement will not apply as electives.
Total Required Major Units: 18

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.