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 | |
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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 |
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 |
Plus a selection of 4 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 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 |
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.