Dance
The mission of the MiraCosta Dance Department is to create artistic and academic excellence by engaging students in a diversity of dance techniques, choreography, performance, and scholarly practices. The department fosters student engagement through creative and critical thinking and values artistic exploration that enriches the individual, classroom, and community.
Students take dance courses to prepare for a major, to fulfill general education requirements, and for personal and professional enrichment. The department offers performance opportunities to both majors and non-majors. Career options include professional performance or choreography, dance studio or company management, child development, dance therapy, movement analysis, dance ethnology, dance criticism, dance science, academic research, and teaching.
Contact Information
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Chair: Trisha Hanada-Rogers Dean: Jonathan Fohrman |
Department: Dance Office: Building OC4700, 760.795.6844 |
Full-Time Faculty
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Trisha Hanada-Rogers Dave Massey |
Associate Degree
Associate in Arts Degree
Dance
The Dance program offers lower-division preparation for students who plan to transfer to pursue a bachelor's degree in dance. Students planning to transfer and/or earn this associate degree may also need to complete additional requirements or electives required by the transfer institution, as many CSUs and UCs have unique admissions and preparation-for-the-major requirements. Students should meet with a MiraCosta College counselor to identify required courses and to develop a written plan for their targeted university.
Program Student Learning Outcome Statement:
- Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to explain how dance, as a non-verbal art form, is a valuable, integral and enriching part of the human society.
- Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to demonstrate technical proficiency and artistic expression in at least one dance genre or style.
| Required courses: | ||
| DNCE 100 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| or DNCE 100H | Dance Appreciation (Honors) | |
| or DNCE 101 | Dance History | |
| or DNCE 104 | Dance on Film | |
| or DNCE 105 | Dance Cultures of the World | |
| DNCE 154 | Ballet II | 1.5 |
| DNCE 168 | Jazz Dance II | 1.5 |
| DNCE 178 | Modern Dance II | 1.5 |
| DNCE 185 | Choreography I | 3 |
| Select 8.5 units from the following list of courses: | 8.5 | |
| Ballroom Dance Technique I | ||
| Ballroom Dance Technique II | ||
| Latin Dance Technique I | ||
| Latin Dance Technique II | ||
| Ballet I | ||
| Ballet II | ||
| Pilates Apparatus I | ||
| Pilates Mat Work I | ||
| Jazz Dance I | ||
| Jazz Dance II | ||
| Jazz Dance III | ||
| Jazz Dance IV | ||
| Modern Dance I | ||
| Modern Dance II | ||
| Tap Dance I | ||
| Tap Dance II | ||
| Contemporary Dance I | ||
| Contemporary Dance II | ||
| Introduction to World Dance Forms | ||
| Middle Eastern Dance I | ||
| Middle Eastern Dance II | ||
| Afro-Cuban Dance I | ||
| Afro-Cuban Dance II | ||
| Commercial Dance | ||
| Hip Hop I | ||
| Hip hop II | ||
| Choreography II | ||
| Dance Pedagogy | ||
| Select 3 units from the following courses: | 3 | |
| Musical Theatre Dance | ||
| Contemporary Dance Production I | ||
| Contemporary Dance Production II | ||
| Contemporary Dance Production III | ||
| Contemporary Dance Production IV | ||
| Classical Dance Production I | ||
| Classical Dance Production II | ||
| Classical Dance Production III | ||
| Classical Dance Production IV | ||
| Student Choreography Production I | ||
| Student Choreography Production II | ||
| Dance Touring Ensemble | ||
| Contemporary Dance Workshop and Performance A | ||
| Contemporary Dance Workshop and Performance B | ||
| Total Units | 22 | |
Certificates
Certificate of Achievement
Dance Instructor
The Dance Instructor certificate prepares dancers to teach in private studios, recreational facilities, or community dance programs. Students study theory and technique courses in dance choreography, performance, and instruction. They gain a well-rounded foundation in dance that encompasses a variety of dance genres and teaching methodologies. Most candidates for this certificate already have experience in a specific dance genre and need to gain a broader understanding and experience in the overall field of dance education.
Program Student Learning Outcome Statement:
- Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to create and teach a sample class, demonstrating correct instruction in body alignment, musicality, breathing, and muscular control in a selected dance technique.
- Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to examine and interpret dance movement in terms of time, space, and energy.
- Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to create dance sequences using compositional principles of time, space, and energy.
| Required courses: | ||
| DNCE 143 | Ballroom Dance Technique II | 1 |
| or DNCE 147 | Latin Dance Technique II | |
| DNCE 152 | Ballet I | 1.5 |
| or DNCE 154 | Ballet II | |
| DNCE 168 | Jazz Dance II | 1.5 |
| DNCE 178 | Modern Dance II | 1.5 |
| DNCE 185 | Choreography I | 3 |
| DNCE 288 | Dance Pedagogy | 2 |
| DNCE 292 | Internship Studies | 3 |
| Select 9 units from the following: | 9 | |
| Hip Hop I | ||
| Hip hop II | ||
| Middle Eastern Dance I | ||
| Middle Eastern Dance II | ||
| Afro-Cuban Dance I | ||
| Afro-Cuban Dance II | ||
| Ballroom Dance Technique I | ||
| Latin Dance Technique I | ||
or DNCE 143 | Ballroom Dance Technique II | |
or DNCE 147 | Latin Dance Technique II | |
| Ballet II | ||
| Dance Stretch | ||
| Jazz Dance II | ||
| Introduction to World Dance Forms | ||
| Modern Dance II | ||
| Commercial Dance | ||
| Tap Dance I | ||
| Tap Dance II | ||
| Contemporary Dance I | ||
| Contemporary Dance II | ||
| Jazz Dance III | ||
| Jazz Dance IV | ||
| Total Units | 22.5 | |
Courses Related in Content (CRC)
Active participatory dance courses that are related in content are grouped together. Students are allowed four enrollments within each CRC group, but each course may be taken only once unless its catalog description indicates it is repeatable. Enrollments include any combination of course completions (with an evaluative or nonevaluative symbol recorded on the student's transcript), withdrawals, and repetition.
| Ballet CRC | ||
| DNCE 152 | Ballet I | 1.5 |
| DNCE 154 | Ballet II | 1.5 |
| Ballroom Dance CRC | ||
| DNCE 140 | Ballroom Dance Technique I | 1 |
| DNCE 143 | Ballroom Dance Technique II | 1 |
| Choreography CRC | ||
| DNCE 185 | Choreography I | 3 |
| DNCE 186 | Choreography II | 3 |
| Classical Dance Production CRC | ||
| DNCE 204 | Classical Dance Production I | 1.5 |
| DNCE 205 | Classical Dance Production II | 1.5 |
| DNCE 206 | Classical Dance Production III | 1.5 |
| DNCE 207 | Classical Dance Production IV | 1.5 |
| Commercial Dance CRC | ||
| DNCE 121 | Hip Hop I | 1 |
| DNCE 122 | Hip hop II | 1 |
| DNCE 183 | Commercial Dance | 1 |
| Contemporary Dance Production CRC | ||
| DNCE 200 | Contemporary Dance Production I | 1.5 |
| DNCE 201 | Contemporary Dance Production II | 1.5 |
| DNCE 202 | Contemporary Dance Production III | 1.5 |
| DNCE 203 | Contemporary Dance Production IV | 1.5 |
| Contemporary Dance Workshop CRC | ||
| DNCE 254 | Contemporary Dance I | 1.5 |
| DNCE 256 | Contemporary Dance II | 1.5 |
| DNCE 263 | Contemporary Dance Workshop and Performance A | 1.5 |
| DNCE 264 | Contemporary Dance Workshop and Performance B | 1.5 |
| Jazz Dance CRC | ||
| DNCE 166 | Jazz Dance I | 1.5 |
| DNCE 168 | Jazz Dance II | 1.5 |
| DNCE 266 | Jazz Dance III | 1.5 |
| DNCE 268 | Jazz Dance IV | 1.5 |
| Latin Dance CRC | ||
| DNCE 146 | Latin Dance Technique I | 1 |
| DNCE 147 | Latin Dance Technique II | 1 |
| Modern Dance CRC | ||
| DNCE 176 | Modern Dance I | 1.5 |
| DNCE 178 | Modern Dance II | 1.5 |
| Pilates CRC | ||
| DNCE 157 | Pilates Apparatus I | 1 |
| DNCE 159 | Pilates Mat Work I | 1 |
| Student Choreography Production CRC | ||
| DNCE 214 | Student Choreography Production I | 1.5 |
| DNCE 215 | Student Choreography Production II | 1.5 |
| Tap Dance CRC | ||
| DNCE 191 | Tap Dance I | 1.5 |
| DNCE 193 | Tap Dance II | 1.5 |
| World Dance CRC | ||
| DNCE 130 | Middle Eastern Dance I | 1 |
| DNCE 131 | Middle Eastern Dance II | 1 |
| DNCE 132 | Afro-Cuban Dance I | 1 |
| DNCE 133 | Afro-Cuban Dance II | 1 |
| DNCE 169 | Introduction to World Dance Forms | 1 |
How to Read Course Descriptions
For more detailed information about a course, such as its content, objectives, and fulfillment of a degree, certificate, or general education requirement, please see the official course outline of record, available at http://www.miracosta.edu/governance/coursesandprograms/courseoutlines.html.
Courses
DNCE 100: Dance Appreciation
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in DNCE 100H and to students who completed DNCE 101 before Fall 2009.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This course examines the aesthetics of dance using the elements of time, space, and energy. It introduces students to the origins of dance within cultural contexts. Topics include dance genres, movement vocabulary, notation symbols, and dance-production elements that choreographers use to convey their creative intent. Students are required to attend a live dance performance. Not open to students who completed DNCE 101 before Fall 2009. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: DNCE 100 or DNCE 100H.
DNCE 100H: Dance Appreciation (Honors)
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in DNCE 100 and to students who completed DNCE 101 before Fall 2009.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This honors course offers highly motivated students the opportunity to complete, document, observe, and discuss movement concepts associated with Language of Dance symbols and terminology and how these movement concepts are present in everyday life. This course examines the aesthetics of dance using the elements of time, space, and energy. It introduces students to the origins of dance within cultural contexts. Topics include dance genres, movement vocabulary, notation symbols, and dance-production elements that choreographers use to convey their creative intent. Students are required to attend a live dance performance. Not open to students who took DNCE 101 prior to fall 2009. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: DNCE 100 and DNCE 100H.
DNCE 101: Dance History
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This course provides a historical survey of dance in western civilization from antiquity to the present. It emphasizes the cultural context and historical development of ballet and modern dance, and it relates dance to other art forms within various historical periods. Students are required to attend a live dance performance.
DNCE 104: Dance on Film
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course explores the influence of dance as entertainment in American musical films from the 1920s to the present. It examines how dance as art has influenced and responded to societal issues such as race, gender, war, class, politics, and other significant socio-cultural topics of this time period. Students are required to attend a live dance performance.
DNCE 105: Dance Cultures of the World
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
This course surveys dance around the world in a cultural and social context. It emphasizes the different ways dance is used to express ideas about the relationship between a person and the body, the opposite sex, religion, cultural traditions, and ritual. Cultures include Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, North America, and Eastern Europe. Students are required to attend a live dance performance.
DNCE 121: Hip Hop I
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.10)
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course emphasizes movement in the hip hop genre used for movies, television, and video productions. It includes popping, krumping, breaking, and lyrical/contemporary hip hop styles at a beginning-intermediate level. Students are required to see a live dance concert.
DNCE 122: Hip hop II
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: DNCE 121.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.10)
Course Typically Offered: Spring
This course emphasizes movement in the hip hop genre used for movies, television, and video productions. It includes popping, krumping, breaking, and lyrical/contemporary hip hop styles at the intermediate-advanced level. Students are required to see a live dance concert.
DNCE 130: Middle Eastern Dance I
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall odd years
This course provides a concentrated study of Middle Eastern dance within its cultural context at the beginning level. Students learn dance techniques, correct alignment, body isolations, arm movements, and rhythmic coordination necessary to perform Middle Eastern dances. Topics include Raqs al Baladi, Chiftiteli, and basic drum solo patterns. The course includes basic Middle Eastern rhythms and covers both traditional and contemporary influences. Students are required to attend a live dance concert.
DNCE 131: Middle Eastern Dance II
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: DNCE 130.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring even years
This course is a concentrated study of Middle Eastern dance within its cultural context at the intermediate level. Students learn dance choreographies, focusing on Raqs al Sharqi, Taqsim, Veil work, and more complex drum solos. Instruction includes Middle Eastern dance rhythms and playing finger cymbal patterns. The course includes both traditional and contemporary influences. Students are required to attend a live dance concert.
DNCE 132: Afro-Cuban Dance I
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall even years
This course provides a beginning-level study of Afro-Cuban dances and rhythms originating from Africa and extending to cultures of African diaspora, specifically Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Students learn correct alignment, body isolations, footwork, and coordination necessary to perform Afro-Cuban dances. Both traditional and contemporary dance styles may be included. Students are required to attend a live dance concert.
DNCE 133: Afro-Cuban Dance II
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: DNCE 132.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring odd years
This course provides an intermediate-level study of Afro-Cuban dances and rhythms originating from Africa and extending to cultures of African diaspora, specifically Cuba. Students learn multiple body isolations, complex footwork, and coordination necessary to perform intermediate Afro-Cuban dances. Both traditional and contemporary dance styles may be included. Students are required to attend a live dance concert.
DNCE 140: Ballroom Dance Technique I
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall even years
This course introduces beginning principles and techniques of American ballroom dances, including the tango and swing. Students learn and perform basic ballroom dances while improving alignment, timing, coordination, and partnering techniques. Students are required to attend a live dance performance.
DNCE 143: Ballroom Dance Technique II
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: DNCE 140.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring odd years
This continued study of ballroom dance principles and techniques focuses on beginning-intermediate level American ballroom dances, including waltz, fox-trot, and East Coast swing. Students learn and perform beginning-intermediate ballroom dance combinations while improving alignment, musicality, styling, and partnering skills. Students are required to attend a live dance performance.
DNCE 146: Latin Dance Technique I
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall even years
This course introduces beginning dance principles and techniques of Latin partnering dances, such as the salsa and merengue. Students learn and perform basic Latin dances while improving alignment, timing, coordination, and partnering techniques. Students are required to attend a live dance concert.
DNCE 147: Latin Dance Technique II
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: DNCE 146.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring odd years
This continued study of Latin dance principles and techniques focuses on beginning-intermediate Latin partnering dances, including the cha cha, American rumba, and the mambo. Students learn and perform Latin partnering dances while improving alignment, rhythm, footwork, and styling. Students are required to attend a live dance concert.
DNCE 152: Ballet I
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Maximum of four enrollments among DNCE 152, DNCE 154.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course focuses on the fundamentals of ballet technique, principles, and terminology. It prepares students for more advanced study in ballet. Topics include terminology, variations of ballet barre, center, petite allegro, adagio, and grande allegro work. Students develop increased proficiency and skill attainment with each repetition, and they are required to attend a live dance performance. (May be repeated three times.)
DNCE 154: Ballet II
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: DNCE 152.
Enrollment Limitation: Maximum of four enrollments among DNCE 152, DNCE 154.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course focuses on intermediate ballet technique, principles, and terminology. It prepares students for more advanced study in ballet. Topics include terminology, variations of ballet barre, center, petit allegro, adagio, and grand allegro work. Students are required to attend a live dance performance. (May be repeated three times.)
DNCE 157: Pilates Apparatus I
Units: 1
Prerequisites: DNCE 159.
Enrollment Limitation: Concurrent enrollment in DNCE 159 if prerequisite not met. Maximum of four enrollments among DNCE 157, DNCE 159, DNCE 257, DNCE 259.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall
This course uses the universal reformer to teach Pilates concepts, movement, and technique. Students learn beginning exercises that develop and improve body alignment, strength, flexibility, control, coordination, and breathing. These apparatus exercises also aid in correcting imbalances or dance/sports injuries. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Any or all activity courses, maximum credit, 4 units.
DNCE 158: Dance Stretch
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course includes specific flexibility and strengthening exercises designed to improve overall body awareness. It introduces students to body awareness programs such as yoga, ideokinesis, gyrokinesis, Pilates, Alexander, and Feldenkrais techniques. Students are required to attend a live dance performance. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Any or all activity courses, maximum credit, 4 units.
DNCE 159: Pilates Mat Work I
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Maximum of four enrollments among DNCE 157, DNCE 159, DNCE 257, DNCE 259.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This Pilates conditioning course emphasizes basic Pilates mat work exercises and body awareness that lead to improved strength, flexibility, control, coordination, body alignment, and breathing. Students learn basic Pilates principles to develop a kinesiological awareness for improved dance/sports technique and performance. (May be repeated two times.) UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Any or all activity courses, maximum credit, 4 units.
DNCE 166: Jazz Dance I
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course focuses on the fundamentals of jazz-dance technique, principles, and terminology. It prepares students for a more advanced study in jazz dance. Topics include terminology, warm-up, on-the-diagonal progressions, and dance combinations center floor. Students develop increased proficiency and skill attainment with each repetition. Students are required to attend a live dance performance. (May be repeated one time.)
DNCE 168: Jazz Dance II
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: DNCE 166.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall
This course provides study in intermediate jazz dance technique, principles, and terminology. It prepares students for more advanced study in jazz dance. Topics include warm-up, stretches, on-the-diagonal progressions, and dance combinations center floor. Students are required to attend a live dance concert. (May be repeated one time.)
DNCE 169: Introduction to World Dance Forms
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring even years
This course introduces the dance and music of various world dance cultures, including Africa, Asia, South America, the Middle East, and Europe. Students learn basic dance steps, postures, rhythms, timing, and movements of different world dance forms. The course examines the function and aesthetic of dance within various cultures, such as ritual, social, and artistic expression. Students develop increased proficiency and skill attainment with each repetition, and they are required to attend a live dance performance. (May be repeated one time.)
DNCE 176: Modern Dance I
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course introduces modern dance principles and techniques, exploring the elements of time, space, energy, and shape. Students learn correct body alignment, rhythm, breath, and balance through the study and practice of modern dance combinations. Students are required to attend a live dance performance. (May be repeated three times.)
DNCE 178: Modern Dance II
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: DNCE 176.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course is a continued study of modern dance, based on the principles of contraction and release, fall and recovery, and effort/shape. Students learn movement combinations and group choreography, utilizing intermediate modern dance technique, improvisation, and choreographic variations. Students are required to attend a live dance concert. (May be repeated three times.)
DNCE 179: Musical Theatre Dance
Units: 1-2
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: DRAM 272.
Enrollment Limitation: Audition.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Laboratory 6 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring
This course focuses on dance techniques within the context of historical and contemporary Broadway musicals and/or plays. Students assess how movement, energy, stage presence, and musicality affect level of performance, and they integrate these techniques into choreography of a theatrical performance. (May be repeated three times.)
DNCE 183: Commercial Dance
Units: 1
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 1.50 hours. (1008.10)
Course Typically Offered: To be arranged
This course emphasizes movement for commercial dance work used in movies, concert dance, television, musical theater, and videos offering current trends in popular dance styles. It includes turns, floor work, leaps, and rhythm techniques. Students are required to attend a live dance performance. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Any or all activity courses, maximum credit, 4 units.
DNCE 185: Choreography I
Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: DNCE 152, DNCE 166, or DNCE 176.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall
This course focuses on the art and craft of choreography using the compositional dance principles of time, space, and energy. Students analyze dances by contemporary choreographers and create dance sequences using structured improvisation, movement exploration, and musical interpretation. The course emphasizes solo and small-group work. (May be repeated one time.)
DNCE 186: Choreography II
Units: 3
Prerequisites: DNCE 185.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: To be arranged
This course continues the development of choreographic concepts and skills from DNCE 185. Students create and craft dance compositions based on the principles of time, space, and energy, expanding movement concepts from solo or small-group work to larger-group choreography. Topics include music/accompaniment and basic costume design.
DNCE 191: Tap Dance I
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall
This course provides study in beginning tap dance technique, principles, and terminology. It prepares students for a more advanced study in tap dance. Topics include terminology, warm-up, combinations across the floor, and center-floor combinations. Students are required to attend a live dance performance.(May be repeated one time.)
DNCE 193: Tap Dance II
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: DNCE 191.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring
This course provides study in intermediate tap dance technique, principles, and terminology. It prepares students for more advanced study in tap dance. Topics include terminology, warm-up, combinations across the floor, and center-floor combinations. Students are required to attend a live dance performance. (May be repeated one time.)
DNCE 200: Contemporary Dance Production I
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition and maximum of four enrollments among DNCE 200, DNCE 201, DNCE 202, DNCE 203, DNCE 261, DNCE 262.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring odd years
This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of contemporary dance forms for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at a beginning level. Students work under professional working conditions and requirements. This course culminates in a live dance performance. Formerly DNCE 296-3.
DNCE 201: Contemporary Dance Production II
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition and maximum of four enrollments among DNCE 200, DNCE 201, DNCE 202, DNCE 203, DNCE 261, DNCE 262.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall odd years
This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of contemporary dance forms for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at the intermediate level. Students work under professional working conditions and requirements. This course culminates in a live dance performance.
DNCE 202: Contemporary Dance Production III
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition and maximum of four enrollments among DNCE 200, DNCE 201, DNCE 202, DNCE 203, DNCE 261, DNCE 262.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring even years
This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of contemporary dance forms for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at the intermediate-advanced level. Students work under professional working conditions and requirements. This course culminates in a live dance performance.
DNCE 203: Contemporary Dance Production IV
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition and maximum of four enrollments among DNCE 200, DNCE 201, DNCE 202, DNCE 203, DNCE 261, DNCE 262.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall even years
This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of contemporary dance forms for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at the advanced level. Students work under professional working conditions and requirements. This course culminates in a live dance performance.
DNCE 204: Classical Dance Production I
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Maximum of four enrollments among DNCE 160, DNCE 162, DNCE 204, DNCE 205, DNCE 206, DNCE 207.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall even years
This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of classical dance genres for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at a beginning level. Students work under professional working conditions and requirements. This course culminates in a live dance performance.
DNCE 205: Classical Dance Production II
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition and maximum of four enrollments among DNCE 160, DNCE 162, DNCE 204, DNCE 205, DNCE 206, DNCE 207.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring even years
This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of classical dance genres for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at the intermediate level. Students work under professional working conditions and requirements. This course culminates in a live dance performance.
DNCE 206: Classical Dance Production III
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition and maximum of four enrollments among DNCE 160, DNCE 162, DNCE 204, DNCE 205, DNCE 206, DNCE 207.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring odd years
This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of classical dance forms for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at the intermediate-to-advanced level. Students work under professional working conditions and requirements. This course culminates in a live dance performance. Formerly DNCE 296-4.
DNCE 207: Classical Dance Production IV
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition and maximum of four enrollments among DNCE 160, DNCE 162, DNCE 204, DNCE 205, DNCE 206, DNCE 207.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall odd years
This course explores the choreographic, rehearsal, and performance process of classical dance genres for dance concerts, outreach, and community events at an advanced level. Students work under professional working conditions and requirements. This course culminates in a live dance performance.
DNCE 214: Student Choreography Production I
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring odd years
This course explores the choreographic process for the beginning-to-intermediate student choreographer. Students study the principles and concepts that take a choreographic work from the choreographer's beginning thoughts, to the rehearsal process, and then to an on-stage performance. Formerly DNCE 296-1.
DNCE 215: Student Choreography Production II
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring even years
This course explores the choreographic process for the intermediate-to-advanced student choreographer. Students study the principles and concepts that take a choreographic work from the choreographer's beginning thoughts, to the rehearsal process, and then to an on-stage performance.
DNCE 254: Contemporary Dance I
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Summer
This course introduces contemporary dance as an expressive art form and builds technical skills at the beginning-intermediate level. It evaluates movement phrases in space, effort, and time and focuses on establishing kinesthetic awareness and the ability to find one's own groove. Students are required to attend a live dance performance. (Formerly DNCE 296-2.)
DNCE 256: Contemporary Dance II
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Summer
This course studies contemporary dance as an expressive art form and builds technical skills at the intermediate-advanced level. It evaluates movement phrases in space, effort, and time and focuses on establishing kinesthetic awareness and the ability to find one's own groove. Students are required to attend a live dance performance.
DNCE 260: Dance Touring Ensemble
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
This course allows students to study traditional and contemporary choreography through rehearsal and competitive performance. Dancers participate in concerts and festivals on campus and throughout the community and region, including American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA) competitions. Students experience different repertoire each semester the course is offered. (May be repeated three times.)
DNCE 263: Contemporary Dance Workshop and Performance A
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Summer
This course offers students and choreographers a beginning-to-intermediate level experience working in a collaborative workshop setting. Students participate in the creative process throughout the workshop, which culminates in a public performance. Students work under professional working conditions and requirements.
DNCE 264: Contemporary Dance Workshop and Performance B
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Audition.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Summer
This course offers students and choreographers an intermediate-to-advanced level experience working in a collaborative workshop setting. Students participate in the creative process throughout the workshop, which culminates in a public performance. Students work under professional working conditions and requirements.
DNCE 266: Jazz Dance III
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: DNCE 168.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring
This course provides study in intermediate/advanced jazz-dance technique, principles, and terminology. Topics include body alignment, and musicality.
DNCE 268: Jazz Dance IV
Units: 1.5
Prerequisites: None
Advisory: DNCE 266.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 0.50 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: Spring odd years
This course provides study in advanced jazz dance technique, principles, and terminology. Topics include musicality and various jazz styles.
DNCE 288: Dance Pedagogy
Units: 2
Prerequisites: DNCE 146, DNCE 152, DNCE 166, DNCE 176, DNCE 178, or DNCE 266.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 3 hours. (1008.10)
Course Typically Offered: Spring even years
This course for dancers with a strong understanding of dance technique and aesthetics covers the theory and practical application of teaching dance. Topics include the analysis of objectives, principles, and techniques of dance instruction, including the development of lesson plans, syllabi, musical accompaniment, and student-learning outcomes for a variety of levels, styles, and settings.
DNCE 292: Internship Studies
Units: 0.5-3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: Complete 75 hrs paid or 60 hrs non-paid work per unit.
Enrollment Limitation: Instructor, dept chair, and Career Center approval. May not enroll in any combination of cooperative work experience and/or internship studies concurrently.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Course Typically Offered: To be arranged
This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor and site supervisor. It introduces students to aspects of the roles and responsibilities of professionals employed in the field of study. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students must develop new learning objectives and/or intern at a new site upon each repetition. Students may not earn more than 16 units in any combination of cooperative work experience (general or occupational) and/or internship studies during community college attendance.
DNCE 296: Topics in Dance
Units: 0.5-3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 0.5 hours.
Lecture 1 hour.
Lecture 1.5 hours.
Lecture 2 hours.
Lecture 2.5 hours.
Lecture 3 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: To be arranged
This course gives students an opportunity to study topics in Dance that are not included in regular course offerings. Each Topics course is announced, described, and given its own title and 296 number designation in the class schedule.
DNCE 298: Directed Study in Dance
Units: 1-3
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Instructor and department chair approval and successful completion of 12 units of college work with at least a 3.0 grade-point average.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Laboratory 3 hours
Laboratory 6 hours
Laboratory 9 hours. (1008.00)
Course Typically Offered: To be arranged
This course allows students to pursue a special area of interest in order to achieve specific goals beyond the scope of existing courses within the discipline. Students work independently and interact directly with an instructor on an individual basis and as prescribed by the Directed Study Agreement.
DNCE 299: Occupational Cooperative Work Experience
Units: 1-4
Prerequisites: None
Corequisite: Complete 75 hrs paid or 60 hrs non-paid work per unit.
Enrollment Limitation: Career Center approval. May not enroll in any combination of cooperative work experience and/or internship studies concurrently.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Course Typically Offered: To be arranged
Cooperative Work Experience is intended for students who are employed in a job directly related to their major. It allows such students the opportunity to apply the theories and skills of their discipline to their position and to undertake new responsibilities and learn new skills at work. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students may not earn more than 16 units in any combination of cooperative work experience (general or occupational) and/or internship studies during community college attendance.
