The goal of the Commercial Dance Certificate is to prepare the advanced dance student for the rigors of a career in the professional commercial dance field. Students will hone skills and train for the physical, creative, technical, and technological demands involved in auditioning, rehearsing, and performing in the professional world either on stage or screen.
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Dancers will be trained in various commercial dance techniques and prepared for a career as a dancer or choreographer for: Concert dance companies, cruise ships, theme parks, music videos, musical artists, TV commercials and shows, films, Broadway and touring regional shows.
Students are required to complete 24-28 units of required coursework as set forth below.
Required Courses Units
DANC A169 Hip-Hop Dance III 1.0
DANC A143 Jazz Dance III 2.0
DANC A144 Ballet III 2.0
DANC A205 Dance as a Profession Seminar 2.0
DANC A160*
Dance Composition/Choreography I 3.0
DANC A154 Contemporary Commercial Dance 1.0 - 2.0
or
DANC A257 Contemporary Commercial Dance 2 1.0 - 2.0
DANC A206 Movement, the Camera and the Creative Process 2.0
DANC A211 Repertoire I 3.0
or
DANC A203 Performing Dance Ensemble I 3.0
or
DANC A211 Repertoire I 2.0
and
DANC A201 Rehearsal and Performance I 1.0
D A150 Dance Improvisation Workshop I 1.0
or
DANC A250 Dance Improvisation II 1.0
Subtotal 17.0 - 18.0
Complete 2 units of selected electives from the following list:
DANC A138 African Dance and Drumming I 1.0
DANC A116 Latin Dance Styles I 2.0
DANC A135 Flamenco Dance 1 1.0
DANC A130 Mid-Eastern Dance 1 1.0
DANC A156 Polynesian Dance 1.0
DANC A125 Tap 1 0.5 - 2.0
or
DANC A126 Tap 2 0.5 - 2.0
or
DANC A146 Tap III 1.0
DANC A102 Modern 2 0.5 - 2.0
or
DANC A145 Modern Dance III 2.0
Subtotal 7.0 - 10.0
Total Units 24 - 28
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