Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/dance/

The Dance Department provides a program of study with an emphasis in concert and world dance forms as well as composition and performance.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

• The student analyzes and executes across the floor progressions, demonstrating knowledge of spatial awareness, timing, and energy.
• The student demonstrates the required positioning and technical alignment of the torso, arms, legs and feet through intensive adagio and allegro exercises conducted in silence and with music relevant to specific dance genres.
• The student identifies and differentiates between ritual, traditional and contemporary dance forms, demonstrating knowledge of the cultural expressions and aesthetics of each dance genre.
• The student performs extended ballet, modern and/or commercial dance compositions in an in-studio presentation and in a theatre dance concert, demonstrating retention of choreography, technical movement execution, and performance artistry.
• The student recognizes and identifies prominent dance performers, choreographers, and renowned educators associated with the ballet, modern and commercial dance genres.

Program Requirements

Course List

Code Number	Course Title	Units
Required Core
DANC 100	Dance Appreciation	3.0
DANC 101	History of Dance	3.0
DANC 105	Introduction to Dance Movement	3.0
DANC 106A	Beginning Ballet	2.0
DANC 106B	Intermediate Ballet	2.0
DANC 108A	Dance, Modern, Beginning	2.0
DANC 108B	Dance, Modern, Intermediate	2.0
DANC 109	Introduction to Dance Cultures of the World	2.0
DANC 130	Dance Improvisation	2.0
or DANC 130A	Beginning Choreography
Select a minimum of 4 units from the following:		4.0
DANC 103	Dance Conditioning and Alignment (1)
or PEX 157	Dance Conditioning and Alignment
DANC 106C	Advanced Ballet (2)
DANC 107	Ballet Variations (2)
DANC 108C	Dance, Modern Advanced (2)
DANC 110	Commercial Dance Foundations (2)
DANC 112	Contemporary Dance (2)
DANC 115	Liturgical Dance (2)
DANC 120	Partnering for Dance (2)
DANC 121	Latin Social Dance (2)
DANC 122	Middle Eastern Dance (2)
DANC 123	African Dance (2)
DANC 124	Hip Hop Dance I (2)
DANC 125	Introduction to Ballroom Dance (2)
DANC 126	Hip Hop Dance II (2)
DANC 127	Ballet Folklorico (2)
DANC 128	Latin Dance Performance (2)
DANC 129	Heels Dance Class (2)
DANC 130A	Beginning Choreography (2)
DANC 130B	Intermediate Choreography (2)
DANC 131	Dance Movement Analysis (3)
DANC 132	Dance and Technology (3)
DANC 133	Dance Production (2)
DANC 134	Dance Performance (2)
DANC 135	Dance Workshop (2)
DANC 136	Dance Repertory (2)
DANC 138	Dance Teaching Methods (3)
DANC 140	Beginning Jazz Dance (2)
DANC 141	Intermediate Jazz Dance (2)
DANC 142	Beginning Tap Dance (2)
DANC 143	Intermediate Tap Dance (2)
DANC 144	Dance for Musical Theatre (2)
DANC 150	Rehearsal For Formal Dance Concerts (2)
DANC 151	Rehearsal For Informal Dance Showcases (2)
Total Units		25

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Complete 60 units to include (1) the above required courses, (2) Complete the General Education requirements to achieve a minimum of 60 Units.