Dance Teaching (CERT)
Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/dance/
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
The goal of the Dance Teaching Foundations Certificate is to familiarize students with basic methodologies to teach multiple dance genres in classroom and studio settings. Courses deepen studies into the historical, pedagogical, anatomical, and stylistic roots of techniques students are seeking to teach; while preparing them to apply for dance and dance-related jobs in studio, classroom, and alternative settings. Students must complete the required courses with a minimum 2.0 GPA.
Prerequisite: Completion of the Dance Foundations Certificate of Achievement with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Communicate basic dance terminology and techniques to students through successful cuing and movement practices
- Recognize California Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Standards and National Core Arts Standards
- Create lesson plans and course curriculum in dance courses
- Understand arts funding models in the private and public sectors
- Differentiate multiple career pathways for dance teaching
- Create and communicate basic dance choreography to students through successful cuing and demonstration
- Establish an awareness of the knowledge and skills necessary for further study in dance training and pedagogy
- Recognize and identify multiple pedagogical approaches to teaching the physical art form of dance
Program Requirements
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| DANC 50 | Individualized Dance Development | 1.0 |
| DANC 101 | History of Dance | 3.0 |
| DANC 109 | Introduction to Dance Cultures of the World | 2.0 |
| DANC 130 | Dance Improvisation | 2.0 |
| DANC 130B | Intermediate Choreography | 2.0 |
| or DANC 131 | Dance Movement Analysis | |
| or DANC 132 | Dance and Technology | |
| DANC 138 | Dance Teaching Methods | 3.0 |
| EDEL 100 | Teaching and Learning in Elementary School | 1.0 |
| or EDEL 105 | Teaching and Learning in Secondary School | |
| KIN 205 | Anatomical Movement Analysis | 3.0 |
| Subtotal | 17 | |
| Select a minimum of 7 units from the following: | 7.0 | |
| Introduction to Adaptive Dance (1) | ||
or PEX 104D | Introduction to Adaptive Dance | |
| Dance Conditioning and Alignment (1) | ||
or PEX 157 | Dance Conditioning and Alignment | |
| Intermediate Ballet (2) | ||
| Advanced Ballet (2) | ||
| Ballet Variations (2) | ||
| Dance, Modern, Intermediate (2) | ||
| Dance, Modern Advanced (2) | ||
| Contemporary Dance (2) | ||
| Liturgical Dance (2) | ||
| Partnering for Dance (2) | ||
| Latin Social Dance (2) | ||
| Middle Eastern Dance (2) | ||
| African Dance (2) | ||
| Hip Hop Dance I (2) | ||
| Introduction to Ballroom Dance (2) | ||
| Hip Hop Dance II (2) | ||
| Ballet Folklorico (2) | ||
| Latin Dance Performance (2) | ||
| Heels Dance Class (2) | ||
| Intermediate Choreography (2.0) | ||
| Dance Movement Analysis (3) | ||
| Dance and Technology (3) | ||
| Dance Production (3) | ||
| Dance Performance (2) | ||
| Dance Workshop (2) | ||
| Dance Repertory (2) | ||
| Intermediate Jazz Dance (2) | ||
| Beginning Tap Dance (2) | ||
| Intermediate Tap Dance (2) | ||
| Dance for Musical Theatre (2) | ||
| Rehearsal For Formal Dance Concerts (2) | ||
| Rehearsal For Informal Dance Showcases (2) | ||
| Total Units | 24 | |