Whether you’re trying out dance for the first time, trying to satisfy a General Education requirement, or seriously pursuing the art of dance, our Dance Department offers you a wide variety of courses.

Dance Courses Offered

At °®¶¹´«Ã½C, you can learn and train in dance technique classes, choreography, improvisation, performance, as well as study dance history. Our curriculum offers the important courses you need to transfer into a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Dance Program, training for the pre-professional, and life-enrichment.

Students perform in a dance recital at °®¶¹´«Ã½.

Some of our courses have prerequisites. If you have dance experience and feel that you meet the qualifications for a certain class, you may be able to have the pre-requisites cleared based on faculty recommendations. Before you will be allowed to enroll in upper-level classes, you will need to get prerequisite clearance first. To clear a prerequisite, please visit the division office.
  • Dance History, World Arts and Cultures (Dance 21A)*
  • Dance History, Spectacle and Performance - Contemporary Dance History (Dance 21B)*
  • Movement for Child Development (Dance 25)
  • Beginning Choreography and Composition (Dance 8A) +
  • Intermediate Choreography and Composition (Dance 8B) +
  • Improvisation (Dance 12) +
  • Dance Performance (Dance 22AB) +

Ballet (4 levels)

  • Dance 11A – Ballet 1 +
  • Dance 11B – Ballet 2 +
  • Dance 11C – Ballet 3 *
  • Dance 11D – Ballet 4 *

Modern (4 levels)

  • Dance 9A – Modern 1 +
  • Dance 9B – Modern 2 +
  • Dance 9C – Modern 3 *
  • Dance 9D – Modern 4 *

Jazz (4 levels)

  • Dance 6A – Tap +
  • Dance 6B – Tap 2
  • Dance 6C – Tap 3
  • Dance 6D – Tap 4

Social Dance (1 level)

  • Dance 5A & 5B

Flamenco (2 levels)

  • Dance 4H

Improvisation Dance 12 +

Pilates – Dance 13

* Denotes courses that typically articulate into a Dance BFA program. All BFA Programs have their own criteria and may require that you retake the classes at their institution in order to graduate.

+ Courses that you should take for the sake of experience if you're preparing for a BFA in dance. Note that these courses do not satisfy requirements for articulation.