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Dance
Degree In Dance
Associate in Arts Degree Pre-Major:
Dance Performance
This degree is by audition only!
Please click here
for audition information.
 The
goals of the Valencia Community College Dance Program are to provide
quality technical training, performance opportunities and enhancement
of the overall dance experience through individualized attention
and development. Valencia offers a solid dance education for the
dancer who aspires to make a future in the performing arts. Commited
instruction is offered to students who desire dance as a professional
career and to individuals who have an avocational interest in dance
instruction.
A strong technical emphasis is placed on the traditional dance
disciplines that enhance opportunities for students from any dance
background. The dance program provides performance opportunities
for the serious dancer with the goal of stengthening their professional
training experience.
Our Pre-Major training stresses perfomance, instruction and choreography
as a means of artistic expression. To further the experience, Valencia
provides students with a work based experience to enhance workplace
skills through a supervised practical experience related to their
career objectives. We are fully committed to the success of individuals
who desire a truly exciting opportunity in the field of dance.
Required
Courses for Degree Based Study
FOUNDATION COURSES
| Course |
Title |
Credit Hours |
+* ENC 1101 |
Freshman Composition I (GR) |
3 |
| +* Mathematics |
(Gordon Rule Course) |
3 |
Humanities |
(See A.A. Gen Ed Requirement) |
3 |
Social Science |
(See A.A. Gen Ed Requirement) |
3 |
Science |
(See A.A. Gen Ed Requirement) |
3 |
+ DAA 1104 |
Modern Dance I |
2 |
+ DAA 1204 |
Ballet I |
2 |
+ DAA 2610 |
Dance Composition and Improvisation I |
2 |
Total Hours 21
INTERMEDIATE COURSES
| Course |
Title |
Credit Hours |
+* ENC 1102 |
Freshman Composition II (GR) |
3 |
| POS 1041 |
U.S. Government |
3 |
SPC 1600 |
Fundamentals of Speech |
3 |
+* Mathmatics |
(Gordon Rule Course) |
3 |
+ DAA 1105 |
Modern Dance II |
2 |
+ DAA 1205 |
Ballet II |
2 |
+ DAA 2611 |
Dance Composition and Improvisation II |
2 |
+* DAA 1680 |
Repertory I |
2 |
Total Hours 20
ADVANCED COURSES
| Course |
Title |
Credit Hours |
+* Humanities |
HUM Prefix (GR) |
3 |
| Science |
(See A.A. Gen Ed Requirement) |
3 |
+* DAA 2106 |
Intermediate Modern Dance I |
2 |
+* DAA 2107 |
Intermediate Modern Dance II |
2 |
+* DAA 2207 |
Intermediate Ballet I |
2 |
+* DAA 2209 |
Intermediate Ballet II |
2 |
+* DAA 1681 |
Repertory II |
2 |
+* Humanities |
HUM Prefix (GR) |
3 |
Total Hours 19
Total Hours Required 60
Specialized courses may not be offered every term or on every
campus.
+ This course must be completed with a
grade of C or better.
* This course has a prerequisite; check
description in Valencia catalog.
(GR) Denotes a Gordon Rule course.
For more information on specific A.A. General Education Requirements,
check the Valenica catalog.
***Based on the assumption that
the student has already completed two years of a foreign language
in high school***
Additional Requirements
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- DAA 2206 Ballet III 2
- DAA 2930 Dance Production 2
- Pass all four sub-tests of the College Level Academic
Skills Test (CLAST)
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