CHOREOGRAPHIC STUDIES AND DANCE TECHNIQUE

GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

CHOREOGRAPHIC STUDIES AND DANCE TECHNIQUE

The curriculum is designed for those students who plan careers in commercial and concert dance. Students must earn a minimum of 1 unit in each required class.

PREREQUISITE COURSE	REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE (18 UNITS)		UNITS
	DANCE 100 or DANCE 102	Survey of Dance History Middle Eastern Dance History	3 or 3
DANCE 111 or equivalent (may be taken concurrently) DANCE 111 or equivalent (may be taken concurrently) DANCE 121 or equivalent (may be taken concurrently) DANCE 121 or equivalent (may be taken concurrently) One of the following: DANCE 110, 115, 120 or equivalent DANCE 130 or equivalent	DANCE 112* or DANCE 113* or DANCE 122* or DANCE 123* or DANCE 132* or DANCE 134	Ballet Performance Skills Ballet Performance Skills: Repertoire Jazz Performance Skills Jazz Performance Skills: Repertoire Commercial Dance Choreography and Performance Skills	1 or 1 or 1 or 1 or 1 or 1
DANCE 111	DANCE 114	Ballet Technique III	2.5
DANCE 116 or equivalent	DANCE 117	Modern Dance Technique III	1.5
DANCE 124 or equivalent	DANCE 129	Hip-Hop II	1.5
DANCE 101 or equivalent	DANCE 130	Choreography	1.5
One of the following: DANCE 110, 115, 120 or equivalent	DANCE 131*	Commercial Dance	1.5
One of the following: DANCE 112, 113, 116, 122 or 123 One of the following: DANCE 112, 113, 116, 122 or 123	DANCE 135* or DANCE 136*	Dance Production – Repertoire Dance Production – Student Choreography	3 or 3
DANCE 121 or equivalent	DANCE 137	Jazz Dance Technique III	1.5
	DANCE 190 or DANCE 194	Beginning Yoga Pilates	1 or 1
	Select 6 units from the following
	ART 102	Art History: Renaissance-Modern	3
	ART 125	History of Motion Picture	3
	ART 130	Design I	3
	DANCE 124	Hip-Hop	1-2.5
DANCE 125 or equivalent	DANCE 126 or DANCE 127 or DANCE 128	Tap Dance II Salsa Middle Eastern Dance	1 or 1 or 1
	DANCE 140	Movement for Theatre I	1
DANCE 140 or equivalent	DANCE 141	Movement for Theatre II	1
	DANCE 145	Movement for Musical Theatre	1-2.5
	HLTH 110	Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries	2
Eligibility for ENGL 101	HUMAN 115	World Mythology	3
Eligibility for ENGL 101	HUMAN 120	Literature and the Cultural Arts	3
	MUSIC 101	Music Fundamentals	3
	MUSIC 135	Voice Training I	2
	MUSIC 230	Chorus	1
	MUSIC 236	Vocal Ensemble: Holiday	1
	MUSIC 237	Vocal Ensemble: Jazz/Show Classics	1
	PE 294	Stress Reduction	1-2.5
	T ART 101	Introduction to Theatre, Television and Motion Pictures	3
	T ART 103	Fundamentals of Acting-Vocal Interpretation	3
T ART 103, SPCH 105, DANCE 141 (may be taken concurrently)	T ART 104	Fundamentals of Acting-Body Control	3
	T ART 109	Stage Make-Up	1
	T ART 123	Stage Costume Design Workshop	1-3
	T ART 130	Performing Arts Technical Support	1-3
T ART 133 (6 units) or equivalent	T ART 134	Practical and Theoretical Aspects of Stage Lighting	2
	TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED		24

* An audition may be required. No more than 12 units may be earned for DANCE 112 and 113, or 122 and 123, or 131 and 132, or 135 and 136.

NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET. SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.

August 2009	GCC CATALOG 2009-2010
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