Dance – Associate in Arts Degree
Students who complete the Dance major AA degree from Pasadena City College will gain a strong foundation in dance as an expressive and performing art form, emphasizing dance technique, performance, dance-making, dance production, and the cultural and historical significance of dance. Completion of an AA degree in dance greatly increases success in auditions and acceptance into BA/BFA programs at colleges and universities. The PCC dance major provides rigorous and comprehensive, pre-professional training for a career in concert dance, commercial dance, musical theatre and/or dance teaching. Completion of this degree provides entry into a career performing, choreographing or teaching in the fi
Courses
- DANC 004H — FLAMENCO DANCE
- DANC 005A — SOCIAL DANCE I
- DANC 005B — SOCIAL DANCE II
- DANC 006A — TAP DANCE I
- DANC 006B — TAP DANCE II
- DANC 006C — TAP DANCE III
- DANC 006D — TAP DANCE IV
- DANC 008A — BEGINNING COMPOSITION AND CHOREOGRAPHY
- DANC 008B — INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION AND CHOREOGRAPHY
- DANC 009A — MODERN DANCE I
- DANC 009B — MODERN DANCE II
- DANC 009C — MODERN DANCE III
- DANC 009D — MODERN DANCE IV
- DANC 011A — BALLET I
- DANC 011B — BALLET II
- DANC 011C — BALLET III
- DANC 011D — BALLET IV
- DANC 012 — IMPROVISATION
- DANC 013 — PILATES-BASED METHOD FOR ALIGNMENT AND CORRECTION
- DANC 014A — HIP HOP DANCE I
- DANC 014B — HIP HOP DANCE II
- DANC 015A — JAZZ DANCE I
- DANC 015B — JAZZ DANCE II
- DANC 015C — JAZZ DANCE III
- DANC 015D — JAZZ DANCE IV
- DANC 020 — INDEPENDENT STUDY
- DANC 021A — DANCE HISTORY: CULTURAL AND SOCIAL HERITAGE
- DANC 021B — DANCE HISTORY: SPECTACLE AND PERFORMANCE ART
- DANC 022A — DANCE PERFORMANCE I
- DANC 022B — DANCE PERFORMANCE II
- DANC 023 — DANCE REPERTOIRE
- DANC 025 — MOVEMENT FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT
- DANC 026 — MUSIC FOR DANCE
- KINA 040A — BEGINNING YOGA
- KINA 040B — INTERMEDIATE YOGA
- KINA 040C — ADVANCED YOGA
- KINT 182 — ANATOMICAL PRINCIPLES OF KINESIOLOGY AND FITNESS
- THRT 002A — ACTING I
- THRT 015 — COSTUME CRAFTS
- THRT 041 — FUNDAMENTALS OF STAGE LIGHTING
- THRT 075 — MUSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP