Dance
Certificate of Achievement Dance · Allan Hancock College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Award Type: Certificate of Achievement
The dance program offers training courses for both beginning and advanced students in the areas of ballet, modern, and jazz. The emphasis is on technique, choreography, and extensive performance opportunities.Students will be able transfer to a four-year institution, and will acquire the core skills necessary for lower-division bachelors dance degree requirements.
The graduate of the Certificate of Achievement in Dance will:
- Demonstrate proficiency in two of the following dance styles modern, ballet, and jazz.
- Exhibit accomplished technique in tap and hip hop dance.
- Demonstrate competency through public performances.
- Develop an informed viewpoint of dance as an art form.
- Demonstrate choreographic skills including supervisory and effective communicative abilities.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| A total of 18-19 units is required for the certificate. Demonstrated proficiency in two out of the three dance forms (ballet, modern and jazz) is required for the certificate. | ||
| Required core courses (16 units): | 16 | |
| DANC 101 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| DANC 110 | Modern Dance I | 2 |
| DANC 120 | Ballet Dance I | 2 |
| DANC 130 | Jazz Dance I | 2 |
| DANC 133 | Hip Hop Dance I | 2 |
| DANC 152 | Tap Dance I | 2 |
| DANC 171 | Dance Composition/Choreography I | 3 |
| Plus a minimum of course selected from the following: | 2-3 | |
| DANC 180 | Performance Laboratory | 3 |
| DANC 182 | Technical Production Lab | 3 |
| DANC 183 | Dance Ensemble | 3 |
| DANC 186 | Dance Production | 3 |
| DANC 188 | Dance Composition/Choreography II | 3 |
| DANC 148 | Folklórico Concert Production | 3 |
| DANC 176 | Choreography Field Work | 2 |
| Total | 18-19 | |