The goal of the Commercial Dance Certificate is to prepare the (advanced) student for the rigors of a career in the professional commercial dance field. Students will hone skills and train for the physical, creative, technical, and technological demands involved in auditioning, rehearsing, and performing in the professional world either on stage or screen.
CHECKLIST OF REQUIRED COURSES (2024-25)
REQUIRED COURSES
- Hip Hop Dance III
- Jazz Dance III
- Ballet III
- Dance Improvisation 1 (Spring only) or Dance Improvisation 2 (Spring only)
- Dance as a Profession (Fall only)
- Dance Composition/Choreography I (Fall only)
- Contemporary Commercial Dance 1 or Contemporary Commercial Dance 2
- Movement, the Camera and the Creative Process (Spring only)
SELECT THREE UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING:
- Repertoire
- Repertoire, and Rehearsal and Performance I
- Performing Dance Ensemble I
SELECT TWO UNITS FROM THE FOLLOWING:
(Must be completed during the two semesters)
- Modern Dance 2 or Modern Dance 3
- African Dance and Drumming 1
- Latin Dance Styles 1
- Flamenco Dance 1
- Tap 1 or Tap 2 or Tap III
- Mid-Eastern Dance 1
- Polynesian Dance