Dance

60 credit hours

Collin’s Dance Program has a strong reputation for excellence in dance education, choreography and performance, propelling students into several prestigious university dance programs. The dance curriculum includes multiple levels of ballet, modern dance, jazz, tap, dance appreciation, improvisation, choreography, and performance classes.

The Dance Program provides a solid foundation of classes that focus on movement fundamentals, technique, performance and choreography. The curriculum provides a comprehensive approach to learning dance by integrating the aesthetics, historical, critical, cultural, and fundamental aspects of dance as an art form.

Students interested in additional dance experience may audition for Collin’s student dance company. The mission of the company is to produce contemporary dance works at the highest level of artistic excellence. The dance company attends and performs at the American College Dance Festival annually and has received the Gala Award at that festival six times and has performed at the National festival, too. Dance auditions for the dance company are held prior to the fall semester.

For more information about the Dance Program, contact Tiffanee Arnold, chair of dance, at SCC-AA145, 972.881.5830 or tarnold@collin.edu.

Career Options
Dance students may select a career in a wide variety of areas. Students should bear in mind that most of these career areas require education beyond the Associate of Arts degree. Careers available to dance students include:
     Artistic Director
   Choreographer
     Dance Critic
     Dance Educator
     Dance Historian
     Dance / Movement Therapist
     Dance Notator / Labanotation
     Dance Studio Owner
     Performer

CORE CURRICULUM 42 credit hours

(Core options are based on AA degree requirements; however, the full Texas Core can be found here.)

COMMUNICATION		9 CREDIT HOURS
Must take both:	ENGL 1301 and 1302	6 credit hours
Select one:	SPCH 1311, 1315, or 1321	3 credit hours
HUMANITIES		3 CREDIT HOURS
Select one of the following courses: (Please Note: Only the courses that will meet the AA degree requirements are listed below. See Texas Core for additional options)
English	ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351
MATHEMATICS		3 CREDIT HOURS
Select one:	MATH 1314, 1316, 1324, 1325, 1332 ¹, 1342, 1350, 1351, 1414, 2305, 2312, 2318, 2320, 2413, 2414, 2415, 2417, 2419
NATURAL SCIENCES		8 CREDIT HOURS
Select two from the following areas (a two-course sequence is recommended):
Biology	BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1411, 1414, 1415, 2401, 2402, 2404, 2406, 2416, 2421
Chemistry	CHEM 1405, 1411, 1412, 2401, 2423, 2425
Environmental Science	ENVR 1401, 1402
Geology	GEOL 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1445, 1447
Physics	PHYS 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1410, 1415, 2425, 2426
SOCIAL / BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES		3 CREDIT HOURS
*Select one from the following areas:*
Anthropology	ANTH 2346*, 2351
Economics	ECON 2301, 2302
Psychology	PSYC 2301
Sociology	SOCI 1301
SOCIAL SCIENCES		12 CREDIT HOURS
Must take both:	GOVT 2301 and 2302	6 credit hours
Select two:	HIST 1301, 1302 or 2301	6 credit hours
VISUAL / PERFORMING ARTS		3 CREDIT HOURS
Select one of the following:
Dance	DANC 2303
Humanities	HUMA 1311
Music	MUSI 1306, 1307
Theatre	DRAM 1310, 2361, 2362
Visual Arts	ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304, 1313
INSTITUTIONAL OPTION		1 CREDIT HOUR
*Select one of the following:*
Dance	DANC 1101, 1110, 1111, 1141, 1142, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1151, 1152, 1222, 1223, 2141, 2142, 2145, 2146, 2147, 2148, 2151, 2152, 2301, 2325
Physical Education	PHED 1100, 1102. 1104, 1106, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1120, 1121, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1133, 1136, 1137, 1140, 1147, 1148, 1253, 1338

1 Before taking MATH 1332, check with an academic adviser regarding the transferability. Some majors or institutions may require a higher-level mathematics course.

* Please Note: You may take either ANTH 2346 as a core option under Social / Behavioral Sciences or HUMA 2323 as a core option under Humanities. HUMA 2323 is not listed above because it will not meet the AA degree requirement. Students may take either ANTH 2346 or HUMA 2323, but not both.

Recommended Electives 15 - 18 credit hours

DANC	1101	Dance Improvisation
DANC	1110	Tap Technique I
DANC	1111	Tap Technique II
DANC	1141	Ballet Technique I
DANC	1142	Ballet Technique II
DANC	1145	Modern Dance Technique I
DANC	1146	Modern Dance Technique II
DANC	1147	Jazz Dance Technique I
DANC	1148	Jazz Dance Technique II
DANC	1151	Dance Performance I
DANC	1152	Dance Performance II
DANC	1201	Dance Composition
DANC	1212	Dance Practicum I
DANC	1213	Dance Practicum II
DANC	1222	Hip Hop I
DANC	1223	Hip Hop II
DANC	2141	Ballet Technique III
DANC	2142	Ballet Technique IV
DANC	2145	Modern Dance Technique III
DANC	2146	Modern Dance Technique IV
DANC	2147	Jazz Dance Technique III
DANC	2148	Jazz Dance Technique IV
DANC	2151	Dance Performance III
DANC	2152	Dance Performance IV
DANC	2210	Projects in Dance Performance and Repertory I
DANC	2211	Projects in Dance Performance and Repertory II
DANC	2212	Dance Practicum III
DANC	2213	Dance Practicum IV
DANC	2301	Topics in Dance Technique
DANC	2303	Dance Appreciation
DANC	2325	Pilates / Anatomy for Dancers
DANC	2389	Academic Co-op Dance

Note: The second digit in a course number indicates the number of credit hours
for that course.