THEATRE ARTS
Associate of
Arts Degree: Dance Emphasis
The Theatre Arts major leads to
the Associate in Arts degree and prepares students for transfer
to a four-year institution. Students completing degrees in dance may be hired in
the major or allied fields as a choreographer,
commercial theatre dancer, concert dancer, dance
critic, dance therapist, dance notator, movement analyst,
teacher,
costume specialist, stage hand, or lighting
designer,
He dances because he is neither a vegetable nor a rock, but a moving organism, and in movement finds release and expression.
- José Limon
REQUIRED COURSES
The following requirements are for all theatre majors (dance and theatre emphases):
| Theatre Arts 210 | Beginning Acting | 3 units |
| Theatre Arts 225 | Production - Performance | 1 units |
| Theatre Arts 230 | Modern Dance, Beginning | 2 units |
plus 2 additional performance units selected from:
| Music 220 | Opera Theatre - Performance | 1-3 units |
| Theatre Arts 220 | Acting - Performance | 1-3 units |
| Theatre Arts 260 | Dance Performance | 1-3 units |
| Theatre Arts 225 | Production - Performance | 1-3 units |
| Theatre Arts 262 | Dance For Musical Theatre | 1-3 units |
| Theatre Arts 265 | Dance Repertory: Apprentice | 1-3 units |
| Theatre Arts 266 | Dance Repertory | 1-3 units |
plus at least 2 additional units selected from:
| Theatre Arts 215 | Stagecraft | 3 units |
| Theatre Arts 216 | Stage Lighting | 3 units |
| Theatre Arts 217 | Costume Construction | 2 units |
The following additional requirements are for the Dance Emphasis:
8 elective units selected from the following:
| Theatre Arts 252 | Musicality for Dancers | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 204 | History & Appreciation of Dance | 3 units |
| Theatre Arts 206 | Dance in World Cultures | 3 units |
| Theatre Arts 231 | Modern Dance: Intermediate | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 242 | Ballet: Beginning | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 243 | Ballet: Intermediate | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 250 | Choreography | 2 units |
plus 2 additional units selected from the following:
| Theatre Arts 228 | Conditioning for Dance: Pilates Mat I | .5-1 unit |
| Theatre Arts 229 | Conditioning for Dance: Pilates Mat II | .5-1 unit |
| Theatre Arts 234 | Tap Dance: Beginning | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 238 | Jazz Dance: Beginning | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 239 | Jazz Dance: Intermediate | 2 units |
Total units required for the major: 20
* Theatre Arts 204 or 206 are recommended forfor all individuals who are majoring in Dance to fulfill the general education requirement for the Associate Degree.
Associate Degrees have general education and
institutional requirements in addition to courses required for
the major. See the Mendocino College Catalog for complete
information regarding degrees and certificates.