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 210B | Beginning Acting | 3 units |
| Theatre Arts 125A | Production - Performance | 1 units |
plus 2 additional units selected from:
| Theatre Arts 230A | Contemporary Dance: Beginning | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 230B | Contemporary Dance: Advanced Beginning | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 230C | Contemporary Dance: Intermediate | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 230D | Contemporary Dance: Advanced Intermediate | 2 units |
plus 2 additional performance units selected from:
| Music 220 | Opera Theatre - Performance | 1-3 units |
| Theatre Arts 105B | Play Development I | 1 unit |
| Theatre Arts 105C | Play Development II | 1 unit |
| Theatre Arts 121A | Acting Performance I | 3 units |
| Theatre Arts 125B | Production Crew II | 1-2 units |
| Theatre Arts 125C | Production Crew III | 1-2 units |
| Theatre Arts 260 | Dance Performance | 1-3 units |
| Theatre Arts 262 | Dance For Musical Theatre | 1-3 units |
| Theatre Arts 265A | Dance Repertory: Apprentice | 1-3 units |
| Theatre Arts 265B | Dance Repertory | 1-3 units |
plus at least 3 additional units selected from:
| Theatre Arts 215A | Stagecraft | 3 units |
| Theatre Arts 215B | Stage Lighting | 3 units |
| Theatre Arts 119A | Costume Construction | 3 units |
The following additional requirements are for the Dance Emphasis:
6 units selected from the following:
| Theatre Arts 206 | Dance in World Cultures | 3 units |
| Theatre Arts 250 | Choreography | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 230A | Contemporary Dance: Beginning | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 230B | Contemporary Dance: Advanced Beginning | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 230C | Contemporary Dance: Intermediate | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 230D | Contemporary Dance: Advanced Intermediate | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 242A | Ballet: Beginning | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 242B | Ballet: Advanced Beginning | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 242C | Ballet: Intermediate | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 242D | Ballet: Advanced Intermediate | 2 units |
plus 4 additional units selected from the following:
| Theatre Arts 228A | Conditioning for Dance: Pilates Mat I | .5-1 unit |
| Theatre Arts 228B | Conditioning for Dance: Pilates Mat II | .5-1 unit |
| Theatre Arts 234A | Tap Dance: Beginning | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 238A | Jazz Dance: Beginning | 2 units |
| Theatre Arts 238B | Jazz Dance: Intermediate | 2 units |
plus 4 additional units selected from the following:
| Theatre Arts 130A | Hip Hop Dance: Beginning | .5-1 unit |
| Theatre Arts 130B | Hip Hop Dance: Intermediate | .5-1 unit |
| Theatre Arts 140 | Middle Eastern Dance: Beginning | 1 unit |
| Theatre Arts 222 | Capoeira Dance | 1 unit |
| Theatre Arts 223 | Salsa Rueda | 1 unit |
| Theatre Arts 244A | Mexican Folkloric Dance: Beginning | 1-2 units |
| Theatre Arts 244B | Mexican Folkloric Dance: Intermediate Technique & Perf. | 1-2 units |
| Theatre Arts 270 | Afro-Cuban Dance | 1 unit |
| Theatre Arts 274 | Brazilian Dance and Drum | 1 unit |
| Theatre Arts 280 | Dances of India: Bhangra | 1 unit |
Total units required for the major: 25
* 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.