Associate in Arts - Dance

The Associate of Arts Degree (AA) in Dance is designed for students planning to transfer to a four-year university to major or minor in dance. A comprehensive dance education will develop skills required to create, perform, communicate and understand dance. These skills are acquired through the study of modern dance, ballet technique, jazz technique, performance, as well as production, dance appreciation, music appreciation, and composition.

Employment opportunities in the field are numerous and include areas such as: dance or performance artist, dance instructor, dance studio owner, somatic educator (i.e., Yoga, Pilates, Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais), artistic director, rehearsal director, dance company manager, arts administration/management, dance and physical therapist, dance kinesiology, choreographer, dance notator, dance critic, dance historian, dance researcher.