The Certificate of Achievement in Choreography is designed for students seeking professional dance opportunities as choreographers. This comprehensive program trains the students in a variety of dance techniques.
ProgramStudent Learning Outcomes: Students who complete the Certificate ofAchievement in Choreography will be able to:
Student assessment is through a combination of performance evaluations, skills assessment, written assignments, and written tests and quizzes.
Program Prerequisite Skills/EnrollmentLimitations: No Prerequisitesor Limitations Career Technical Education(CTE):
Transfer: Associate of Arts Degree in Dance
High Unit/Accrediting and/or LicensingStandards: Not Applicable
Completer Projections:
The proposed revision to this certificate of Achievement reflects many changes to the structure of our program which will allow us to provide students with a sustainable quality dance experience. In the last few years, we have hired new faculty and we have seen a complete change in the leadership of Dance. Our Dance Program has evolved over the years and today we have 35 students pursuing certificates and degrees. This number includes a half dozen that have returned to Mesa to seek out our certificates. The Covid-19 pandemic presented itself as an obstacle last spring that resulted in many students opting out of our courses. We are still suffering from those effects, but believe that in time we will see continued growth in our program.
Enrollment data: Data most current information available.
Course | Title | 17-18 Valid Sections | Enrollment | 18-19 Valid Sections | Enrollment |
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DANC 112 | Ballet | 11 | 191 | 7 | 190 |
DANC 117 | Tap | 3 | 50 | 1 | 24 |
DANC 122 | Hip Hop | 8 | 251 | 6 | 168 |
DANC 137 | Jazz | 10 | 122 | 3 | 68 |
DANC 142 | Modern | 8 | 121 | 6 | 102 |
DANC 150A | Dance Making: Ballet | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
DANC 151A | Dance Making: Jazz | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
DANC 152A | Dance Making: Modern | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
DANC 153A | Dance Makin: Dance Theatre | 1 | 13 | 1 | 8 |
DANC 117 | Improvisation | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
DANC 183 | Music for Dance | 1 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
DANC 253 | Choreography | 1 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
DANC 261 | Dance Performance | 4 | 90 | 4 | 91 |
DANC 271A-C | Special Theatrical Dance Topics | 1 | 24 | 2 | 31 |
The Department of Exercise Science, Health Education, Dance, and Athletics strongly advocates for the revision of the Certificate of Achievement in Choreography. The Mesa College Dance Program offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to provide practical and theoretical training for students interested in a dance career. The core curriculum provides an excellent foundation in dance technique, choreography, and performance skills. The Dance program focuses not only on training the student who wishes to transfer to a four-year institution in dance, achieve an associate degree, or pursue a certificate for immediate employment in the entertainment market but also on providing opportunities for all students to learn about and experience dance. The program emphasizes the development of dancers versed in a wide variety of movement genres. The core curriculum focuses on ballet, modern, jazz, improvisation, choreography, performance, production, music for dancers, and dance history. Emphasis is placed on the practical application of techniques and theories in concerts and public performances. Upon successful completion of this program, students will be qualified for entry-level employment or independent entrepreneurship in the field of dance and related fields.
Objectives:
The dance program at San Diego Mesa College, with an emphasis on building necessary employment skills or four-year university transfer, has a long history of maintaining excellence in dance training and currency in the field of dance. Dance faculty are professionally engaged beyond the college setting and provide students connections to the community, with possibilities for internships in dance companies and dance education. The dance program fosters strong audition skills and develops depth and breadth in dance performance and technique.
College Mission/District MasterPlan/Statewide Master Plan:
San Diego Mesa College is a comprehensive community college committed to access, success, and equity. We honor those commitments as a diverse community of faculty, students, professional staff, and administrators who collaborate to foster scholarship, leadership, innovation, and excellence in an inclusive learning environment. By promoting student learning and achievement that leads to degrees and certificates, transfer, workforce training, and lifelong learning, we empower our students to reach their educational goals and shape their future.
History/Need for Program:
San Diego is a vibrant city with many opportunities for cultural gatherings, award-winning theaters, music venues, dance performances, and Dance Festivals. San Diego Mesa College is responsible for meeting the employment needs of schools, theaters, and dance companies within the city. San Diego needs a trained and motivated strong workforce in this area.
The Dance Department programs at San Diego MesaCollege, with emphasis on building necessary employment skills or four-year university transfer, has a long history of maintaining currency in these respective fields. Faculty are professionally engaged beyond the college setting and provide students with connections to the community.
Expenditures/Cost of Program:
There are no mandatory fees aside from the ordinary course enrollment fees prescribed in the California Education Code, section 76300. Fees for materials and supplies will vary from course to course; students may spend between zero (0) and three hundred (300) dollars during their course of study. No additional library or learning resources will be required for this program beyond the college's current resources. Dance studios with adequate sound and video projection systems are required for student success. Currently, San Diego Mesa College has three dance studios with sound and video projection systems. A performance space is also necessary. Preliminary planning for the design and construction of a suitable theater space for dance is underway. The department and college have the resources to maintain the courses at the level of quality described in this proposal as the financial infrastructure for the Certificate are already in place, and the courses required for the Certificate are offered during the academic year and are fully staffed. This includes funding for faculty compensation, facilities, equipment, and production costs.
Career Technical Education (CTE) EmployerRelationships:
As a tourist destination, San Diego has two theme parks with employment opportunities in dance. With a growing population of over 3,000,000 in SanDiego County, there are many opportunities for teaching dance and choreographing for private dance studios, public schools, and recreation departments, as well as business opportunities in dance and dance administration.
Students who have studied dance at Mesa College are currently employed as dance teachers and choreographers at private studios, recreation programs, and in public and private K-12 schools and colleges. Others are employed as performing artists at theme parks, on cruise ships, and as dancers in local professional modern, ballet, hip hop, tap dance, and musical theater companies. Alumni are also working in the music industry, as back-up dancers, performing live on stage, on tv, and in music videos.
Alumni have contributed to the artistic fabric of San Diego County as choreographers, with work featured in the San Diego International Fringe Festival, competition dance teams and cheer teams.
Dance Performance IDANC 261Courses Required for the Major:
Course | Title | Units |
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DANC 183 | Music for Dance | 2 |
DANC 253 | Choreography | 2 |
Select Four (4) Units from the Following:
Course | Title | Units |
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DANC 261A | Dance Performance I | 2 |
DANC 261B | Dance Performance II | 2 |
DANC 261C | Dance Performance III | 2 |
DANC 261D | Dance Performance IV | 2 |
Select Two (2) Units from the Following:
Course | Title | Units |
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DANC 150A | Dance Making: Ballet | 1 |
DANC 151A | Dance Making: Jazz | 1 |
DANC 152A | Dance Making: Modern | 1 |
DANC 153A | Dance Making: Dance Theatre | 1 |
Select Two (2) Units from the Following:
Course | Title | Units |
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DANC 271A | Stage Costuming for Dance | 1-2 |
DANC 271B | Makeup for Dance Productions | 1-2 |
DANC 271C | Lighting Design for Dance Production | 1-2 |
Select Ten (10) Units from the Following:
Course | Title | Units |
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DANC 112B | Ballet II | 1.5 |
DANC 112C | Ballet III | 1.5 |
DANC 112D | Ballet IV | 1.5 |
DANC 117B | Tap Dance II | 1.5 |
DANC 117C | Tap Dance III | 1.5 |
DANC 117D | Tap Dance IV | 1.5 |
DANC 122B | Hip Hop II | 1.5 |
DANC 122C | Hip Hop III | 1.5 |
DANC 122D | Hip Hop IV | 1.5 |
DANC 137B | Jazz Dance II | 1.5 |
DANC 137C | Jazz Dance III | 1.5 |
DANC 137D | Jazz Dance IV | 1.5 |
DANC 142B | Modern Dance II | 1.5 |
DANC 142C | Modern Dance III | 1.5 |
DANC 142D | Modern Dance IV | 1.5 |
DANC 176A | Dance Improvisation | 1.5 |
DANC 176B | Dance Improvisation II | 1.5 |
Jesse Lopez · 10/09/20
SD Miramar College supports this as a program modification.
margie fritch · 10/07/20
Palomar College supports. this LMI is challenging to get as many students are independent contractors in this field.
Larry McLemore · 10/06/20
Cuyamaca supports
Dr. Javier Ayala · 10/05/20
Hi, the demand is low. But since a modification, support.
Cassandra Storey · 10/05/20
SDCE supports a program modification
Jennifer Lewis · 10/05/20
Southwestern supports this modification.
Tina Ngo Bartel · 10/03/20
Mesa College submitted the appropriate LMI from the COE. There is a small supply gap (13 annual job openings), entry-level wages are between $10.51-$10.98, and total employment for the occupation decline from 280 to 157 jobs in the region over the past 10 years. Based on available LMI, the COE would not endorse a *new* program; however, because this is an existing program, the COE report supports the modification.
Dr. Al Taccone · 10/02/20
Given this is a modification of an existing program MiraCosta recommends approval, though, similar concerns as what I posted for the commercial dance program.
Monica Romero · 09/28/20
This is a program modification to an existing, approved program.
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