AA in Dance
Monterey Peninsula College
Key Information
Campus location
Monterey, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
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Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
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Introduction
The Dance Program is designed to provide students with a wide variety of dance experiences and techniques. The curriculum includes Modern, Jazz, Ballet, Ballroom, and Ethnic Dance, along with opportunities to choreograph and perform. Students may pursue a Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) Associate in Arts Degree or transfer as a dance major. Most courses transfer to the University of California and California State University campuses and other four-year institutions.
Students who complete the Associates in Arts degree in dance will:
- Demonstrate and apply the principles and concepts of dance as they relate to successful skill performance.
- Demonstrate a variety of dance skills with an increasing level of proficiency.
- Work collaboratively and cooperatively in a group activity.
- Recognize the value of physical activity for improving wellness.
- Improve or maintain physical fitness through participation in selected dance forms and activities.
- Analyze how physical, social, emotional, and/or intellectual factors contribute to wellness and healthful living.