Dance Concentration, Arts and Sciences, A.A.

The Dance program is designed to offer students who plan to transfer to a four-year college as dance majors the opportunity to develop foundational skills in concert dance technique, performance, improvisation, composition, and audition in order for them to succeed in upper division dance courses. Core dance courses provide training and practice in the essential areas of dance listed above, as well as extensive exposure to a diverse array of dance studies and contemporary dance practices.

View the Dance Fact Sheet.

Program Pathway

First Year Fall			First Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
ENG 101	English Composition *(ENG 101E and ENG 101P are approved substitutions for ENG 101)	3	DNC 114	Ballet I	3
MAT 109 or MAT 115 or MAT 160	Statistics or Quantitative Reasoning or Precalculus I	3	ENG 102	Advanced English Composition	3
Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities *(DNC 101 is recommended)	3	Gen Ed	Biological/Physical Science *(of the two science requirements, one must have a lab)	3
DNC 130	Improvisation and Choreography	3	DNC 111 or DNC 211	Jazz Dance I or Jazz Dance II	3
DNC 118	Modern Dance I	3	Restricted Elective	Choose from the list	3
TOTAL		15	TOTAL		15
Second Year Fall			Second Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
DNC 201	Dance History	3	PSY 101	General Psychology	3
Gen Ed	Biological/Physical Science *(of the two science requirements, one must have a lab)	4	Gen Ed	Behavioral/Social Science	3
DNC 218	Modern Dance II	3	DNC 214	Ballet II	3
DNC 215	Dance Company I	1	DNC 240	HCC Dance Company Capstone Project	1
DNC 210	Concepts in Human Movement	3	Gen Ed	Diversity	3
			Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor	3
TOTAL		14	TOTAL		16

General Education Requirements (31-32 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

DNC 201 - Dance History (3 Credits)
Select another course from the approved General Education course list in the Arts/Humanities category (3 Credits)
*(DNC 101 is recommended)

Behavioral/Social Science

PSY 101 - General Psychology (3 Credits)
Select another course from the approved General Education course list in the Behavioral/Social Science category (3 Credits)

Biological/Physical Science

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Biological/Physical Science category; one must be a laboratory course (7-8 Credits)

Diversity

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Diversity category (3 Credits)

English

*A minimum grade of “C” or better is required for ENG-101, ENG-101E, and ENG-101P

ENG 101 - English Composition (3 Credits)
*( ENG 101E - English Composition for English Language Learners and ENG 101P - English Composition for College Success are approved substitutions for ENG 101)
ENG 102 - Advanced English Composition (3 Credits)

Mathematics

MAT 109 - Statistics (3 Credits)
OR
MAT 115 - Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits)
OR
MAT 160 - Precalculus I (3 Credits)

Program Requirements (23 Credits)

DNC 111 - Jazz Dance I (3 Credits)
OR
DNC 211 - Jazz Dance II (3 Credits)
DNC 114 - Ballet I (3 Credits)
DNC 118 - Modern Dance I (3 Credits)
DNC 130 - Improvisation and Choreography (3 Credits)
DNC 210 - Concepts in Human Movement (3 Credits)
DNC 214 - Ballet II (3 Credits)
DNC 215 - HCC Dance Company I (1 Credit)
DNC 218 - Modern Dance II (3 Credits)
DNC 240 - HCC Dance Company Capstone Project (1 Credit)

Restricted Electives (3 Credits)

Select Restricted Elective credits from the following list:

THR 112 - Costume Design (3 Credits)
THR 115 - Introduction to Theater Makeup (3 Credits)
THR 207 - Stage Craft (3 Credits)

Free Electives (2-3 credits)

Electives should be selected in consultation with a transfer advisor and the transfer institution.

Hagerstown Community College

Hagerstown Community College / HCC

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