DANCE ART CERTIFICATE PROGRAM CURRICULUM

Dance education in SIIA provides all students with the opportunity to acquire a comprehensive knowledge of dance as an art form. Students learn and refine dance skills and techniques in class and in performance, study the historical and cultural significance of dance and its evolution as an art form, and evaluate personal work and the work of others. A solid understanding of how the elements of dance is related is crucial in creating artistic performance on the basis of classwork. If one component of dance instruction is weak, the quality of performance as a whole is affected. 

Gain significant knowledge of dance elements, principles, and concepts

Develop and apply an understanding of basic principles of choreography

Apply knowledge, skills, and techniques of dance in formal dance presentations

Build personal criteria for the evaluation of non-professional and professional dance performance and study

Effectively communicate ideas, thoughts, and feelings through dance.

Level I

Level II

Level III

Level IV