Commercial Dance
Certificate of Achievement Dance · Orange Coast College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The goal of the Commercial Dance Certificate is to prepare the (advanced) student for the rigors of a career in the professional commercial dance field. Students will hone skills and train for the physical, creative, technical, and technological demands involved in auditioning, rehearsing, and performing in the professional world, either on stage or screen.
Program Outcome
Program Learning Outcomes
- Analyze, evaluate, and embody various commercial dance techniques in order to interpret, create, and perform them at a proficiency level relevant to the professional commercial dance field.
Requirements
Review Certificate Requirements.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| DANC A169 | Hip-Hop Dance III | 1 |
| DANC A143 | Jazz Dance III | 2 |
| DANC A144 | Ballet III | 2 |
| DANC A205 | Dance as a Profession Seminar | 2 |
| DANC A160 | Dance Composition/Choreography I | 3 |
| DANC A154 | Contemporary Commercial Dance | 2 |
| DANC A206 | Movement, the Camera and the Creative Process | 2 |
| DANC A211 | Repertoire I (3 units) | 3 |
| orDANC A203 | Performing Dance Ensemble I | |
| DANC A150 | Dance Improvisation I (1 unit) | 1 |
| Restricted Electives | 2 | |
| Select 2 units from the following: | ||
| DANC A138 | African Dance and Drumming I | |
| DANC A116 | Latin Dance Styles I | |
| DANC A135 | Flamenco Dance 1 | |
| DANC A130 | Mid-Eastern Dance 1 | |
| DANC A156 | Polynesian Dance | |
| DANC A125 | Tap 1 (1 unit) | |
| orDANC A126 | Tap 2 | |
| orDANC A146 | Tap III | |
| DANC A102 | Modern 2 (2 units) | |
| orDANC A145 | Modern Dance III | |
| DANC A175 | Mexican Folklórico Dance 1 | |
| Total Units | 20 | |
Program Sequence
Program Sequence
These sequences at Orange Coast College are curriculum maps for students to finish all requirements for the certificate. There may be advisories, prerequisites, or time requirements that students need to consider before following these maps. Students are advised to meet with an Orange Coast College Counselor for alternate sequencing.
Year 1
| Semester 1 | Units |
|---|---|
| DANC A169 | Hip-Hop Dance III |
| DANC A143 | Jazz Dance III |
| DANC A144 | Ballet III |
| DANC A205 | Dance as a Profession Seminar |
| DANC A160 | Dance Composition/Choreography I |
| Units |
| Semester 2 |
|---|
| DANC A154 |
| DANC A206 |
| DANC A211or DANC A203 |
| DANC A150 |
| CERT RESTRICTED ELECTIVES (See Requirements) 2 |
- These performance courses could be taken in either semester
- Courses can be taken in any order or any combination