Dance

Come dance with us! The Irvine Valley College Dance Department welcomes dancers of all levels and genres who want to further their practice and achieve their goals within the area of dance and movement. The dance department programs serve students seeking to transfer, obtain a degree or certificate, enhance career skills, or improve skills as lifelong learners.

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Communicate
Express yourself through movement. Learn how to use your body to communicate through dance and other movement practices. Dive deeper into viewing, creating movement and sharing your reactions to dance, art and movement.

Create
Create your own dances, work with leading dance artists and collaborate with peers through the processes of making dance. Along with developing self-movement practices to better serve your body.

Perform
Share your dance artistry with the world. Take the stage and perform in our IVC dance productions on campus, in the community and beyond.

Educate
Learn how to teach others about the body through dance and mind body courses. Take this knowledge and apply it to health, fitness and dance industries.

Program Length

4 - 6 semesters (2 - 3 years) is average for AA seekers
2 - 4 semesters (1 - 2 years) for certificate seekers

Transfer Options

IVC Dance prepares students for dance performance, dance composition, commercial dance, dance pedagogy and dance therapy programs of study for transfer through our course studies in the dance department.

IVC Dance has great working relationships with universities throughout the United States. Our faculty can help connect you to transfer institutions that best fits your personal dance plan. IVC Dance Department works mostly with Southern California universities for dance transfers at institutions like CSULB, CSUF, CSUCI, CSUDH, Chapman University, UCI, and UCSD.

Transfer, Degrees and/or Certificates

Sample Academic Plans

AA COA COP CSU Transfer UC Transfer

Semester 1

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	IGETC Area/Major	Units
WR 1	College Writing 1	1A	4
MATH 10*	Statistics Course	2A	3
COMM 1	Communication Fundalmentals	1C	3
DNCE 6	Ballet I		2
DNCE 12	Modern Dance I		2

Semester 2

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	IGETC Area/Major/Elective	Units
WR 2	College Writing 2 - Critical Thinking	1B	4
DNCE 55	Choreography I		3
DNCE 7	Ballet 2		2
DNCE 77 or 78	Dance History-20th Century or Dance Appreciation	3A	3
Social & Behavior Science	Social and Behavior Sciences GE Course	4	3

Semester 3

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	IGETC Area/Major/Elective	Units
DNCE 50	Condition and Correct: Overview		3
DNCE 13	Modern Dance II		2
Biological Science	Biological Science GE Course	5B	3
Biological Science Lab	Biological Science Lab GE Course	5C	1
Social & Behavior Science**	Social and Behavior Sciences GE Course	4	3
Social & Behavior Science**	Social and Behavior Sciences GE Course	4	3

Semester 4

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	IGETC Area/Major/Elective	Units
DNCE 18	Jazz Dance II		2
DNCE 70	IVC Performing Dance Ensemble		2
Physical Science	Physical Science GE Course	5A	3
Social & Behavior Science**	Social and Behavior Sciences GE Course	4	3
Humanities	Humanities GE Course	3B	3
Arts/Humanities	Arts or Humanities GE Course	3A or 3B	3

Students can take Math 10 or another math course that meets the UC transfer math requirement.in IGETC GE Area 2A.
Students must take three Social and Behavioral Sciences course from at least two different disciplines. Please see IGETC GE pattern for details.

Semester 1

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	CSU GE Area/Major	Units
WR 1	College Writing 1	A2	4
MATH 10*	Introduction to Statistics	B4	3
DNCE 55	Choreography I	Major or Elective	3
DNCE 6	Ballet I		2
DNCE 12	Modern Dance I	Major or Elective	2
DNCE 66C or 70	Dance Performance Course		2

Semester 2

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	CSU GE Area/Major	Units
Critical Thinking	Critical Thinking	A3	3-4
COMM 1	Communication Fundamentals	A1	3
DNCE 7	Ballet II	Major	2
DNCE 13	Modern Dance II	Major or Elective	2
DNCE 23	Tap Dance II	Elective	1
Learning & Self Dev.	Lifelong Learning and Self Development GE Course	E	3

Semester 3

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	CSU GE Area/Major	Units
DANCE 18	Jazz II		2
DNCE 75	Improvisation I	Major or Elective	2
DNCE 77	Dance History - 20th Century	C1	3
Humanities	Humanities GE Course	C2	3
HIST 20 or HIST 21	American History Course	D	3
Life Science	Life Science GE Course	B1	3

Semester 4

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	CSU GE Area/Major	Units
DNCE 50, 86, 87, or 88	Condition and Correct Course		3
Arts/Humanities	Arts or Humanities GE Course	C1 or C2	3
PS 1	American Government	D	3
Ethnic Studies	Ethnic Studies GE Course	F	3
Physical Science	Physical Science GE Course	B1	3
Physical Science Lab	Physical Science Lab	B3	1

Semester 1

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	AA GE Area/Major	Units
WR 1	College Writing 1	1A	4
MATH	Math GE Course	2	3-5
DNCE 55	Choreography I	7 & Major	3
DNCE 6	Ballet I	Major	2
DNCE 12	Modern Dance I	Major	2
DNCE 66C or 70	Dance Performance Course	Major	2

Semester 2

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	AA GE Area/Major	Units
Critical Thinking	Critical Thinking	1C	3-4
COMM 1	Communication Fundamentals	1B & Major	3
DNCE 7	Ballet II	Major	2
DNCE 13	Modern Dance II	Major	2
DNCE 66C or 70	Dance Performance Course	Major	2
Social Sciences	Social Sciences GE Course	4	3

Semester 3

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	AA GE Area/Major	Units
DNCE 77	Dance History: Twentieth Century	Major	3
DNCE 66C or 70	Dance Performance Course	Major	2
DNCE Major	DNCE Major Course from List B	Major	1
American Institutions	American Institutions GE Course	8	3
Lifelong Health	Lifelong Health and Personal Development GE Course	9	3
Cultural Diversity	Cultural Diversity GE Course	5	3

Semester 4

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	AA GE Area/Major	Units
DNCE 50, 86, 87, or 88	Condition and Correct Course	Major	3
DNCE 66C or 70	Dance Performance Course	Major	2
DNCE Major	DNCE Major Course from List B	Major	1
Humanities	Humanities GE Course	6	3
Natural Sciences	Natural Sciences GE Course	3	3
Elective	Degree Applicable Elective (Courses 1-299)		2-3

Semester 1

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
DNCE 55	Choreography I	3
DNCE 13	Modern Dance II	2
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List B	2

Semester 2

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
DNCE 7	Ballet II	2
DNCE 18	Jazz Dance II	1
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List B	2

Semester 3

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
DNCE 23	Tap Dance II	1
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List A	3
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List B	2
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List D	1

Semester 4

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List E	1
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List E	1
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List F	2
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List G	2-3

Semester 1

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
DNCE 55	Choreography I	3
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List A	3
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List B	2
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List D	2

Semester 2

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List C	2
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List D	2
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List E	1
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List F	2

*Students may be eligible for one or more AA/AS/AA-T/AS-T degrees if they complete a GE transfer pattern, have specific courses, and have 60 transferable units. Please see a counselor for degree options and advisement.

Mind Body Therapy

COP

Semester 1

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
DNCE 95	GYROKINESIS(R): 60 Minute Format and Other Sequences	2
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List B	2
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List B	2
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List C	3

Semester 2

Sample Educational Plan for a single term.
Course	Title	Units
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List A	2
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List B	2
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List D	2
DNCE Major	Dance Major Course from List E	2

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Fitness and Wellness Coordinators

Median Salary

$89,763

Job Growth

+9%

Education

Bachelor's Degree
71%

Master's Degree
29%

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Manage or coordinate fitness and wellness programs and services. Manage and train staff of wellness specialists, health educators, or fitness instructors.

New workers start around $41,995. Normal pay is $89,763 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to $222,412.

Education

Bachelor's Degree
71%

Master's Degree
29%

Core Tasks

Manage or oversee fitness or recreation facilities, ensuring safe and clean facilities and equipment.
Provide individual support or counseling in general wellness or nutrition.
Supervise fitness or wellness specialists, such as fitness instructors, nutritionists, or health educators.
Conduct needs assessments or surveys to determine interest in, or satisfaction with, wellness and fitness programs, events, or services.
Develop or coordinate fitness and wellness programs or services.
Prepare or implement budgets and strategic, operational, purchasing, or maintenance plans.
Track cost-containment strategies and programs to evaluate effectiveness.
Maintain wellness- and fitness-related schedules, records, or reports.
Select or supervise contractors, such as event hosts or health, fitness, and wellness practitioners.
Develop fitness or wellness classes, such as yoga, aerobics, strength training, or aquatics, ensuring a diversity of class offerings.
Recommend or approve new program or service offerings to promote wellness and fitness, produce revenues, or minimize costs.
Develop marketing campaigns to promote a healthy lifestyle or participation in fitness or wellness programs.
Track attendance, participation, or performance data related to wellness events.
Demonstrate proper operation of fitness equipment, such as resistance machines, cardio machines, free weights, or fitness assessment devices.
Organize and oversee fitness or wellness programs, such as information presentations, blood drives, or training in first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Conduct or facilitate training sessions or seminars for wellness and fitness staff.
Respond to customer, public, or media requests for information about wellness programs or services.
Interpret insurance data or Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) data to develop programs that address specific needs of target populations.
Maintain or arrange for maintenance of fitness equipment or facilities.
Organize and oversee health screenings or other preventive measures, such as mammography, blood pressure, or cholesterol screenings or flu vaccinations.
Use computer skills and software to manage Web sites or databases, publish newsletters, or provide webinars.
Teach fitness classes to improve strength, flexibility, cardiovascular conditioning, or general fitness of participants.
Organize and oversee events such as organized runs or walks.

Median Salary

$89,763

Job Growth

+9%

Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers

Median Salary

$105,266

Job Growth

+10%

Education

Bachelor's Degree
5%

Master's Degree
21%

Doctoral or More
74%

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Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

New workers start around $55,964. Normal pay is $105,266 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to $199,655.

Education

Bachelor's Degree
5%

Master's Degree
21%

Doctoral or More
74%

Core Tasks

Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as anatomy, therapeutic recreation, and conditioning theory.
Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
Participate in campus and community events.

Median Salary

$105,266

Job Growth

+10%

Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

Median Salary

$46,070

Job Growth

+5%

Education

H.S. Diploma or Less
14%

Certificate
18%

Associate's Degree
14%

Bachelor's Degree
19%

Master's Degree
35%

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Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.

New workers start around $22,285. Normal pay is $46,070 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to $126,317.

Education

H.S. Diploma or Less
14%

Certificate
18%

Associate's Degree
14%

Bachelor's Degree
19%

Master's Degree
35%

Core Tasks

Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.
Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.
Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans.
Confer with other teachers and professionals to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and development.
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
Enforce policies and rules governing students.
Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination.
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Meet with other instructors to discuss individual students and their progress.
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, contests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
Attend professional meetings, conferences, and workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects.

Median Salary

$46,070

Job Growth

+5%

Dancers

Median Salary

$45,313

Job Growth

-44%

Education

H.S. Diploma or Less
79%

Certificate
14%

Some College
7%

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Choreographers

Median Salary

$48,497

Job Growth

-79%

Education

H.S. Diploma or Less
25%

Some College
25%

Bachelor's Degree
30%

Master's Degree
20%

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Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.

New workers start around $13,581. Normal pay is $48,497 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to $161,049.

Education

H.S. Diploma or Less
25%

Some College
25%

Bachelor's Degree
30%

Master's Degree
20%

Core Tasks

Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in how to use dance steps, and in techniques to achieve desired effects.
Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement.
Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance.
Advise dancers on how to stand and move properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries.
Design dances for individual dancers, dance companies, musical theatre, opera, fashion shows, film, television productions, and special events, and for dancers ranging from beginners to professionals.
Seek influences from other art forms such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture.
Develop ideas for creating dances, keeping notes and sketches to record influences.
Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.
Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers.
Read and study story lines and musical scores to determine how to translate ideas and moods into dance movements.
Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment.
Coordinate production music with music directors.
Audition performers for one or more dance parts.
Design sets, lighting, costumes, and other artistic elements of productions, in collaboration with cast members.
Restage traditional dances and works in dance companies' repertoires, developing new interpretations.
Record dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of the patterns and formations of choreography.
Assess students' dancing abilities to determine where improvement or change is needed.

Median Salary

$48,497

Job Growth

-79%

Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors

Median Salary

$49,400

Job Growth

-37%

Education

H.S. Diploma or Less
14%

Certificate
57%

Some College
5%

Associate's Degree
10%

Bachelor's Degree
10%

Master's Degree
5%

View Career

Instruct or coach groups or individuals in exercise activities for the primary purpose of personal fitness. Demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to improve their skills. Develop and implement individualized approaches to exercise.

New workers start around $24,497. Normal pay is $49,400 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to $94,560.

Education

H.S. Diploma or Less
14%

Certificate
57%

Some College
5%

Associate's Degree
10%

Bachelor's Degree
10%

Master's Degree
5%

Core Tasks

Observe participants and inform them of corrective measures necessary for skill improvement.
Evaluate individuals' abilities, needs, and physical conditions, and develop suitable training programs to meet any special requirements.
Offer alternatives during classes to accommodate different levels of fitness.
Plan routines, choose appropriate music, and choose different movements for each set of muscles, depending on participants' capabilities and limitations.
Teach proper breathing techniques used during physical exertion.
Monitor participants' progress and adapt programs as needed.
Explain and enforce safety rules and regulations governing sports, recreational activities, and the use of exercise equipment.
Instruct participants in maintaining exertion levels to maximize benefits from exercise routines.
Teach and demonstrate use of gymnastic and training equipment, such as trampolines and weights.
Administer emergency first aid, wrap injuries, treat minor chronic disabilities, or refer injured persons to physicians.
Provide students with information and resources regarding nutrition, weight control, and lifestyle issues.
Maintain equipment inventories, and select, store, or issue equipment as needed.

Median Salary

$49,400

Job Growth

-37%

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Dance

UC Transfer: Dance, Major*

CSU Transfer: Dance, Major*

Dance, AA

Commercial Dance, COA

Dance Technique, COP

Mind Body Therapy

Mind Body Therapy, COP

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Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

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Dance

Program Length

Transfer Options

Dance Department Contact

Transfer, Degrees and/or Certificates

Dance

UC Transfer: Dance, Major*

CSU Transfer: Dance, Major*

Dance, AA

Commercial Dance, COA

Dance Technique, COP

Mind Body Therapy

Mind Body Therapy, COP

Explore Careers

Fitness and Wellness Coordinators

Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers

Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

Dancers

Choreographers

Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors

Not sure if Dance is the right fit?

Affordable

Career Preparation

#1 Transfer Rate

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