Dance Degree - Phoenix, Arizona Campus

Ottawa University and Maricopa County Community Colleges have created an exciting partnership to offer a Bachelor of Arts in Dance. The degree prepares its graduates to teach dance at the secondary level, as the program is written to meet Arizona teacher certification requirements at the secondary level (grades 7-12). 


The Curriculum

Required Courses from Mesa Community College

• DAH 100 Introduction to Dance OR 
• DAH 201 World Dance Perspectives 
• DAN 150 Dance Performance I
• DAN 210 Dance Production I
• DAN 221 Dance Production II
• DAN 264 Choreography I
• DAN 280 Dance Practicum

18 semester credit hours in dance selected from world dance, musical theatre dance, modern dance, or modern jazz dance.

Students must attain level III comptency in ballet and modern dance courses.

Required Ottawa University Courses

• DAN 30000 Kinesiology for Dance 
• DAN 40000 Secondary Dance Methods 
• DAN 49100 Dance Philosophy and Criticism (Capstone Course)