Training
•Certificate of Achievement built for students seeking employment in the commercial dance world and related industries, developing proficiency in diverse commercial dance techniques, performance and audition skills, and professional artist materials
•20-unit sequence designed for two-semester completion: Dance Performance – Modern (4 units), World Dance Performance (4 units), Choreography: Special Topics (2 units), Navigating Careers in Dance (3 units), and a Dance Internship (1 unit)
•Technique electives let students specialize in Hip Hop, Jazz, and World/Commercial styles (tap, Flamenco, African, Salsa, Asian Pacific, and more) at the intermediate or advanced level
Professional Development
•Navigating Careers in Dance and the required Dance Internship build industry knowledge, creative skill sets, and audition and networking strategies ahead of graduation
•Program learning outcomes emphasize presentation of professional artist materials alongside technical and audition readiness
Facilities
•Dance courses run out of the Core Performance Center's dedicated studios
•Santa Monica campus sits minutes from the Los Angeles commercial dance, film, and live-entertainment industry
