Dance

An overview of the development of dance as an art form from its historical roots to contemporary trends,examining diversity of people, cultures, and events.

The study and execution of fundamental modern dance techniques including movement skills and the basic rhythmic structure of dance. Students have the opportunity to create their own movement combinations. Attendance of AHC dance concert is required. This is a lecture/lab course.

An introduction to the basic movements appropriate to contemporary jazz music, emphasizing exercises that develop body strength and flexibility, and improve rhythmic abilities and movement coordination. Covers different jazz styles, including rock, modern jazz, and theatre dance. Students have the opportunity to create their own movement combinations. Attendance of AHC dance concert is required. This is a lecture/lab course.

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A writing course designed primarily to meet the needs of students pursuing career and technical programs. Meets the written composition graduation requirement for an AHC associate's degree. Students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution will need to take ENGL 101 instead of this course to meet the university's first-year composition requirement. Readings will be drawn from the disciplines involved so that students master comprehension and critical reading skills in real-world texts. Writing assignments and projects will similarly be based upon the types of critical thinking and analytical writing required in the students' fields of study. Research methods and skills will be emphasized.

Designed to help students enhance their analytical reading and writing skills using a wide variety of texts. Emphasizes college-level expository essay construction, communication, and research methods leading to the preparation and writing of a research paper.

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An introduction to the fundamentals of ballet movement and terminology. Barre work emphasizes the basic exercises of ballet that develop control, strength, and basic body placement. Center work concentrates on basic ballet combinations of adage, jumps, waltz, and turns. Students have the opportunity to create their own movement combinations.

An introduction to hip hop dance including East and West Coast dance styles, and exploration of the use of space, energy, rhythm, improvisation and emphasizing body movement control. Observation and critique of a dance concert is required.

Designed to help students increase range of motion while decreasing injuries associated with improper preparation for physical activities. Alignment, injury prevention, physical and psychological wellness concepts are among the topics covered. While the class is particularly important for dancers and athletes, all students can benefit.

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If you take any of the following courses, you will also satisfy the Multicultural/Gender Studies requirement:

Courses that meet this requirement:

• Administration of Justice 101, 103, 115
• Anthropology 102, 103, 105, 107
• Business 121, 141
• Communications Studies 100, 110
• Early Childhood Studies 100, 101
• Economics 101, 102, 121, 141
• English 105, 150, 151,152, 153
• Ethnic Studies 101, 107, 150, 151,152, 153
• Geography 102, 103, 105
• Global Studies 141
• Graphics 127
• LGBT 101, 102
• Physical Education 128
• Political Science 101, 104, 105, 110
• Psychology 101, 112, 113, 117, 118, 119, 121
• Sociology 101, 102, 104, 120, 122, 155, 160

Courses that meet this requirement:

• Mathematics 100, 105, 121, 123, 131, 135, 141, 181, 182, 183, 184

An introduction to the basic movements of tap dancing, emphasizing styles of musical theater as related to tap. Covers exercises to develop rhythmic abilities and movement coordination.

The study of music and basic rhythms as they relate to dance, including quality, phrasing, and extensive practice in counting and moving to music.

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Note: 3 units total from this category required. 

Courses that meet this requirement:

• Ethnic Studies 121
• History 107, 108, 118, 119, 121
• Political Science 101, 103

Courses that meet this requirement:

• Communication Studies 100, 101, 102, 106
• English 103, 104
• Philosophy 112, 114

Select one course from the list below to fulfill the requirements for both GE Area 7: Living Skills and AHC Grad: Health Education and Safety.

• Early Childhood Studies 102
• Emergency Medical Services 102
• Food Science and Nutrition 109
• Health Education 100
• Personal Development 101

Designed for the intermediate level student. Ballet, modern, and jazz will be taught for women; while men will work on masculine movement in the same styles. Techniques for partnering will also be explored.

An exploration of movement expression through improvisation and choreographic exercises for the intermediate dance student. Students will have an opportunity to work on choreographic exercises for the intermediate dance student. Students will have an opportunity to work on choreography as a complete concert piece.

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Note: 3 units total from this category required. 

Courses that meet this requirement:

• Anthropology 101, 110 (when taken in conjunction with 101)
• Astronomy 100
• Biology 100, 120, 124, 132
• Chemistry 110, 120
• Environmental Technology 101
• Food Science and Nutrition 110
• Geography 101, 115
• Geology 100, 111, 114, 115, 131, 141
• Physical Science 111, 112
• Physics 100
• Viticulture and Enology 102

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• American Sign Language 138
• Art 101, 103, 104, 105, 109, 170
• Communication Studies 108
• Dance 101, 110, 120, 130, 147
• Drama 103, 110, 111
• Early Childhood Studies 116, 123
• English 102, 106, 117, 118, 119, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135, 138,139, 140, 144, 145, 146, 148, 180
• Ethnic Studies 105, 120, 122
• Fashion 104, 105
• Film 101, 102, 103, 104, 108, 109, 110, 122
• French 101, 102
• Graphics 127
• History 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 120, 138
• Humanities 101, 102, 103, 104, 105
• Library 180
• Multimedia Arts and Communication 101, 102
• Music 100, 101, 102, 104, 106
• Philosophy 101, 102, 105, 121, 122
• Photo 110
• Spanish 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 112

Courses that meet this requirement:

• Anthropology 107
• English 150, 151, 152, 153
• Ethnic Studies 101, 105, 107, 120, 121, 122, 150, 151, 152, 153
• Fashion 105
• Film 122
• History 120, 121

ALL courses in this category also fulfill the AHC Graduation Requirement: Multicultural and Gender Studies  

An overview of the development of dance as an art form from its historical roots to contemporary trends,examining diversity of people, cultures, and events.

The study and execution of fundamental modern dance techniques including movement skills and the basic rhythmic structure of dance. Students have the opportunity to create their own movement combinations. Attendance of AHC dance concert is required. This is a lecture/lab course.

An introduction to the basic movements appropriate to contemporary jazz music, emphasizing exercises that develop body strength and flexibility, and improve rhythmic abilities and movement coordination. Covers different jazz styles, including rock, modern jazz, and theatre dance. Students have the opportunity to create their own movement combinations. Attendance of AHC dance concert is required. This is a lecture/lab course.

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An introduction to the fundamentals of ballet movement and terminology. Barre work emphasizes the basic exercises of ballet that develop control, strength, and basic body placement. Center work concentrates on basic ballet combinations of adage, jumps, waltz, and turns. Students have the opportunity to create their own movement combinations.

An introduction to hip hop dance including East and West Coast dance styles, and exploration of the use of space, energy, rhythm, improvisation and emphasizing body movement control. Observation and critique of a dance concert is required.

An exploration of movement expression through improvisation and choreographic exercises for the intermediate dance student. Students will have an opportunity to work on choreographic exercises for the intermediate dance student. Students will have an opportunity to work on choreography as a complete concert piece.

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Auditioning for Dancers is a practical course which helps the student investigate, select, and prepare dance audition material appropriate to the individual and the audition call. The course includes exercises in handling choreographed dance routines, on-camera slating, improvisation for audition calls, including; learning and understanding the many forms of dance auditioning techniques, taking live audition field trips (student not required to attend) and taking a look at auditions from the casting director’s point of view.

Students receive practical training and experience in auditioning, dancing, and performing methods and techniques for film, television, commercials and music videos. Students are introduced to vocabulary used in the film industry. Emphasis is placed on focused positioning, directional changes, and spatial constraints of the camera and specific shots (wide, medium, close-ups, etc.). Additionally, the course delves into the declaration of cross-cultural influences that have shaped film, television, and music videos techniques over the years. The course will include live taping, playback of selected scenes and choreographed routines.

Designed to permit students to utilize an individualized strength and body-building program using a combination of exercise and free weights in preparation for participation in an intercollegiate competition. Students will additionally engage in a variety of activities designed to enhance skill development and performance capabilities required for successful participation in future competitive intercollegiate sport circumstances and events. Students may repeat this course if they are UDA (Universal Dance Association) and/or NDA (National Dance Association) College Nationals eligible.

Advanced commercial dance hip-hop builds upon skills learned in Intermediate hip-hop, with an emphasis on increasing vocabulary, styles, and length of dance combinations with more complex rhythms. Using commercial hip-hop dance as a vehicle, students will be able to explore their own movement expressions and choreography in both group and solo settings, and prepare them for entry-level work in the commercial dance industry.

Designed to give students extensive practice and instruction in dance choreography to prepare them for intercollegiate competition. Attendance at intercollegiate events associated with this course will be required of students. Students may repeat this course if they are UDA (Universal Dance Association) and/or NDA (National Dance Association) College Nationals eligible.

A study at the intermediate level of movements appropriate to classical music, including intermediate level ballet barre, center adagio, turns, and allegro movement. Students have the opportunity to create their own movement combinations.

A study at the intermediate level of movements appropriate to contemporary music, including turns, floor work, isolation combinations, and rhythm techniques. Students have the opportunity to create their own movement combinations. Attendance of AHC dance concert is required.

Auditioning for Dancers is a practical course which helps the student investigate, select, and prepare dance audition material appropriate to the individual and the audition call. The course includes exercises in handling choreographed dance routines, on-camera slating, improvisation for audition calls, including; learning and understanding the many forms of dance auditioning techniques, taking live audition field trips (student not required to attend) and taking a look at auditions from the casting director’s point of view.

An introduction to the fundamentals of ballet movement and terminology. Barre work emphasizes the basic exercises of ballet that develop control, strength, and basic body placement. Center work concentrates on basic ballet combinations of adage, jumps, waltz, and turns. Students have the opportunity to create their own movement combinations.

Perform beginning and low intermediate Folklorico footwork from various regions of Mexico. Understanding the evolution of Folklorico and its influence on current dance forms such as banda and cumbia; along with the study of chacha, salsa, bolero and huapangos.

History and performance of Mexican folk music and dance; Indian, African, Spanish, and European influences; contemporary relationships to Chicano culture.

Designed to help students increase range of motion while decreasing injuries associated with improper preparation for physical activities. Alignment, injury prevention, physical and psychological wellness concepts are among the topics covered. While the class is particularly important for dancers and athletes, all students can benefit.

An introduction to the fundamentals of movements appropriate for Mexican folklorico and dances of Spain, emphasizing exercises to improve rhythmic abilities and movement coordination.

An intermediate study of traditional dance from both Mexico and Spain.

Provides the opportunity for career-oriented performers to work with guest artists in the Ballet Folklórico performance experience. Those experiences will include on campus and community outreach performances throughout the semester including a mandatory participation in ANGF (Associacion Nacional de Grupos Folklóricos) dance convention and competition.