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DANC 1122 (1 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, ECC, RLC
Hip Hop I
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Course Description: This course explores basic Hip Hop styles. Emphasis is on technique development and familiarity with contemporary meters and rhythms. (1 Lec., 1 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5003015226
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DANC 1128 (1 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, ECC, MVC
Ballroom I
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Course Description: Various styles of ballroom dance are studied with emphasis on basic patterns and rhythms. Some partnering work. (1 Lec., 1 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5003015226
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DANC 1151 (1 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, MVC, RLC
Rehearsal and Performance I
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Course Description: This course supplements beginning dance technique classes. Basic concepts of approaching work on the concert stage: stage directions, stage areas, and the craft involved in rehearsing and performing are emphasized. This course is cross-listed as DANC 1351. The student may register for either DANC 1151 or DANC 1351 but may receive credit for only one of the two. (4 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5003015226
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DANC 1247 (2 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, RLC
Jazz I
This is a Texas Common Course Number.
Course Description: The basic skills of jazz dance are introduced. Emphasis is on technique and development, rhythm awareness, jazz styles, and rhythmic combinations of movement. This course was previously cross listed as DANC 1147. The student may receive credit for only one of the two, either DANC 1247 or DANC 1147. (1 Lec., 2 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5003015226
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DANC 1248 (2 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, RLC
Jazz II
This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: DANC 1247 or demonstrated competence approved by the instructor.
Course Description: Work on skills and style in jazz dance is continued. Technical skills, combinations of steps into dance patterns, and exploration of composition in jazz form are emphasized. This course was previously cross listed as DANC 1148. The student may receive credit for only one of the two, either DANC 1248 or DANC 1148. (1 Lec., 2 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5003015226
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DANC 1341 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, MVC, NLC, RLC
Ballet I
This is a Texas Common Course Number. This is a DCCCD Core Curriculum Course.
Course Description: This course explores basic ballet structure and terminology. Included are posture, balance, coordination, rhythm, and flow of physical energy through the art form. Instruction in beginning adagio, petit allegro, grand allegro, inside and outside turns and various jumps are studied. This course is cross-listed as DANC 1141. The student may register for either DANC 1141 or DANC 1341 but may receive credit for only one of the two. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5003015226
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DANC 1342 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, MVC, NLC, RLC
Ballet II
This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: DANC 1341.
Course Description: This course is a continuation of Dance 1341. Emphasis is on body directions and stamina. More complex combinations using advanced patterning will be studied. This course is cross-listed as DANC 1142. The student may register for either DANC 1142 or DANC 1342 but may receive credit for only one of the two. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5003015226
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DANC 2247 (2 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, RLC
Jazz III
This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: DANC 1248.
Course Description: This course consists of the development of proper performance framing. Complex jazz rhythms, turns, jumps, and intricate elements of choreography are introduced. This course is cross-listed as DANC 2347. The student may register for either DANC 2247 or DANC 2347 but may receive credit for only one of the two.” This course was previously cross-listed as DANC 2147. (1 Lec., 2 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5003015226
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DANC 2303 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, CVC, EFC, MVC, RLC
Dance Appreciation
This is a Texas Common Course Number. This is a DCCCD Core Curriculum Course. Prerequisite: DREA 0093 or English as a Second Language (ESOL) 0044 or have met the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standard in Reading.
Course Description: The cultural, historical and aesthetic qualities of dance are presented through lectures, films, videos, demonstrations and dance productions. Primitive, classical and contemporary dance forms are included. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5003015426
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DANC 2341 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, EFC, MVC, NLC, RLC
Ballet III
This is a Texas Common Course Number. Prerequisite: DANC 1342.
Course Description: The development of ballet techniques is continued. More complicated exercises at the barre and center floor are included. Emphasis is on long series of movements, adagio and jumps. Precision of movement is stressed. This course is cross-listed as DANC 2141. The student may register for either DANC 2141 or DANC 2341 but may receive credit for only one of the two. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 5003015226
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Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.
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