Dance Program at CGCC
Chandler-Gilbert Community College Dance Program offers a comprehensive educational program with activities and performance opportunities for a diverse community of students. The dance program provides quality life-long learning opportunities in a learner-centered environment. With a focus on dance as an art form, you are able to develop technical skills through movement and theoretical practices. A supportive environment fosters confidence and creativity. Small classes allow you opportunities to explore unique movement and gain knowledge useful to a career in dance or dance-related fields.
Each term, a full dance department production is held in the Arnette Scott Ward Performing Arts Center on campus. The dance program is part of a larger Performing Arts department and works closely with the music and theatre programs for multi-disciplinary learning and performance experiences. You will have additional performance opportunities available throughout the year including MCCCD’s Artist of Promise Competition and Elemental Cultural Arts Festival, along with the CGCC Dance Company performing and participating annually in the American College Dance Festival West Conference.
Dance technique courses include multiple levels of Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Latin and Musical Theatre Dance. CGCC also offers creative practice and theory classes that include Choreography, Rhythmic Awareness, Dance Production, Introduction to Dance, World Dance Studies, Dance in Pop Culture and Teaching Dance in Secondary Education.
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