Dance
Associate in Arts
Program Details
This Dance degree program provides training in five areas of technique: ballet, modern, jazz, improvisation and dance somatics. Integral parts of the curriculum are practical experience in concert performance and production work as well as a theoretical background in choreography and dance history.
Dance Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Featured Careers
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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Master's degree, Doctoral degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 47,040
- High salary: 194,530
- Average salary: 80190
Choreographers
High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 33,080
- High salary: 94,090
- Average salary: 55600
Dancers
High school diploma/GED, No high school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 0
- High salary: 0
- Average salary: 0
All Careers in Dance (9)
| Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Professional degree | Stable | 101,480 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area, Ethnic, & Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Stable | 84,290 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Stable | 80,190 |
| Music Directors & Composers | Master's degree, Bachelor's degree | Stable | 63,670 |
| Choreographers | High school diploma/GED, Certificate after high school | Stable | 55,600 |
| Self-Enrichment Teachers | Master's degree, Certificate after high school | Stable | 45,590 |
| Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Stable | 44,930 |
| Dancers | High school diploma/GED, No high school diploma/GED | Rising | |
| Actors | No high school diploma/GED, Bachelor's degree | Stable |
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