Santa Monica College
Dance Department
- Where
- Santa Monica, CA
- Degrees
- AA
- Contemporary
- Modern
- African
- Hip-Hop
About the Program
Santa Monica College's Dance Department offers an AA in Dance as a two-year community college transfer degree. SMC dance emphasizes contemporary dance and world dance, with two performance ensembles: Synapse Contemporary Dance Theater and Global Motion World Dance Company. The department is housed in the Core Performance Center — a state-of-the-art dance studios facility on the SMC campus. SMC has one of the strongest community college dance programs in Southern California and serves as a transfer feeder to CSU and UC BFA/BA dance programs.
Degrees Offered
AA in Dance (transfer degree)
Concentrations
CourseworkRepresentative courses and the shape of the curriculum.
Community college two-year AA transfer degree. Curriculum emphasizes contemporary dance and world-dance traditions. Transfer articulation available with CSU and UC BA/BFA dance programs.
FacilitiesStudios, theatres and performance spaces on campus.
Core Performance Center — state-of-the-art dance studios on the Santa Monica College campus.
Performance Opportunities
Two active performance ensembles: Synapse Contemporary Dance Theater and Global Motion World Dance Company. Both perform regularly on campus and at Los Angeles-area venues.
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