Community dance integrates arts learning and participation into the lives of children, seniors, youth, and other populations. Graduates of the Certificate in Community Dance will understand the artistic discipline of dance as well as how to bring dance to a diverse range of communities. They will be entrepreneurial, able to create their own opportunities by developing proposals to meet the needs of organizations, schools, and community partners. Relevant career paths include community dance practitioner, arts administrator, cultural advisor/educator, director of recreational dance program, and community youth group leader.
Community Dance
Graduate Certificate
Community Dance Certificate
The Community Dance Certificate emphasizes the creative process as a form of collaboration, through which dance can be an adaptable, inclusive, socially relevant practice. The certificate prepares professionals ready to create and lead community dance projects focused on wellness, health, education, activism, or other initiatives.
This program harnesses the resources of the School of Dance B.F.A. program, which creates a rich culture of studio practice and performance in which graduate students can deepen their understanding of their art form while developing professional competencies as arts administrators and leaders.
Careers with a Community Dance Certificate
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Admission to the Certificate
- Admission to the Certificate in Community Dance requires an interview with the dance faculty and submission of a resume that details dance education and experience.
- English Proficiency Requirement: Please review information about Ohio University's minimum English Language Proficiency requirements for graduate study.
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Courses & Curriculum
This is a 12-credit hour certificate program. Courses include studio practice in dance technique and composition; theoretical, practical, and historical investigations of dance as a community form; dance research; and project planning.
Contact Us
For more information on the Arts Administration Certificate, contact Dr. Christi Camper Moore, Assistant Professor, Dance and Head of Arts Administration.
Related Programs
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Master of Arts AdministrationThe Master of Arts Administration (M.A.A.) degree's innovative curricular approach merges arts administration knowledge with training in discipline-specific arts management.
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Community Dance M.AOur Master of Arts (M.A.) in Community Dance program emphasizes the creative process in dance as a form of research and collaboration. In this model, dance is an adaptable, inclusive, socially relevant practice.