Dance Teaching Artist Praxis (Graduate Certificate)
Are you looking to combine your dance artistry and passion for teaching? Expand your knowledge and enhance your credentials to become an expert dance teacher who can work with any age and prepare future dance teachers for the field.
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Dance Teaching Artist Praxis graduate certificate description
This certificate program equips you with practical and theoretical knowledge, skills and credentials that deepen your understanding of dance pedagogy. You engage in a mix of studio-based courses, seminars and experiential learning to fully explore and scaffold appropriate teaching practices for dancers of any age and skill level.
When you complete the dance teaching artist praxis certificate, you fulfill the coursework requirements necessary to obtain a Provisional Arts Education pre-K-12 certificate in dance from the Arizona Department of Education. You also gain qualifications and credentials required for developing and teaching university teacher preparation courses and training programs, as well as the skills and perspectives necessary to work effectively as a teaching artist in diverse sociocultural and learning contexts.
Why earn a dance teaching artist praxis graduate certificate at ASU?
At the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, you learn from internationally recognized artists, educators and scholars while collaborating across disciplines with designers, musicians, media artists and more. Perform in faculty, guest artist and student works throughout the year and tap into a network of alumni, internships, residencies and partnerships spanning the arts and wellness sectors. You can also shape your own path, tailoring your focus toward choreography, performance, teaching, administration or interdisciplinary practice.
Curriculum
This graduate degree includes courses focused on a specialized topic, so you can advance your skills for further professional opportunities. Explore all courses below:
28 credit hours and a portfolio
Required Core (16 credit hours) Other Requirements (12 credit hours) Culminating Experience (0 credit hours) Additional Curriculum Information Additional information on degree requirements is available on the curriculum checksheet located on the Music, Dance and Theatre graduate degree page.
DCE 530 Somatic Movement Inquiry I (3)
DCE 531 Somatic Movement Inquiry II (3)
DCE 554 Teaching Praxis I: Postsecondary Teaching Philosophies, Foundations and Practices (3)
DCE 654 Teaching Praxis II: Theories, Contexts, Populations, Psychomotor Development and Curriculum Design (3)
DCE 656 Teaching Praxis III: Secondary Practices and Teacher Preparation Course Development/Implementation (4)
DCE 680 Dance Practicum (12)
written portfolio (0)
Students must submit the written portfolio culminating experience in the last semester of enrollment in the certificate program.
What you'll learn
The following learning outcomes highlight some of the knowledge and skills you'll develop to support your future success.
- Design pedagogical approaches and curricular content for university or professional teacher preparation courses.
- Implement pedagogical approaches and curricular content for pre-K--12 dance education courses.
Design pedagogical approaches and curricular content for university or professional teacher preparation courses.Admission requirements
Here are the admission and application details
All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.
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Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a minimum of a master's degree in dance or a related field from a regionally accredited college or university or have successfully completed their first semester of the ASU Master of Fine Arts program in dance. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the applicable master's degree program or in the ASU MFA program in dance at the time of their application submission. All applicants must submit: Additional Application Information International students who need an F-1 or J-1 visa first need to apply to and be accepted to a graduate degree program before being considered for the certificate program. International students residing in the United States on other types of visas must adhere to all Graduate College policies and procedures regarding admission to be considered for this program. Applicants who are currently enrolled ASU students are not required to submit letters of recommendation.
An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.
Explore expanded study opportunities
Students can complete two graduate certificate programs and combine them into a Master of Advanced Study degree, giving ultimate flexibility to build their own master's degree. Interested students can learn more about MAS requirements and the admission process.
Study abroad is possible for graduate students. There are more than 50 program opportunities, with programs on every continent. Faculty-directed programs tend to be the best fit for graduate students; taking courses with ASU professors over the summer or during academic breaks offers students close mentorship and professional network growth in many fields of study while they earn ASU credit. Exchange program participation is also possible with careful planning.
Paying for college
Use our calculator to estimate your full-time or part-time tuition fees for this program prior to any financial aid. Keep in mind that most of our students receive financial aid, which can reduce out-of-pocket costs.
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Careers this dance teaching artist praxis graduate certificate prepares you for
Dance artists and educators who complete a dance teaching praxis graduate certificate are credentialed to work as dance teaching artists, K-12 dance educators, higher education dance professors specializing in teacher preparation, and dance pedagogy scholars. Graduates can work across a number of sectors, including public and private K-12 schools; higher education institutions; and local, national and international dance communities and organizations, as well as in dance studio settings.
Career examples include:
- community arts facilitator
- community engagement and social activist artist
- dance education researcher or scholar
- dance studio owner
- K-12 dance educator
- K-12 performing arts administrator
- performing arts curriculum and program developer
- social engagement practitioner
- somatics educator
- teaching artist
- university dance professor and teacher preparation specialist
- wellness instructor
Dance teaching artists are successful in securing employment in diverse international venues and events, such as working abroad as resident dance teaching artists, dance educators and performers. Teaching artists have employment opportunities all over the world.
Contact information
Use the contact information below to get in touch if you're a current student or have general questions.
Prospective students should fill out the Request for Information form.
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