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Dance

University of California - Riverside (UCR)

  • A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a cultural phenomenon. Includes instruction in technique, choreography, Laban notation, dance history and criticism, and dance production. Find Colleges Offering Dance Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Perform dances. May also sing or act.
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 19,767
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 21,643
      • Percent Job Growth: 9.49%
      Important Abilities
      • Multilimb Coordination
      • Dynamic Strength
      • Trunk Strength
      • Stamina
      • Extent Flexibility
      • Gross Body Coordination
      • Gross Body Equilibrium
    • Job Description
      Create and teach dance. May direct and stage presentations.
      Salary and Wages

      Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

      • Average Annual Salary: $51,520
      • Average Hourly Rate: $24.77
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 20,429
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 20,927
      • Percent Job Growth: 2.44%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Fluency of Ideas
      • Originality
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Multilimb Coordination
      • Extent Flexibility
      • Gross Body Coordination
      • Gross Body Equilibrium
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Dance
     TotalBachelorMaster
    Overall
    All Students1183
     
    By Gender
    Male211
    Female972
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien---
    American Indian---
    Black---
    Asian---
    Hispanic44-
    White743
    Unknown---
     
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