Dance Kinesiology Certificate
Contacts:
Email: kkapahua@hawaii.edu or jmattos@hawaii.edu
The interdisciplinary Dance Kinesiology Certificate is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the musculature structure and function of the human body as it applies to dance. This course of study can help students understand techniques to minimize or recover from injuries resulting from dance and other forms of physical activity.
Requirements (22 Credits)
1. Required Core Courses (16 Credits)
- KES 210 Introduction to KES (3)
- KES 212 Anatomical Kinesiology (3)
- DNCE 150 Intro To Dance (3)
- Choose one Pilates Course, selected from:
- DNCE 110 Pilates Beginning Matwork (1)
- DNCE 210 Pilates Intermediate Matwork (1)
- Choose one Level 1 dance class, selected from:
- DNCE 160 Ballet I (3)
- DNCE 170 BegContemp Dance/Hawaiʻi Themes (3)
- DNCE 180 Jazz Dance I (3)
- DNCE 190 Modern Dance I (3)
- Choose one Level 2 dance class, selected from:
- DNCE 260 Ballet II (3)
- DNCE 270 IntContempDance Hawaiʻi/Themes (3)
- DNCE 280 Jazz Dance II (3)
- DNCE 290 Modern Dance II (3)
2. Electives (6 Credits)
Choose one course from KES and one course from DNCE:
- Choose one Kinesiology class, selected from:
- KES 307 Biomechanics of Human Movement (3)
- KES 308 Principles of Strength & Cond. (3)
- KES 310 Motor Learning (3)
- KES 370 Sport Psychology (3)
- Choose one Dance class, selected from:
- DNCE 360 Ballet III (3)
- DNCE 401 Dance Ensemble (3)
- DNCE 419 Dance In Education (3)
- DNCE 460 Ballet IV (3)
- DNCE 475 Dance Hawaiʻi Performance Group (3)
- DNCE 499 Directed Studies (To Be Arranged)
Notes:
- Students must earn a “C” or higher in all courses that are applied toward completion of this certificate.
- Be aware of course prerequisites and the frequency with which courses are offered. Information is available in the “course listings” of this catalog.
- For KES 307- the prerequisites of PHYS 151, PHYS 151L can be overridden for the students of this certificate, please contact the Instructor of the Course.