Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8 - EDUCATION
Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL
Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements
Section 8VAC20-23-310 - Dance arts preK-12
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 20-23-310
Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 16, March 25, 2024
A. Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
teacher preparation program in dance arts; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in dance arts
or 24 semester hours with coursework distributed in the following areas:
a. Development of movement language: 9
semester hours.
(1) A course in each area of
ballet, folk, jazz, and modern dance: 6 semester hours; and
(2) Area of concentration in one area of
ballet, folk, jazz, or modern dance beyond the entry level: 3 semester
hours;
b. Composition,
improvisation, and dance arts production, which may include stage lighting,
stage costuming, or stage makeup: 3 semester hours;
c. Scientific foundations, including human
anatomy, kinesiology, and injury prevention and care for dance arts: 9 semester
hours; and
d. Cultural
understanding, including cultural context and dance history: 3 semester
hours.
B. Add-on endorsement requirements in dance arts. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
regionally accredited college or university and hold a license issued by the
Virginia Board of Education with a teaching endorsement in a teaching area;
and
2. Completed 15 semester hours
of coursework distributed in the following areas:
a. Development of movement language: 9
semester hours.
(1) A course in each area of
ballet, folk, jazz, and modern dance: 6 semester hours; and
(2) Area of concentration in one area of
ballet, folk, jazz, or modern dance beyond the entry level: 3 semester
hours;
b. Composition,
improvisation, and dance arts production, which may include stage lighting,
stage costuming, or stage makeup: 3 semester hours; and
c. Cultural understanding, including cultural
context and dance history: 3 semester hours.
Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-298.1 and 22.1-299 of the Code of Virginia.
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