Dance

Pima Dance offers Pima students and community members the opportunity to continue their dance technique with talented instructors in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Hip Hop, Dance, and Movement for the Actor, as well as the opportunity to perform and choreograph with the Pima Dance Ensemble. Degree-seeking students may prepare to transfer to a dance program at a four-year college or university or explore other career fields such as film, massage therapy, fitness, or theatre arts, alongside dance.

Department Head:

Jonathan Ng, DMA

West Campus, Room CFAMUS-21, Mail Code 0170

520) 206-6900

jng@pima.edu

Discipline Lead:

LeighAnn Sotomayor, MFA, MS

West Campus, Room CFADRA-127

(520)-206-3066

lrangel@pima.edu

Advisors:

Dr. Downi Griner, dgriner@pima.edu (last names A-H)

Fabiola Munoz, fmunoz@pima.edu (last names I-Q)

Melania Federico, mfederico@pima.edu (last names R-Z)

Adjunct Faculty:

Nolan Kubota, Ballet, Jazz, Dance Ensemble

Marquez Johnson, Hip Hop

Mickey Nugent, Movement and Dance for the Actor

Courses:

DNC 150 - Ballet I

DNC 151 - Ballet II

DNC 152 - Ballet III

DNC 166 - Modern Dance I

DNC 167 - Modern Dance II

DNC 168 - Modern Dance III

DNC 174 - Hip-Hop Dance I

DNC 175 - Hip-Hop Dance II

DNC 219 - Jazz Dance I

DNC 220 - Jazz Dance II

DNC 221 - Jazz Dance III

DNC 269 - Dance Ensemble

“Dance is the Hidden Language of the Soul”

- Martha Graham, Modern Dance Pioneer

Program Highlights

Two onstage performances annually
Additional performance opportunities
Explore dance on film and site-specific performance
Professional faculty
State-of-the-art facilities