Dance
The mission of the MiraCosta Dance department is to create artistic and academic excellence by engaging our students in a diversity of dance techniques, choreography, performance and scholarly practices. We foster student engagement through creative and critical thinking and value artistic exploration enriching the individual, classroom and community.
Students may take courses to prepare for a dance major to transfer to a four-year institution, to earn an A.A. degree in dance, or to meet general education requirements. Performance opportunities are available to both majors and non-majors.
Career options include professional performance or choreography; dance studio or company management; child development; dance therapy; movement analysis; dance ethnology; dance criticism; dance science; academic research; and teaching.
Our dancers perform regularly at the American College Dance Association adjudicated and gala concerts. The upcoming Dance Festival is March 6th this year. The Dance professionals who serve as adjudicators have said the following about our dancers in 2017:
I appreciated the raw physicality of the dancers…the carving and not touching is compelling. -Gesel Mason 2017
I enjoyed how dancers were very versatile, andembodied the piece… Beautiful to see how people with different proportions, weights, heights tackle the partnering. -Ori Flomin 2017
I liked the investigation of each other's space without touching... possibilities of romance. -Maura Keefe 2017
Dance Break 2019
Artistic Director, Dave Massey
The MiraCosta College Dance Department’s spring concert premieres exciting new dance works. The diversity of dance, the talent of incredible student performers, and the overall artistic expression make this concert a not-to-be-missed event! Come celebrate with us and be part of a joy-filled evening of success as Dance Break 2019 bursts onto the stage!
- Thursday, May 2 at 8 p.m.
- Friday, May 3 at 8 p.m.
- Saturday, May 4 at 8 p.m.
- Sunday, May 5 at 2:30 p.m.
MiraCosta Theatre, Oceanside Campus
General Admission: $15, Seniors/Staff: $12, Students: $10 (Seating is reserved.)
Contact Information
Department Chair: Trisha Hanada-Rogers
Office: Oceanside, Room 2707
P 760-757-2121 x6526
Dean: Jonathan Fohrman
Office: Oceanside, Building 2708
P 760-795-6818
Department: Dance
Administrative Assistant to the Dean: Toni Sharp
Office: Oceanside, Building 2704
P 760-795-6844
Academic Division Administrative Assistant: Leslie Kamps
Office: Oceanside, Building 2704
P 760-795-6816
Full-Time Faculty
- Dave Massey
Office: Oceanside, Room 2705
P 760.757.2121 x 6302
Email - Trisha Hanada-Rogers
Office: Oceanside, Room 2707
P 760.757.2121 x 6526
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Instructional Associate
- Adrian Andersen (Long Term Substitute)
Office: Oceanside, Room 2000
P 760.757.2121 x 6235
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