Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 9, December 16, 2024
Section 8VAC20-23-310 - Dance arts preK-12A. Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have: 1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and graduated from an approved teacher preparation program in dance arts; or2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and completed a major in dance arts or 24 semester hours with coursework distributed in the following areas: a. Development of movement language: nine semester hours.(1) A course in each area of ballet, folk, jazz, and modern dance: six semester hours; and(2) Area of concentration in one area of ballet, folk, jazz, or modern dance beyond the entry level: three semester hours;b. Composition, improvisation, and dance arts production, which may include stage lighting, stage costuming, or stage makeup: three semester hours;c. Scientific foundations, including human anatomy, kinesiology, and injury prevention and care for dance arts: nine semester hours; andd. Cultural understanding, including cultural context and dance history: three semester hours.B. Add-on endorsement requirements in dance arts. The candidate shall have: 1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and hold a license issued by the Virginia Board of Education with a teaching endorsement in a teaching area; and2. Completed 15 semester hours of coursework distributed in the following areas: a. Development of movement language: nine semester hours. (1) A course in each area of ballet, folk, jazz, and modern dance: six semester hours; and(2) Area of concentration in one area of ballet, folk, jazz, or modern dance beyond the entry level: three semester hours;b. Composition, improvisation, and dance arts production, which may include stage lighting, stage costuming, or stage makeup: three semester hours; andc. Cultural understanding, including cultural context and dance history: three semester hours.8 Va. Admin. Code § 20-23-310
Derived From Virginia Register Volume 34, Issue 24, eff. 8/23/2018; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 41, Issue 2, eff. 10/24/2024.Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-298 of the Code of Virginia.