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Teaching Dance (grades K-12)
License Description Specialization Requirements for Certification in Dance (Grades K-12) – Academic Class. (1) Plan One. A bachelor's or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major in dance or dance education; or (2) Plan Two. A bachelor's or higher degree with thirty (30) semester hours in dance to include the areas specified below: (a) Credit in studio techniques to include: 1. Ballet; 2. Modern dance; and, 3. Either jazz dance, folk dance, ethnic dance, character dance, tap dance, square dance, or musical theater dance. (b) Credit in creative studio studies to include: 1. Dance composition or choreography; 2. Performance or repertory; 3. Dance production or stagecraft; and, 4. Rhythmic analysis or music for dance. (c) Credit in biomechanical analysis of movement or kinesiology; and, (d) Credit in history of dance or theory and philosophy of dance.
Licensing Agency
FL Department of Education
Bureau of Teacher Certification
325 W Gaines Street, Ste 201 Turlington Bldg.
Tallahassee, Fl 32399-0400
(850) 245 0505
Active Status Active
Education Specific course required
Exam No exam required
License Type Stand-alone license
License Updated 02/25/2020
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