Vi Ly, Ed.D. | Dean, the Arts
Terry Chatkupt | Academic Chair — Art, the Arts
See — Art (Studio Art)
See — Art History
Please come early to register and bring your fall schedule for reference. Dress in dance attire and bring all dacnce shoes.
Come ready to show phrases/choreography and discuss details about your proposed piece. Please bring your availability schedule.
The dance curriculum focuses not only on training the student who wishes to transfer to a four-year institution in dance or a dance-related field, achieve an associate degree, or pursue a certificate for immediate employment, but also on providing opportunities for those in other fields to combine interests and/or learn about how to prevent injuries, reduce stress, improve their quality of life, and technique for any movement-based endeavor.
The dance faculty come from all dance backgrounds and bring with them their expertise to help students succeed.
Vi Ly, Ed.D. | Dean, the Arts
Kristy Tibbo | Senior Administrative Assistant, the Arts
The IVC Dance Department’s mission is to provide a high quality, comprehensive dance program dedicated to excellence and committed to meeting the current and future learning needs of our diverse community.
The Irvine Valley College Speech and Debate Team is one of the most respected and accomplished teams in the nation, competing against colleges and universities throughout the United States. Over the past 15 years, the team has placed in the top three at 12 state championships, while winning 12 league championships. Since 2000, the team was crowned the national champions in the community college division of the National Parliamentary Debate Association 11 times. The team also has an international reputation and has hosted debate teams from Europe and Asia on 20 occasions.
The curriculum focuses on the study of communication, how meaning is exchanged in a variety of contexts to a variety of audiences. The basic course teaches students the skills required for presenting a speech-analyzing an audience, listening, coping with fear, using visual aids-as well as the skills they will need to prepare a speech-researching a topic, analyzing arguments and texts, and organizing and outlining material.
Vi Ly, Ed.D. | Dean, the Arts
Jules French, JD | Department Co-Chair: Communication Studies, the Arts
Bill Neeson | Department Co-Chair: Communication Studies, the Arts