Department of Dance
Dance Performance Major (B.F.A.)
First Year Experience in Dance
Dr. Susan Haigler is the First-Year Adviser for new students and accepts up to 50 new auditioned first-year pre-Dance majors. The Foundational courses are taught by full-time faculty teaching a rigorous core of knowledge in dance technique, performance, history, music, anatomy/kinesiology and production skills.
A student must earn a 3.00 GPA or better in the Foundational courses (total 24 units). Only students with the highest GPAs within the Foundational courses will be accepted to continue the B.F.A. in Dance Performance. After the Foundational First Year, Dance majors must maintain a 2.50 GPA in dance courses to be eligible for graduation with a major in Dance.
Before entering any dance technique class, each dance major must fill out a physical examination form and return it to Maria DeMeo in the Dance Department. Part 2 of the document requires a physician's signature.
Foundational First Year Courses
| Freshman Year, Fall Term (16 units) |
|
| Course |
Requirement |
Units |
| DANC 125* |
Introduction to Dance: Overview |
GenEd II.C.1 |
3 |
| DANC 223 |
Ballet Technique 1 |
|
2 |
| DANC 227 |
Modern Technique 1 |
|
2 |
| DANC 245 |
Scientific Bases for Movement Analysis 1 |
|
3 |
| ENGL 102* |
Writing for a Liberal Education |
GenEd I.A. |
3 |
| GenEd |
General Education or Repertory or Company |
|
3 |
| Total Units |
16 |
Freshman Year, Spring Term (18 units) |
|
| Course |
Requirement |
Units |
| DANC 216 |
Sophomore Crew |
|
1 |
| DANC 224 |
Ballet Technique 1 |
|
2 |
| DANC 228 |
Modern Technique 1 |
|
2 |
| DANC 235* |
Dance Composition I |
I.E. |
3 |
| DANC 345 |
Scientific Basis for Movement Analysis II |
|
3 |
| DANC 370 |
Music for Dance |
|
3 |
| GenEd |
General Education Requirement |
GenEd II.A. |
3 |
| Total Units |
17 |
*Courses marked with an asterisk satisfy General Education requirements.
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