Dance Majors
Lower Division Curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in Dance The College of Communication and Fine Arts offers a major leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Dance in the following tracks:
- General Track
- Performance Track
University Core Requirements
Please consult the University Core requirements page page for additional courses as required by the College of Communication and Fine Arts.Lower Division Major Requirements Students in both Dance tracks are required to complete
foundation courses in Dance and
Dance Technique. Students in the
Performance track are required to take additional technique and performance courses.
Foundation CoursesStudents take the following courses:
| LMU COURSE |
RIO HONDO COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 100: Orientation to Dance |
No course equivalency |
| DANC 101: Principles of Movement |
DANC 114: Conditioning and Alignment for the Dancer
OR
PETH 131: Structure and Analysis of Movement |
| DANC 160: Fundamentals of Composition I |
DANC 159: Choreography I |
| DANC 161: Fundamentals of Composition II |
No course equivalency |
| DANC 183: Stagecraft |
No course equivalency |
| DANC 260: Laban Movement Analysis |
No course equivalency |
| DANC 262: Dance Styles and Forms |
No course equivalency |
| DANC 281: History of Dance Theatre |
DANC 179: Dance History |
| LMU |
RIO HONDO COL |
Dance Technique Requirements common to both tracksModern Dance requirement Students take Modern Dance for 4 semesters at their level of proficiency:
| LMU COURSE |
RIO HONDO COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 102: Modern Dance I |
DANC 151: Modern Dance I |
| AND/OR |
AND/OR |
| DANC 202: Modern Dance II |
DANC 251: Modern Dance II |
| LMU |
RIO HONDO COLLEGE |
Ballet requirement Students take Ballet for 4 semesters at their level of proficiency:
| LMU COURSE |
RIO HONDO COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 120: Ballet I |
DANC 153: Ballet I |
| AND/OR |
AND/OR |
| DANC 220: Ballet II |
DANC 253: Ballet II |
| LMU |
RIO HONDO COLLEGE |
World Dance requirement Students take World Dance for 2 semesters:
| LMU COURSE |
RIO HONDO COLLEGE COURSE |
| General Track: students take 2 semesters of World Dance chosen from the following list: |
DANC 150, 168, 169
PE 258
THTR 286 |
| Performance Track: students take 2 semesters of World Dance chosen from the following list: |
DANC 150, 168, 169
THTR 286 |
| LMU |
RIO HONDO COLLEGE |
Dance Technique Requirements specific to the Performance TrackJazz Dance requirement Students take Jazz Dance for 4 semesters at their level of proficiency:
| LMU COURSE |
RIO HONDO COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 142: Jazz Dance I |
DANC 154: Jazz Dance I |
| AND/OR |
AND/OR |
| DANC 242: Jazz Dance II |
DANC 254: Jazz Dance II |
| LMU |
RIO HONDO COLLEGE |
Pilates/Yoga requirement Students take one semester of pilates or yoga:
| LMU COURSE |
RIO HONDO COLLEGE COURSE |
| Pilates/Yoga requirement: students choose one course from the following list: |
PE 136, 258 |
| LMU |
RIO HONDO COLLEGE |
Dance Performance requirement Students are required to perform in at least 2 dance concerts.
| LMU COURSE |
RIO HONDO COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 279: Rehearsal and Performance I |
DANC 152: Dance Rehearsal and Performance |
| LMU |
RIO HONDO COLLEGE |