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 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 Courses
Students take the following courses:
| LMU COURSE |
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 100: Orientation to Dance |
No course equivalency |
| DANC 101: Principles of Movement |
No course equivalency |
| DANC 160: Fundamentals of Composition I |
No course equivalency |
| 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 |
DANCE 1: Dance Forms through the Ages |
| LMU |
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE |
Dance Technique Requirements common to both tracksModern Dance requirement Students take Modern Dance for 4 semesters at their level of proficiency:
| LMU COURSE |
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 102: Modern Dance I |
DANCE 14AB: Beginning Modern Dance |
| AND/OR |
AND/OR |
| DANC 202: Modern Dance II |
DANCE 17AB: Intermediate Modern Dance |
| LMU |
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE |
Ballet requirement Students take Ballet for 4 semesters at their level of proficiency:
| LMU COURSE |
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 120: Ballet I |
DANCE 10AB: Fundamentals of Ballet |
| AND/OR |
AND/OR |
| DANC 220: Ballet II |
DANCE 11AB: Intermediate Ballet |
| LMU |
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE |
World Dance requirement Students take World Dance for 2 semesters:
| LMU COURSE |
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| General Track |
DANCE 18AD: Folk and Ethnic Dance |
| Performance Track |
DANCE 18AD: Folk and Ethnic Dance |
| LMU |
LONG BEACH CITY 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 |
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 142: Jazz Dance I |
DANCE 20AB: Beginning Jazz Dance |
| AND/OR |
AND/OR |
| DANC 242: Jazz Dance II |
DANCE 21AB: Intermediate Jazz Dance |
| LMU |
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE |
Pilates/Yoga requirement Students take one semester of pilates or yoga:
| LMU COURSE |
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| General Track |
DANCE 12AD: Conditioning for Dance-Pilates Technique |
| LMU |
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE |
Dance Performance requirement Students are required to perform in at least 2 dance concerts:
| LMU COURSE |
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 279: Rehearsal and Performance I |
DANCE 41/1: Dance Performance
AND/OR
DANCE 41/2: Dance Performance
AND/OR
DANCE 41/3: Dance Performance
AND/OR
DANCE 41AD: Dance Performance |
| LMU |
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE |