Dance Majors
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 Courses
Students take the following courses:
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA 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 |
DANCE 8A: Beginning Composition & Choreography
+
DANCE 8B: Intermediate Composition & Choreography
+
DANCE 8C: Advanced Composition & Choreography
(all 3 courses are required) |
| 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 |
No course equivalency |
LMU
| OXNARD COLLEGE
|
Dance Technique Requirements common to both tracksModern Dance requirement Students take Modern Dance for 4 semesters at their level of proficiency:
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 102: Modern Dance I |
DANCE 9A: Beginning Modern Dance
OR
DANCE 9B: Intermediate Modern Dance |
| AND/OR |
AND/OR |
| DANC 202: Modern Dance II |
DANCE 9C: Advanced Modern Dance |
LMU
| PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
|
Ballet requirement Students take Ballet for 4 semesters at their level of proficiency:
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 120: Ballet I |
DANCE 11A: Beginning Ballet
OR
DANCE 11B: Intermediate Ballet |
| AND/OR |
AND/OR |
| DANC 220: Ballet II |
DANCE 11C: Advanced Ballet |
LMU
| PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
|
World Dance requirement Students take World Dance for 2 semesters:
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| General Track: students take 2 semesters of World Dance chosen from the following list: |
DANCE 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F, 4G, 4H, 5A, 5B |
| Performance Track: students take 2 semesters of World Dance chosen from the following list: |
DANCE 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F, 4G, 4H, 5A, 5B |
LMU
| PASADENA 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 |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 142: Jazz Dance I |
DANCE 15A: Beginning Jazz Dance
OR
DANCE 15B: Intermediate Jazz Dance |
| AND/OR |
AND/OR |
| DANC 242: Jazz Dance II |
No course equivalency |
LMU
| PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
|
Pilates/Yoga requirement Students take one semester of pilates or yoga:
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| Pilates/Yoga requirement: students choose one course from the following list: |
DANCE 13: Pilates-based Method for Alignment & Correction |
LMU
| PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
|
Dance Performance requirement Students are required to perform in at least 2 dance concerts:
| LMU COURSE |
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 279: Rehearsal and Performance I |
DANCE 10: Modern Dance Production
AND/OR
DANCE 22A: Dance Performance
AND/OR
DANCE 22B: Dance Performance
AND/OR
DANCE 22C: Dance Performance
AND/OR
MUSIC 67: Music Theatre Production (only 1 unit may be applied towards fulfillment of this requirement) |
LMU
| PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
|