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 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 |
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 100: Orientation to Dance |
No course equivalency |
| DANC 101: Principles of Movement |
DANC 127: Body Modalities and Injury Prevention
OR
PHYE 132: Individual Conditioning |
| DANC 160: Fundamentals of Composition I |
No course equivalency |
| DANC 161: Fundamentals of Composition II |
DANC 150: Dance Making: Ballet
+
DANC 151: Dance Making: Jazz
+
DANC 152: Dance Making: Modern
(all 3 courses are required) |
| 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 |
SAN DIEGO 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 |
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 102: Modern Dance I |
DANC 140: Modern Dance |
| AND/OR |
AND/OR |
| DANC 202: Modern Dance II |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE |
Ballet requirement Students take Ballet for 4 semesters at their level of proficiency:
| LMU COURSE |
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 120: Ballet I |
DANC 110: Ballet |
| AND/OR |
AND/OR |
| DANC 220: Ballet II |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE |
World Dance requirement Students take World Dance for 2 semesters:
| LMU COURSE |
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| General Track: students take 2 semesters of World Dance chosen from the following list: |
DANC 111, 120, 145
PHYE 168, 232 |
| Performance Track: students take 2 semesters of World Dance chosen from the following list: |
DANC 111, 120, 145
PHYE 232 |
| LMU |
SAN DIEGO 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 |
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 142: Jazz Dance I |
DANC 135: Jazz Dance |
| AND/OR |
AND/OR |
| DANC 242: Jazz Dance II |
No course equivalency |
| LMU |
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE |
Pilates/Yoga requirement Students take one semester of pilates or yoga:
| LMU COURSE |
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| Pilates/Yoga requirement: students choose one course from the following list: |
PHYE 168 |
| LMU |
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE |
Dance Performance requirement Students are required to perform in at least 2 dance concerts:
| LMU COURSE |
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE COURSE |
| DANC 279: Rehearsal and Performance I |
DANC 261: Dance Production |
| LMU |
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE |