Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

Dance—Department of
Theatre Arts and Dance
Faculty:
Co-chairperson: Judith Scalin
Professors: Scott Heinzerling, Judith Scalin
Assistant Professors: Teresa Heiland, Patrick Damon Rago
Objectives:
The Dance major curriculum builds upon the foundation
of dance as a humanistic experience. The study of dance
as an art form serves as the heart of the course of study.
Studio and theory coursework are designed to integrate
practical dance experience with more formal academic
study so that the student is educated as a dancer who can
perform, write, and speak about the art of dance and
dancing. Dance majors earn a B.A. degree and are
prepared for advanced study in graduate school as well as
careers in performing, teaching, and related work in the
fields of business and health care.
The Dance program is housed in the Department of
Theatre Arts and Dance. It offers coursework for the
Dance major, the Dance minor and the general student.
The program is accredited by the National Association of
Schools of Dance.
Dance Major
Dance Generalist Track
Major Requirements:
Lower Division Requirements:
A minimum of 21 semester hours: DANC 100,
101, 160, 161, 183, 260, 262, 281; and taken
for at least of 4 semester hours and at the level of
proficiency: for 0-2 semester hours Modern
Dance and Ballet each semester, and for 0-2
semester hours World Dance one semester.
Upper Division Requirements:
A minimum of 25 semester hours: DANC 380,
381, 460 (or PHIL 352), 461 (minimum of C
[2.0] grade), 480, 481, 484; and taken for at
last 4 semester hours and at the level of
proficiency: for 0-2 semester hours Modern
Dance and Ballet each semester, and for 0-2
semester hours World Dance one semester.
Dance Performance Track
Major Requirements:
DANCE
/ 297
• Juried acceptance into Emphasis at the end of the
first or second year.
• Juried approval for continuation in Emphasis at the
end of the second and third years.
Dance Technique and Performance Requirements:
Coursework (minimum): Technique
1. Modern Dance Six semesters
2. Ballet Eight semesters
3. Jazz Dance Two semesters
4. World Dance Two semesters
5. Pilates and/or Yoga Two semesters
Coursework (minimum): Performance
Performance in at least two dance concerts
(DANC 279) in the lower division and three
dance concerts (selected from DANC 379, 479)
in the upper division.
Daily Study of Dance Technique: At least one
class three days a week and at least two classes
two days a week.
Proficiency:
At least two semesters in DANC 402, Modern
Dance IV, and two semesters in DANC 423,
Ballet V
or
At least four semesters in DANC 402, Modern
Dance IV, two semesters in DANC 420, Ballet IV,
and two semesters in DANC 446, Jazz Dance VI
or equivalent.
Lower Division Requirements:
A minimum of 17 semester hours: DANC 100,
101, 160, 161, 183, 260, 262, 281. See above
for Dance Technique and Performance
requirements.
Upper Division Requirements:
A minimum of 27 semester hours: DANC 360,
380, 381, 384, 460 (or PHIL 352), 461
(minimum of C [2.0] grade), 480, 481, 484. See
above for Dance Technique and Performance
requirements.