Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

300 / DANCE
Junior Year
Fall Semester S.H.
DANC 279 Rehearsal & Performance I . .0
DANC 360 Advanced Choreography . . . .3
DANC 381 To Dance Is Human . . . . . . .3
DANC 480 Kinesiology I . . . . . . . . . . . .3
DANC ___ Modern ................................1
DANC ___ Ballet...................................1
DANC ___ Jazz Dance...........................1
DANC ___ World Dance ........................0
____ ___ Core ....................................3
____ ___ Elective................................3
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18
Spring Semester S.H.
DANC 479 Rehearsal & Performance II . .1
DANC 481 Kinesiology II........................3
DANC 484 Principles of Teaching Dance ..3
DANC ___ Modern ................................1
DANC ___ Ballet...................................1
DANC ___ Jazz Dance...........................1
DANC ___ Pilates .................................1
____ ___ Core ....................................3
____ ___ Elective................................3
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17
Senior Year
Fall Semester S.H.
DANC 380 Music for Dance . . . . . . . . . .3
DANC 460 Dance Theory and Criticism ...3
DANC 479 Rehearsal & Performance II . .0
DANC ___ Modern ................................1
DANC ___ Ballet...................................1
DANC ___ Jazz Dance...........................1
DANC ___ Dance Technique Elective.......0
____ ___ Core ....................................3
____ ___ Core ....................................3
____ ___ Elective................................3
___
18
Spring Semester S.H.
DANC 461 Senior Thesis Project .............3
DANC 479 Rehearsal & Performance II . .1
DANC ___ Modern ................................1
DANC ___ Ballet...................................1
DANC ___ Jazz Dance...........................1
DANC ___ Dance Elective......................1
____ ___ Elective................................3
____ ___ Elective................................3
____ ___ Elective................................3
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17
DANC 100
Orientation to Dance I
1-3 Semester Hours
An introduction to the discipline of Dance for Dance major
students. This course addresses: careers, health,
wellness, performance, community service, and
community resources. Introduction to yoga and other
movement fundamentals.
Majors only.
DANC 101
Principles of Movement
0-1 Semester Hours
Orientation to use of breath, alignment, and basic
principles of motion. Exploration of the body-mind
connection. (Fall)
Majors only.
DANC 102
Modern Dance I
0-2 Semester Hours
Fundamental movement techniques and the manipulation
of time, force, and space are explored through
participation in improvisation and structured skill activity,
as well as basic relaxation and body awareness
experiences. Introduction to jazz dance forms.
May be repeated for degree credit up to 2 times.
DANC 120
Ballet I
0-2 Semester Hours
Barre and center work for alignment, strength, flexibility,
and coordination. Introduction to ballet terminology,
aesthetics, and study of fundamentals of style and history.
May be repeated for degree credit up to 2 times.