UCLA General Catalog 1971-72 - Registrar - UCLA

hpirements for the Master's Degree
Graduate students may follow the thesis
plan or the comprehensive examination plan
DANCE / 247
The dance major offered in the College of (see pages 158-159). The candidate's course
Fine Arts leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree.
For requirements of the College of
of study will be planned under the guidance
of the graduate adviser. Emphasis may be
Fine Arts, see page 93.
placed on dance history and philosophy,
choreography, ethnic forms, dance therapy, or
Preparation for the Major
dance education.
Dance 30A-30B, 35, 36A-36B-W, 37A-
37B-37C , 38 and 70A ; and two courses (including
at least one course with an asterisk)
diosen from Art 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 10A*-
1OB,* 25,* 30B,* Humanities 1A-1B, Music
2A-2B, and Theater Arts 5B.
The Major
A total of 14% courses including Dance
150A- 150B- 150C, 151A- 151B, 152A-152B,
153A-153B-1530, 154, 158A-158B, and
Thesis Plan. A minimum of nine courses
and a thesis . Choreography of major proportion
is acceptable as a thesis.
Comprehensive Examination Plan. A minimum
of 10 courses, including an independent
study project and a final comprehensive examination.
Lower Division Courses
1OA-10B - 10C. Fundamentals of Creative Dance.
(Ys course each)
159; Physical Education 111A-111B, three For non-dance majors. Courses must be taken in
courses (12 units) chosen from Art 11OA-
11OB -110C, 112A- 112B , 118A- 118B, Dance
140A-140B-140C, English 103, M11A, Folk-
sequence . Study of dance through varied experience
in movement including historical and contemporary
forms with emphasis on increasing ability to use
movement creatively and to relate to dance the prinlore
101, 105, Music 140A- 140B, 135A- ciples and elements of other arts. The Staff
135B, Philosophy 180, Theater Arts 102A-
102B, 118A-118B, 122, 145.
With department approval, in the senior
year, students who give evidence of commitment
and special preparation for graduate
study may be permitted to substitute certain
courses, as follows: students with a dance
ethnology focus may substitute a year of
ethnic dance for 153ABC; and course 140A
for 152A- B. Students with a dance therapy
focus may substitute 165ABC for 153ABC;
and Psychology 127 for Dance 152A B. The
department adviser should be consulted about
other special preparatory courses needed for
graduate study in dance ethnology and dance
therapy.
I1A-11 B-11 C. Creative Dance . (% course each)
Prerequisite : course 1OC or consent of the instructor.
For non-dance majors. A continuing study of
dance with emphasis on movement principles and
composition.
20. Movement for the Stage . (% course)
(Formerly numbered 34.) Three hours lecture and
laboratory . Movement for the theater specifically
designed to extend the actor's creation of a role.
Mill Laban
30A4OB. Fundamentals of Ballet. (% course each)
Open only to dance majors. Courses must be taken
in sequence , SOA taken concurrently with 86C, and
30B concurrently with 37C. Study of ballet techniques
and principles including dance terminology.
Mr. Ross
35. Music Analysis for Dance. (% course)
Maisie- to Graduate Status
Study of the elements of music, music structures,
and their relationship to dance , with emphasis on
In addition to meeting the requirements rhythmic analysis , dance accompaniment and
of the Graduate Division as stated in the teacher-accompanist roles. Mrs. Gilbert
announcement of the Graduate Division,
the student must have an undergraduate
36A-36B-38C. Fundamentals of Creative Dance.
major in dance or equivalent preparation with (% course each)
a minimum of 9 upper division courses in the Open only to dance majors. Courses must be
taken in sequence . Study of dance through varied
dance concentration. Students whose pprepp- experience in movement including historical and
aration is deficient , as determined by Grad- contemporary forms with emphasis on increasing
sate Admissions, will be required to make up ability to use movement creatively and to relate to
dance the principles and elements of other arts.
mob deficiencies in addition to the degree
Mip Leavitt
program. For more detailed information,
37A-37B- 37C. Creative Dance. ('Is course each)
write to the Chairman of the Department of
Prerequisite : course 36C . A continuing study of
Dance and enclose a transcript or summary dance with emphasis on movement principles and
of academic record.
choreography . Miss Warner
38. Dance Notation . (% course)
Prerequisite : courses 35 and SOC. Study of
Labanotation with experiences in recording and
interpreting dance scores. Mrs. Soothorn