American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) - Collegiate Program - BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE: DANCE
211 West 61st Street New York, NY 10023 | 6305 Yucca Street Los Angeles, CA 90028
30 hours/week
Not company affiliated
Double major offering unknown
Offers early graduation
Study abroad offering unknown
Styles: General Classical, Contemporary, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Ballroom, Other
Description
The Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance provides a physically rigorous course of study that prepares pre-professional dancers for career opportunities in commercial, theatrical and concert dance performance. Students may focus their training on areas of specialization by selecting courses across a broad range of styles including Contemporary, Commercial Jazz, Ballet, Hip-hop, Modern, Theatre Dance, Partnering, Floorwork, Tumbling, World Dance and Street Dance Fusion styles. By working with some of the industry’s most sought-after choreographers, dancers learn to blend precise technical choreography with interpretive storytelling, enhancing their ability to meet the demands of a competitive industry. Additional courses in content creation, acting, choreography, dance for camera, vocal performance and improvisation cultivate skills that broaden students’ casting and employment opportunities within the performing arts. In the final year, students are presented to industry representatives through a robust outline of courses that focus on career preparation, audition techniques and online marketing media tools. The BFA in Dance program culminates in a capstone production of solo and ensemble works for stage and screen.
Sessions
Session Information
Ages:
18-30
Dates:
10/21/24-06/06/25
Men's Program?
Unknown
Tuition Options
- None ProvidedHousing - Unavailable 
Session Description
First Semester Sample Curriculum AC116 Acting Fundamentals 1.5 DCH111 Hip-Hop Foundations* 1.0 DCO111 Contemporary Ballet Foundations* 1.0 DCS111 Broadway Styles/Theatre Dance Foundations* 1.0 DCZ111 Commercial Jazz Foundations* 1.0 DNB111 Ballet 1.0 DNM111 Modern 1.0 DTP101 Dance Theatre Project 2.0 DN130 Fitness and Injury Prevention 1.5 DN140 Iconic Dance in Popular Culture 1.0 GE Requirement Foundational College Writing** 3.0 Total Credits 15.0 Second Semester Sample Curriculum AC100 Acting I: Beginning Scene Study 2.5 DCH111 Hip-Hop Foundations* 1.0 DCO111 Contemporary Ballet Foundations* 1.0 DCS111 Broadway Styles/Theatre Dance Foundations* 1.0 DCZ111 Commercial Jazz Foundations* 1.0 DNB111 Ballet 1.0 DNM111 Modern 1.0 DTP102 Dance Theatre Project 2.0 DN141 Dance Theatre History 1.0 MT122 Introduction to Singing Techniques 0.5 GE Requirement Foundational Communications** 3.0 Total Credits 15.0 Third Semester Sample Curriculum DCB111 Classical Ballet Foundations* 1.0 DCC111 Contemporary Foundations* 1.0 DCJ111 Classic Jazz Foundations* 1.0 DCM111 Modern Foundations* 1.0 DNB111 Ballet 1.0 DNJ111 Jazz 1.0 DTP201 Dance Theatre Project 2.0 DN342 Kinetic Storytelling for the Camera I 2.0 Dance Specialty* Choose: Contemporary Partnering, Tumbling, Song and Dance or Tap 1.0 Performance Elective* Choose: Singing Techniques I or Finding Your Voice: Rotational Offering (Introduction to Music Scoring or Making Cover Songs Your Own) 1.0 GE Requirement Foundational Critical Thinking** 3.0 Total Credits 15.0 Fourth Semester Sample Curriculum DCB111 Classical Ballet Foundations* 1.0 DCC111 Contemporary Foundations* 1.0 DCJ111 Classic Jazz Foundations* 1.0 DCM111 Modern Foundations* 1.0 DTP202 Dance Theatre Project 2.0 Dance Discipline* Choose: Ballet or Jazz 1.0 Dance Specialty* Choose: Contemporary Partnering, Tumbling, Song and Dance or Tap 1.0 Performance Elective* Choose: Ensemble Singing for the Actor or Finding Your Voice: Rotational Offering (Movement and Text or Audio Expressions) 1.0-1.5 GE Requirement Foundational Quantitative Reasoning** 3.0 GE Requirement Arts and Humanities** 3.0 Total Credits 15.0-15.5 Fifth Semester Sample Curriculum DNO301 Dance Theatre Company 2.0 DN304 Dance Theatre: Kinetic Storytelling I 2.0 AC226 Wardrobe, Makeup and Hair 1.0 DT318 Career Preparation: Dance Theatre 1.0 Dance Foundations** Choose: Classical Ballet Foundations*, Contemporary Foundations*, Classic Jazz Foundations* or Modern Foundations* 1.0 Dance Discipline* Choose: Ballet or Jazz 1.0 Dance Specialty* Choose two: Dance Improvisation, Hip-Hop, Tumbling, Street Jazz/Jazz Funk or Tap 1.0 GE Requirement Foundational Physical and Biological Sciences** 3.0 GE Requirement Social and Behavioral Sciences** 3.0 Total Credits 15.0 Sixth Semester Sample Curriculum DNO302 Dance Theatre Company 2.0 FL120 Acting for the Camera I 2.0 Dance Foundations** Choose two: Classical Ballet Foundations*, Contemporary Foundations*, Classic Jazz Foundations* or Modern Foundations* 2.0 Dance Discipline* Choose: Ballet or Jazz 1.0 Performance Elective* Choose two: Hip-Hop, Tumbling, Street Jazz/Jazz Funk, Tap or Finding Your Voice: Rotational Offering (10 Minute Playwriting or Introduction to Creative Producing) 2.0 GE Requirement Information and Digital Literacy** 3.0 GE Requirement Social and Behavioral Sciences** 3.0 Total Credits 15.0 Seventh Semester Sample Curriculum DNO401 Dance Theatre Company 2.0 PI244 Original Content Creation 1.5 Dance Foundations** Choose three: Classical Ballet Foundations*, Contemporary Foundations*, Classic Jazz Foundations* or Modern Foundations* 3.0 Dance Discipline* Choose: Ballet or Jazz 1.0 Dance Specialty* Choose two: Ballroom, Bollywood or Tap 2.0 Performance Elective* Choose: Improvisation I: Foundations* or Stage Combat I: Unarmed 1.5 Performance Elective* Choose: Art of the Monologue or Finding Your Voice: Rotational Offering Great Masters: Inspire to Create) 1.0 GE Requirement Arts and Humanities** 3.0 Total Credits 15.0 Eighth Semester Sample Curriculum DN430 BFA Dance Theatre Capstone Production 4.0 DN410 BFA Dance Theatre Senior Reels 1.5 DN420 Industry and Networking 1.5 DN303 Dance Theatre: Audition Techniques 1.0 DCB111 Classical Ballet Foundations* 1.0 DCC111 Contemporary Foundations* 1.0 DCJ111 Classic Jazz Foundations* 1.0 DCM111 Modern Foundations* 1.0 Dance Discipline* Choose: Ballet or Jazz 1.0 Dance Specialty* Choose two: Ballroom, Bollywood or Tap 2.0 Total Credits 15.0 Total Program Credits 120.0 – 121.0
