Session Description

Course Requirements Dance Core (17 units) Take 2 units from the following: DANC 100 - Orientation to Dance (2 units) DANC 300 - Dance Orientation: Transfer Students (2 units) Take the following: DANC 120 - Introduction to Dancemaking (3 units) DANC 182 - Introduction to Dance Production (2 units) DANC 205 - Introduction to Dance History (3 units) DANC 445 - Somatic Techniques and Movement Analysis (3 units) Take one of the following: DANC 470 - Selected Topics in Dance Pedagogy (3 units) DANC 475 - Dance for Children (3 units) Take one of the following: DANC 181 - Dance Production Technical (1 unit) DANC 381 - Dance Production Technical (1 unit) DANC 481 - Dance Production-Technical (1 unit) Science Core (35 units) Take the following: PSY 100 - General Psychology (3 units) “C” or Better required DANC 161 - Body Awareness and Conditioning for Dancers (2 units) BIOL 207 - Human Physiology (4 units) “C” or Better required BIOL 208 - Human Anatomy (4 units) “C” or Better required DANC 260 - Functional Anatomy for the Dancer (3 units) KIN 300 - Biomechanics of Human Movement (3 units) KIN 301 - Exercise Physiology (3 units) KIN 312 - Motor Control and Learning (3 units) DANC 360 - Quantitative Analysis of Dance Injuries: Prevention and Recovery (3 units) DANC 361 - Pilates I (3 units) DANC 446 - Functional Movement Assessment in Dance (1 unit) Take three units from the following: NUTR 132 - Introductory Nutrition (3 units) KIN 339 - Psychology of Sport Behavior and Athletic Performance (3 units) DANC 362 - Pilates II (2 units) KIN 368 - Resistance Training for Fitness (3 units) KIN 430 - Motor Control Principles and Theory (3 units) DANC 497 - Senior Capstone in Dance (2 units) DANC 446 - Functional Movement Assessment in Dance (Please note that completion of one unit of this course is a requirement for the degree but course can be repeated for additional elective credit.) Conditioning, Technique, and Performance (15 units) Take 12 units from the following with 2 units being upper division Must complete two units in each dance form: modern, ballet, jazz, and street/club dances: DANC 109A - Street and Club Dances I (2 units) DANC 109B - Street and Club Dances I (2 units) DANC 116A - Jazz Technique I (2 units) DANC 116B - Jazz Technique I (2 units) DANC 118A - Movement Practices I (2 units) DANC 118B - Movement Practices I (2 units) DANC 152A - Modern-Contemporary Techniques I (2 units) DANC 152B - Modern-Contemporary Techniques I (2 units) DANC 154A - Ballet Technique I (2 units) DANC 154B - Ballet Technique I (2 units) DANC 209A - Street and Club Dances II (2 units) DANC 209B - Street and Club Dances II (2 units) DANC 216A - Jazz Technique II (2 units) DANC 216B - Jazz Techniques II (2 units) DANC 218A - Movement Practices II (2 units) DANC 218B - Movement Practices II (2 units) DANC 252A - Modern-Contemporary Techniques II (2 units) DANC 252B - Modern-Contemporary Techniques II (2 units) DANC 254A - Ballet Technique II (2 units) DANC 254B - Ballet Technique II (2 units) DANC 309A - Street and Club Dances III (2 units) DANC 309B - Street and Club Dances III (2 units) DANC 312A - Modern-Contemporary Techniques III (2 units) DANC 312B - Modern-Contemporary Techniques III (2 units) DANC 314A - Ballet Technique III (2 units) DANC 314B - Ballet Technique III (2 units) DANC 316A - Jazz Technique III (2 units) DANC 316B - Jazz Technique III (2 units) DANC 318A - Movement Practices III (2 units) DANC 318B - Movement Practices III (2 units) DANC 412A - Modern-Contemporary Techniques IV (2 units) DANC 412B - Modern-Contemporary Techniques IV (2 units) DANC 414A - Ballet Technique IV (2 units) DANC 414B - Ballet Technique IV (2 units) Take 2 units from the following: DANC 117 - Beginning Tap Technique (2 units) DANC 210A - Dances of Africa and the African Diaspora I (2 units) DANC 210B - Dances of Africa and the African Diaspora I (2 units) DANC 214 - Ballet Pointe (1 unit) DANC 217 - Intermediate Tap Technique (2 units) DANC 220 - Dance Composition I (3 units) DANC 310A - Dances of Africa and the African Diaspora II (2 units) DANC 310B - Dances of Africa and the African Diaspora II (2 units) Take one of the following: DANC 180 - Dance Performance (1 unit) DANC 295 - Repertory (1-3 units) DANC 380 - Dance Performance (1 unit) DANC 480 - Dance Performance (1 unit) DANC 495 - Repertory (1-3 units) Required Upper Division GE Writing Intensive Courses (3 units) Take one of the following: DANC 435 - Dance on Camera (3 units) DANC 442 - Dance and Social Identity in the U.S. (3 units)