The Bachelor of Arts in Dance offers conservatory-level dance training within the context of Loyola’s Ignatian liberal arts curriculum. The ballet and modern dance curriculum features classical and contemporary forms which preserve and contextualize classical techniques and masterworks, using work from the past to enrich current and emerging approaches to dance creation and performance.
18-30
9/2/24-4/25/25
Unknown
Tuition
- Available
(1)25 different residence halls
Room & Board
Year 1 Fall Hours DANC 341 Ballet IV: Anatomical Foundations and Cultural Context 1 DANC 224 Majors Modern II 1 DANC 312 or DANC 314 Pointe I: Theory and Techniques or Pointe II: Continuing Pointework 1 THTR 321C Practicum: Costumes 1 2 DANC 323 Rehearsal and Performance 1 1 Hours 6 Spring DANC 341 Ballet IV: Anatomical Foundations and Cultural Context 1 DANC 312 or DANC 314 Pointe I: Theory and Techniques or Pointe II: Continuing Pointework 1 DANC 224 Majors Modern II 1 DANC 250 Historical Contexts in Contemporary Dance Practice 3 Hours 6 Year 2 Fall DANC 341 Ballet IV: Anatomical Foundations and Cultural Context 1 DANC 312 or DANC 314 Pointe I: Theory and Techniques 1 or Pointe II: Continuing Pointework 1 DANC 324 Modern III: Theory and Techniques 1 DANC 270 Dance Kinesiology 3 DANC 275 Global Influences on Contemporary Dance Practice 1 2 DANC 323 Rehearsal and Performance 1 1 Hours 9 Spring DANC 341 Ballet IV: Anatomical Foundations and Cultural Context 1 DANC 312 or DANC 314 Pointe I: Theory and Techniques 1 or Pointe II: Continuing Pointework 1 DANC 324 Modern III: Theory and Techniques 1 DANC Elective 1 Hours 4 Year 3 Fall DANC 343 Ballet V: Advancing Ballet: Contemporary Methodologies in Applied Ballet 1 DANC 312 or DANC 314 Pointe I: Theory and Techniques 1 or Pointe II: Continuing Pointework 1 DANC 324 Modern III: Theory and Techniques 1 DANC 323 Rehearsal and Performance 1 Hours 4 Spring DANC 343 Ballet V: Advancing Ballet: Contemporary Methodologies in Applied Ballet 1 DANC 331 Jazz Dance III: Intermediate Jazz Dance Theories and Techniques 1 2 DANC 324 Modern III: Theory and Techniques 1 DANC 370 Dance Composition 3 DANC Elective 1 Hours 8 Year 4 Fall DANC 343 Ballet V: Advancing Ballet: Contemporary Methodologies in Applied Ballet 1 DANC 312 or DANC 314 Pointe I: Theory and Techniques 1 or Pointe II: Continuing Pointework 1 DANC 324 Modern III: Theory and Techniques 1 DANC 360 Dance Pedagogy 3 DANC 323 Rehearsal and Performance 1 DANC 394 Internship in Dance 1 Hours 8 Spring DANC 343 Ballet V: Advancing Ballet: Contemporary Methodologies in Applied Ballet 1 DANC 324 Modern III: Theory and Techniques 1 DANC 380 Senior Showcase Capstone 1 DANC Elective Hours 3 Total Hours 48