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Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2015-2016 
    
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Dance, B.A.


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Student Learning Outcomes


DOING: Upon and after graduation, a Dance major will:

  • Dance with an articulate, centered, expressive, and skilled body
  • Perform modern dance, ballet, jazz, and world dance—at least two of these at the intermediate-advanced level
  • Connect the work and play of the body with the life of the mind and the spirit
  • Discern the difference between an uninformed, unconscious reaction and the spark of impulse that can be generated from informed intuition
  • Use informed intuition and imagination to address issues in art and life
  • Maintain health through a practice of integration of body, mind, and spirit and a balance between activity and stillness, work and rest
  • Understand and communicate with people from diverse backgrounds using appropriate listening and observing skills along with appropriate oral, written, and dance-movement skills and sensibilities
  • Interactively use knowledge of dance and dancing along with knowledge of the other arts, humanities, business, and the sciences to ask questions and solve life and art problems
  • Employ media and technology to learn about dance, make dances, and navigate the world in many other ways
  • Write cogently and speak thoughtfully about dance, dancers, and dancing
  • Seek, lead, and participate in one’s community
  • Seek solitary time for reflection and study.

KNOWING: Upon graduation, a Dance major will:

  • Understand the critical importance of diversity in dance, dancers, and dancing as well as in the life of culture at large
  • Recognize similarities and differences between and among diverse peoples and phenomena and acknowledge the potential opportunities and challenges therein
  • Understand the workings of the physical and emotional body as described through the study of somatics, the sciences, and psychology
  • Analyze the interactive stages of the creative process and employ critical analysis when uncovering questions and building “answers”
  • Comprehend the process and craft of dance composition and understand aesthetic valuing in dance
  • Know historical and cultural traditions in dance
  • Know fundamental principles of teaching dance to others
  • Understand and appreciate the role of music, theatre, and media-technology in the making and presentation of dance.

VALUING: Upon graduation, a Dance major will:

  • Identify personal values as a center from which to depart and return as one is tested through life experience
  • Respect life in its diverse expressions
  • Acknowledge the power of, and seek continued development of, interactive and integrated physical-spiritual-emotional consciousness
  • Appreciate the voices of intuition and imagination
  • Tolerate chaos, confusion, and uncertainty long enough to arrive at invention and transformation when making art and live life in all its expression
  • Know oneself in order to have the strength, freedom, and will to give to others
  • Appreciate that knowledge is cognitive, emotional, and sensory
  • Appreciate that knowledge is a critical companion to intuition
  • Recognize how being “truthful,” “heartful,” and “mindful” ultimately leads to transformation and connection to one’s life purpose
  • Appreciate the importance of working as a community of dancers, colleagues, work associates, friends, and family and understand that this kind of work does not replace the need for solitary reflection and creation
  • Appreciate that inviting more people to the “table of dance” could augment physical health of American people and enhance intrapersonal and interpersonal compassion and empathy.

Dance Generalist Track (GENL)


Major Requirements


Note:

and taken for at least 4 semester hours and at the level of proficiency: for 0-2 semester hours Modern Dance and Ballet each semester, and for 0-2 semester hours World Dance one semester.

Upper Division Requirements:


A minimum of 26 semester hours:

Note:

and taken for at least 4 semester hours and at the level of proficiency: for 0-2 semester hours Modern Dance and Ballet each semester, and for 0-2 semester hours World Dance one semester.

A minimum of a C (2.0) must be maintained in major coursework. A minimum grade of C (2.0) must be earned in each Dance major technique course and DANC 461 .

Dance Generalist Model Four-Year Plan


Freshman Year


Fall Semester

Total: 15-19 semester hours

Spring Semester

Total: 17-20 semester hours

Sophomore Year


Fall Semester

  • 3 semester hours
  • DANC Modern 1 semester hour
  • DANC Ballet 1 semester hour
  • University Core 3-4 semester hours
  • University Core 3-4 semester hours
  • Elective 3-4 semester hours
Total: 14-17 semester hours

Spring Semester

Total: 14-16 semester hours

Junior Year


Fall Semester

Total: 15-19 semester hours

Spring Semester

Total: 17-19 semester hours

Senior Year


Fall Semester

Total: 14-17 semester hours

Spring Semester

Total: 13-17 semester hours

Note:


Variable semester hours for all technique classes are options only for Dance majors and minors. All other students must take these courses for 2 semester hours.

Dance Performance Track (PRFM)


Major Requirements


  • Faculty review for acceptance into Track at the end of the first or second year.
  • Faculty review for approval for continuation in Track at the end of the second and third years.

Dance Technique and Performance Requirements:


Coursework (minimum): Technique


1. Modern Dance Six semesters
2. Ballet Eight semesters
3. Jazz Dance Two semesters
4. World Dance Two semesters
5. Pilates and/or Yoga Two semesters

Coursework (minimum): Performance


Performance in three dance concerts (selected from DANC 379 , DANC 479 ) in the upper division.

Daily Study of Dance Technique: At least one class three days a week and at least two classes two days a week.

Proficiency:


At least two semesters in DANC 402 Modern Dance IV , and two semesters in DANC 423 Ballet V 

or

At least four semesters in DANC 402 Modern Dance IV , two semesters in DANC 420 Ballet IV , and two semesters in DANC 446 Jazz Dance VI  or equivalent.

Note:

See above for Dance Technique and Performance requirements.

Upper Division Requirements:


A minimum of 28 semester hours:

Note:

See above for Dance Technique and Performance requirements.

A minimum of a C (2.0) must be maintained in major coursework. A minimum grade of C (2.0) must be earned in each Dance major technique course and DANC 461 .

Dance Performance Model Four-Year Plan


Freshman Year


Fall Semester

Total: 13-16 semester hours

Spring Semester

Total: 14-16 semester hours

Sophomore Year


Fall Semester

  • 3 semester hours
  • DANC Modern 1 semester hour
  • DANC Ballet 1 semester hour
  • DANC Jazz Dance 1 semester hour
  • DANC Yoga 1 semester hour
  • University Core 3-4 semester hours
  • University Core 3-4 semester hours
  • Elective 3-4 semester hours
Total: 16-19 semester hours

Spring Semester

Total: 15-16 semester hours

Junior Year


Fall Semester

Total: 16-18 semester hours

Spring Semester

Total: 13-18 semester hours

Senior Year


Fall Semester

Total: 15-21 semester hours

Spring Semester

Total: 13-20 semester hours

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