For students wishing to minor in Drama with a concentration in Dance, the following core requirements must be met and an individual program of study shaped in consultation with the Minors Advisor in Dance,
Core Requirements
Quarter
Units
1. Studio Classes: Minimum of eight studio dance classes
(16)
a. A concentration of at least three classes chosen from a specific dance form (e.g., World, Modern, Jazz, Ballet, Social), and the attainment of intermediate or advanced level.
6
b. At least two classes in a style other than the concentration
4
c. Three additional classes (may be repeated for credit)
6
2. Theory Courses: Minimum of three of the following:
(10-12)
a. The Dancing Couple: l890-1950 (DRAMA 11N, Sophomore Dialogue)
Spring
4
b. The Mind and Body (DANCE 158) (alternate years)
Autumn
2007-8
3
c. Participatory Dance of 1960s: Restaging Anna Halprin's Myths (Dance 111)
Autumn
3
d. Performance: Dance, Gender and History (Drama 160)
Winter
4
e. Dance in Prisons (Dance 197A)
Winter
4
f. Dance in Prisons (Dance 197B) (prerequisite Dance 197A)
Spring
4
g. Mexican Ballet Folklórico (Dance 134) (alternate years)
5) Student Choreography: Studio to Stage (Dance 100)
Winter
2
6) Duets Project (Dance 102)
Winter
2
The Special Project classes are:
DANCE 190 Directed Research (Topics or projects related to the discipline of dance)
DANCE 191 Directed Reading (Supervision of off-campus internship)
DANCE 290 Independent Study (Individual project on the work of any choreographer, period, genre or dance related topic)
Drama Major - Concentration in Dance
Students who wish to Major in Drama with a concentration in Dance (24-unit core of drama classes, and 50 units of dance classes) should contact Alison Duxbury, undergraduate adviser in the Drama Department, or the Minors Advisor in Dance,
1. Drama Core – required of all majors: 22-23 units
Units
a. Performance, Literature, History: 3 of the following: 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166
4-5 each
b. Stage Management Project: 134 or 34 plus 2 of 39A, B, C, or D
2-4 each
c. Senior Project
2
2. Dance Specialization: 25 units
Units
a. Either Dance 160 or Dance 161
4
b. Dance 158: Body in Motion
3
c. Dance 169: Choreography: Creation, Staging and Reconstruction
2
d. One additional theory course in dance
3-4
e. Drama 31: Intro to lighting and production
4
f. One of Drama 39A, B, C, or D
1-3
g. 10 classes of studio work:
at least 1 class from contemporary, jazz, world, ballet, improvisation plus contact, social dance and acting, and
at least 1 class of Dance Performance 23, 27,57,or 100.
18-20
h. Approved electives in Music and Art
3
For more information, contact the Minors Advisor in Dance,
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161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166
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