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Undergraduate Degree Programs
Concentration in Dance: Drama Minor | Drama Major
Minor in Drama - Concentration in Dance
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 minor advisor in Dance, Susan Cashion.
Core Requirements
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Quarter |
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| 1. Studio Classes: Minimum of eight studio dance classes |
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(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. |
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6 |
| b. At least two classes in a style other than the concentration |
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4 |
c. Three additional classes (may be repeated for credit)
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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)
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Spring |
4 |
| g. Mexican Ballet Folklórico (Dance 134) (alternate years) |
Winter
2007-08 |
3 |
| h.
Dance and Culture in Latin America (Dance 168)
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Spring |
4 |
i. Special Project (Dance 191 or 290)*
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3-5 |
| 3. Performance Practice |
(4) |
| a. Lighting/Sound Project (DRAMA 39B) By arrangement |
2 |
b. Any one of the following classes: |
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1) Choreography: Creation, Staging ... (DANCE 169) (alternate years) |
Autumn
2007-8
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2 |
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2) Marriage of Text and Movement (Dance 103) |
Autumn |
2 |
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3) Contemporary Afro-Styles: Dancemaking (Dance 105) |
Autumn |
2
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4) Contemporary Afro-Styles: On Stage (Dance 106) |
Winter |
2 |
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5) Student Choreography: Studio to Stage (Dance 100) |
Winter |
2 |
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6) Duets Project (Dance 102)
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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)
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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 Susan Cashion or Alison Duxbury, undergraduate adviser in the Drama Department.
| 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
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2 |
| 2. Dance Specialization: 25 units |
Units |
a. Either Dance 160 or Dance 161
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4 |
| b. Dance 158: Body in Motion |
3 |
c. Dance 169: Choreography: Creation, Staging and
Reconstruction |
2 |
d. One additional theory course in dance
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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.
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18-20 |
h. Approved electives in Music and Art
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3 |
For more information, contact Susan Cashion, Minors Advisor.
Office: Roble Gym & Dance Studio, Room 14
Phone (office): 650 725-0738
Email:
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Last updated on January 7, 2008. Please email comments and suggestions to .