B.A. in Dance
The Program
The Bachelor of Arts in Dance at UC Riverside is distinctive for its outstanding faculty of nationally recognized scholars and artists who draw from a variety of academic and creative backgrounds, including choreography, history, literature, performance studies, and cultural studies.
The program focuses on choreography and cultivation of cultural and historical perspectives on dance. Courses on movement practices, dance composition, performance, pedagogies, cultural and historical studies, and digital and screen studies are required. Movement practice courses are offered in modern dance, ballet, tap, and other dance/movement forms as they are practiced in various cultures of the world.
Students must participate in at least one production of “UCR is Dancing,” the annual concert series featuring original choreography and performance projects by students. This concert series also includes historical dance reconstructions by department faculty as well as original repertory created by visiting guest artists.
Visiting guest dancers, choreographers, and scholars come to UC Riverside frequently to give special workshops, master classes, and lectures. Past visiting guest artists include Bill T. Jones, Ann Carlson, Sara Shelton Mann, Joe Goode, Jacques Haim, Lula Washington, and Serge Benathan.
Opportunities to perform include “UCR is Dancing,” the Faculty Dance Concert, the Graduate Dance Concert, M.F.A. Dance Concerts, and the Contemporary Dance Ensemble, the Tap Troupe, and the Ballet Folklorico touring ensembles for the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts.
University Requirements
Students must complete the general University requirements for admission to the Undergraduate Division. Applicants should access the Undergraduate Studies section for a complete listing, and www.futurestudents.ucr.edu for more information.
College Requirements
Students must complete the breadth requirements of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. For a detailed list of requirements, see Degree Requirements (www.chassstudentaffairs.ucr.edu/degree).
Major Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 90 units of course work in Dance, 58 of which are upper division courses, to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance.
- Lower Division requirements (8 units required)
Dance 014: Introduction to Choreography (4 units)
Dance 019: Introduction to Dance Studies (4 units)
- Choreographies (12 units required)
Dance 114A: Dance Composition I (4 units)
Dance 114B: Dance Composition II (4 units)
Dance 114C: Dance Composition III (4 units)
- Histories/Cultures (16 units required)
Dance 131: Dance, Gender, Sexuality (4 units) – cross listed: Women’s Studies 127
Dance 132: Dance, Citizenship, Location (4 units)
Dance 133: Dance, Space, Time (4 units)
Dance 134: Dance, Genre, Institutions (4 units)
Dance 135: Dance, Race, Property (4 units)
- The Digital/Screen (8 units required)
Dance 171 (E-Z): Filmic Bodies (4 units)
Dance 172 (E-Z): Televisual Bodies (4 units)
Dance 173 (E-Z): Digitized Bodies (4 units)
- Pedagogies (4 units required)
Dance 180R: Pedagogy (4 units)
- Performance/Productions (18 units required)
Dance 167: Dance Production (2 units)
Dance 180G: Advanced Choreography (4 units)
Dance 180J: Repertory (4 units)
Dance 161: Choreographing the Screen (4 units) – cross listed: Film & Visual Culture 161
Dance 162: Tool, Technology, Technique (4 units) – cross listed: Film & Visual Culture 162
- Movement Practice (up to 24 units required)
Students must enroll in at least one movement practice course per quarter.
Modern Dance (50% of the required movement practice units)
Dance 067A: Beginning Modern Dance (2 units)
Dance 067B: Intermediate Modern Dance (2 units)
Dance 067C: Advanced Modern Dance (2 units)
Other Dance Genres (50% of the required movement practice units must be taken in 3 different dance genres)
Ballet
Dance 071A: Beginning Ballet Technique (2 units)
Dance 071B: Intermediate Ballet Technique (2 units)
Tap
Dance 072A: Beginning Tap Technique (2 units)
Dance 072B: Intermediate Tap Technique (2 units)
Dance 072C: Advanced Tap Technique (2 units)
Dance of Mexico
Dance 073A: Dance of Mexico - Beginning (2 units) – cross listed: Latin American Studies 073A
Dance 073B: Dance of Mexico – Intermediate (2 units) – cross listed: Latin American Studies 073B
World Dance Forms
Dance 075A: Beginning World Dance Forms (2 units)
Dance 075B: Intermediate World Dance Forms (2 units)
Dance Cultures, Culture in Dance
Dance 081A: Dance Cultures, Culture in Dance – Beginning (2 units)
Dance 081B: Dance Cultures, Culture in Dance – Intermediate (2 units)
Dance 081C: Dance Cultures, Culture in Dance – Advanced (2 units)
Note: Because of additional movement practice requirements appropriate to the dance curriculum, Dance majors have been granted an exemption from the 80-unit limit on courses in the major so that 102 Dance units may be counted toward the B.A.
Financial Aid
New applicants to the B.A. in Dance at UC Riverside are eligible to audition for the Chancellor’s Performance Award, a scholarship of up to $4,500. The University of California, Riverside also offers support in the form of Student Assistantships, Fellowships, and other forms of financial aid. Students may also apply for research grants and stipends for summer dance studies.
For more information, contact:
Student Affairs Officer
Department of Dance – Box NF
University of California, Riverside
Riverside , CA 92521-0328
Tel: (951) 827-3343
Fax: (951) 827-4651
E-mail: PAadvising@ucr.edu
Subject Line: Performing Arts Student Advising