2009-2010 University Catalog
Dance
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■ Dance
Performing Arts Building, Room A300
Phone: 703-993-1114
Web: dance.gmu.edu
Faculty
Elizabeth Price, Chair
Professors: Lepore, Miller, Shields
Associate professors: Price (chair), Studd
Assistant professors: Joyce
Term Assistant Professors: Dinapoli, Fang, Reedy, Willis
Adjunct Faculty: Bush, Clancy, Cronmiller, Goodson, Koucheravy, Lee, Lees, Mattingly, Nuamah, Summerall, Volberg, Windom
Course Work
The Department of Dance offers all course work designated DANC in the Courses chapter of this catalog.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
The Dance Department offers a BFA and a BA. Entrance to either program is by audition. Information about the audition process, including dates and audition application, can be found on the department web page, dance.gmu.edu, or by calling the department office at 703-993-1114. Admission to the university is determined by the Admissions Office.
Writing-Intensive Requirement
The university requires all students to complete at least one course designated “writing intensive” in their major at the 300-level or above. Students in the BFA and BA in dance fulfill this requirement by successfully completing DANC 390 or 391.
Certification to Teach
This program is approved by the Virginia State Department of Education and administered through the College of Education and Human Development, which is accredited by the National Council for the accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). To be considered for licensure in dance education, a student must successfully complete requirements for a BA or BFA in dance. In addition, students must meet the following requirements:
- Be formally accepted into the program by the Dance Education Committee. Before requesting an interview with the committee, students must complete 45 to 60 credits with a GPA of 2.80 or higher, and submit passing scores for the Praxis I tests (Reading, Writing, Mathematics). It is strongly recommended that students take the Praxis I tests as soon as they have completed ENGL 302, a course in literature, and a course in mathematics.
- Earn no grade lower than a C in dance (see major curriculum) and in professional education courses (EDUC 300, 302; EDRD 300; DANC 453, 454).
- Maintain an overall GPA of 2.80 or higher in all dance course work at Mason and at all other institutions of higher learning combined.
- As dance elective options, complete DANC 118 World Dance, DANC 453 Teaching Creative Movement, and DANC 131 Beginning Jazz Technique or 231 Intermediate Jazz Technique.
- With committee approval, register for and complete EDUC 300 and 302 and EDRD 300.
- After completing all required course work and with committee approval, submit passing scores on the VLCA and complete a full-time 15-week student teaching internship (DANC 455) that includes experiences at both elementary and middle or secondary levels.
This course of study will require a postbaccalaureate semester.
Academic Policies
Please see College of Visual and Performing Arts for college academic policies.
GRADUATE PROGRAM
The MFA in dance is a 60-credit program of study grounded in the modern dance genre that emphasizes performance, choreography, and teaching in higher education. Candidates are expected to enter the program with significant professional performance at the national or international level, advanced technical proficiency in ballet or modern technique, and professional competence in choreography exemplified by a significant body of work.
Admission Requirements
In addition to fulfilling the admission requirements for graduate study, the applicant must submit directly to the Dance Department a résumé and a 10-minute video that illustrates the applicant’s choreography. All candidates must also demonstrate advanced technical proficiency through an audition. Contact the Dance Department at 703-993-1114 for dates and times.
All candidates must satisfy the following prerequisites: advanced dance technique, improvisation, two semesters of dance composition, two semesters of dance history, rhythmic analysis or music for dance, anatomy and kinesiology, and dance production. Prerequisite courses may be completed before or concurrent with graduate course work and are usually fulfilled if the applicant has earned a BA or BFA in dance.
Academic Policies
Please see College of Visual and Performing Arts for college academic policies.
Undergraduate Degree
Undergraduate Minor
Master's Degree
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