Dance

Subject abbreviation: DNCE College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Wendy L. Rogers, M.A., Chair Department Office, 121 Arts

• (951) 827-3343; dance.ucr.edu

Professors Wendy L. Rogers, M.A. Susan Rose, M.F.A. Professor Emeritus Fred Strickler, B.S. Associate Professors Jacqueline Shea Murphy, Ph.D. Linda J. Tomko, Ph.D. Assistant Professors Neil Greenberg, M.F.A. Anthea Kraut, Ph.D. Anna B. Scott, Ph.D. Priya Srinivasan, Ph.D. ** Lecturer Kelli King, M.F.A. Cooperating Faculty Erika Suderburg, M.F.A.

The Dance major 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 B.A. degree in Dance focuses on choreog- raphy and cultivation of cultural and historical perspectives on dance. Movement practices, dance composition, performance, pedagogies, cultural and historical studies, and digital or screen studies courses are required. Movement practice courses are offered in modern dance and other dance/movement forms as they are practiced in various cultures of the world. Dance majors must participate in at least one production season of “UCR is Dancing,” the department's 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 professional guest artists.

In addition, visiting professional dancers, choreographers, and scholars come to UCR frequently to give special workshops, master classes, and lectures.

Opportunities to perform include “UCR is Dancing,” the Faculty Dance Concert, the Graduate Dance Concert, and the Gluck Fellows Arts Outreach Touring programs.

New majors are eligible to audition for the Chancellor's Performance Award, a scholarship of up to $3,000. Student assistantships and other forms of financial aid are also available. Undergraduate majors may apply for research grants and stipends for summer dance studies. Selected students receive $1,000 Maxwell H. Gluck Fellowships.

See Undergraduate Studies section.

See College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Colleges and Programs section.

The major requirements for the B.A. degree in Dance are as follows: A minimum of 90 units of course work in Dance, 58 of which are upper division.

• 1. Lower-division requirements (8 units):

DNCE 014, DNCE 019

• 2. Choreographies (12 units): DNCE 114A,

DNCE 114B, DNCE 114C

• 3. Histories/Cultures (16 units):

DNCE 131/WMST 127, DNCE 132, DNCE 133, DNCE 134, DNCE 135

• 4. The Digital/Screen (8 units):

DNCE 171 (E-Z), DNCE 172 (E-Z), DNCE 173 (E-Z)

• 5. Pedagogies (4 units): DNCE 180R

• 6. Performance/Productions (18 units):

DNCE 167, DNCE 180G, two quarters of DNCE 180J, and DNCE 161/MCS 161 or DNCE 162/MCS 162

• 7. Movement Practice (up to 24 units)

Dance majors must enroll in at least one movement practice course per quarter. Up to 24 units may be counted towards the major as follows:

• a) 50% of the required movement practice

units must be taken in DNCE 067A, DNCE 067B, DNCE 067C (Modern Technique)

• b) 50% of the required movement practice

units must be taken in three different dance genres from DNCE 071A, DNCE 071B (Ballet) DNCE 072A, DNCE 072B, DNCE 072C (Tap) DNCE 073A/LNST 073A, DNCE 073B/ LNST 073B (Dance of Mexico) DNCE 075A, DNCE 075B (World Dance Forms) DNCE 081A, DNCE 081B, DNCE 081C (Dance Cultures, Culture in Dance)

Note Because of additional movement practice requirements appropriate to the dance curricu- lum, 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.

Students who minor in Dance receive an intro- duction to choreography, movement practice, and cultural and historical studies of dance that enable them to pursue upper-division courses germane to a particular focus in dance.

• 1. Lower-division preparation (14 units)

• a) DNCE 014, DNCE 019
• b) Six (6) units from movement practice

courses: DNCE 067A, DNCE 067B, DNCE 067C, DNCE 071A, DNCE 071B, DNCE 072A, DNCE 072B, DNCE 072C, DNCE 073A/LNST 073A, DNCE 073B/ LNST 073B, DNCE 075A, DNCE 075B, DNCE 081A, DNCE 081B, DNCE 081C

• 2. Upper-division requirements (16 units):

4 courses from DNCE 114A, DNCE 114B, DNCE 114C, DNCE 131/WMST 127, DNCE 132, DNCE 133, DNCE 134, DNCE 135, DNCE 161/MCS 161, DNCE 162/MCS 162, DNCE 171 (E-Z), DNCE 172 (E-Z), DNCE 173 (E-Z), DNCE 180 (E-Z)

See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of this catalog for additional information on minors.