
Integrate the voice and body in various technical exercises.Understand the musical framework of rhythm and dynamics as it pertains to the phrasing of movement to music.Recognize the various musical periods from primitive, medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary musical examples.Create different types of accompaniments for their choreographies.Demonstrate rhythms and meters on the body also known as eurhythmics to other dancers and musicians.Analyze rhythm, meter, tempo, musical phrasing, and to communicate with musicians and other dancers about musical components.
Recognize and distinguish between simple and compound meters as well as constant and changing meters. BFA dance majors will be able to understand the application and use of music, voice, and video within the dancers’ performance and choreographic needs. Develop a curriculum of dance study complete with focus group, workshop or department objectives, course outline, schedule of classes, list of faculty and performance culmination. Organize design and execute a lesson plan for a 50-90 minute dance class demonstrating various teaching methods or techniques. Create and produce a five-minute original work with all elements of dance included for performance. Recognize compositional forms from theme and variation to motif, abstraction, rondos, cannons, AB, ABA, and natural forms. Create dance based on structural limitations, music, props, scenic and/or costume production elements.
Generate movement kinetically, respond to the movement of others, observe and analyze movement with regards to quality, shape, form, and structure.Conceptualize choreographic form and be able to work with a group as a member or soloist.Objectives - After completing the BFA dance program will be able to:.BFA dance majors will be able to organize and apply principles of research and critical thinking through choreographic and pedagogic environments.Have a knowledge of body mechanics through correctly applied kinetic principles.Have a knowledge of correct dance terminology and its proper usage.
Attend a dance audition prepared with performance resume, professional headshot, and solo dance material. Perform a variety of choreography in a dance concert performance.
Objectives – After completing the BFA dance program the students will be able to:. BFA dance majors will be able to apply competent dance technique standards within professional practice and performance. Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Learning Objectives Please see advising information at the UNLV College of Fine Arts Advising Center at Accreditation Please see the UNLV College of Fine Arts - Department of Dance web page at information about department programs, faculty, and facilities. Return to: Catalog Search Dance Major - Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)