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USC Catalogue 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Courses of Instruction

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USC Kaufman School of Dance

Courses

Dance

  • DANC 101 Colloquium: What is the Medium of Dance Today?

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 2.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Topics related to dance techniques, repertory and varied art forms. Aimed at the interdisciplinary expansion of dance literacy and connections to allied art forms.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 103 Conditioning for Dancers

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 4.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Designed for the specific needs of the dancer in preparation for professional training, combining somatic work with the foundation of scientific principles.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 105 Dance Science: Analysis of Dance Movement

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    A broad overview of the scientific principles of exercise physiology, functional anatomy, kinesiology, and bio-mechanics with applications to dance.
    Prerequisite: DANC 103 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 107 World Perspective on Dance Performance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 4.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    The practice and aesthetics of international dance styles through lecture and participant-driven interaction.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 110 Dance Technique I

    Units: 3
    Max Units: 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Fundamental technique studies in a studio setting. Concentration on classical ballet, hip hop and its derivatives, partnering and contemporary techniques essential to the dancers’ development. Placement audition required.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 120L Repertory and Performance I

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Study and guided practice of choreographic repertory. Emphasis in choreographic intention, stylistic approaches and performance technique.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to Dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 130 Improvisation and Composition I: Introduction

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An introduction to improvisational and composition skills that start to prepare students for the creative processes of dancing, dancemaking and performance.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 131 Improvisation and Composition II: Introduction

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continued investigation and introduction to improvisational and compositional skills in preparation for the creative processes of dancing, dance-making and performance.
    Prerequisite: DANC 130 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 140 Dance and Health

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Examine the intersection of dance with subjects such as nutrition, neuroatypicality, neurodegenerative disorders, disease, occupational and movement therapy, somatic techniques, cognitive conditioning and fitness.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 143 Mindfulness for Dancers

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 02
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An introduction to mindfulness and other practices supportive to the dancer explored through reading, viewing, lecture, discussion and cultural contextualization.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 149 Kaufman Summer Bridge

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: Sm
    Pre-professional technique, repertory and composition studies in a studio setting.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  • DANC 150 Dance and New Media

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An introduction to various genres within Dance and New Media, including simple hands-on work with existing and emerging technologies used in creating and delivering media-dance works. No previous dance experience is required.
    Duplicates Credit in former DANC 305
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 155 Iconic Dance Films

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Viewing and investigating thematically organized Iconic Dance Films, analyzing different director’s and choreographer’s cinematic and choreographic strategies. Viewing and discussing a different film each week.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 170 Choreography and Performance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Compositional methods and approaches to developing choreographic ideas; integration of improvisational techniques as a means to generate movement ideas and expand movement vocabulary, edit choreographic material, and evaluate and execute choreography and performance.
    Duplicates Credit in former DANC 385 and former THTR 385
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 171 Commercial Dance: Professional Dance Preparation

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Designed to explore the commercial dance industry in Los Angeles and provide specific tools in preparation for auditions, on-screen performances, and interactions with agents.
    Recommended Preparation: DANC 184b  and DANC 184c 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 172 Introduction to Commercial Dance

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Designed to introduce students to the styles, norms and standards prevalent in the commercial dance industry. Exploration of technical approaches, practical skills and historical benchmarks.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 175 Choreography for the Screen

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Creative choreography of theatrical dance for the screen. Emphasis on rhythmic analysis, versatility, composition, notation techniques, and stylizing.
    Duplicates Credit in former DANC 482 and former THTR 482
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 177 Introduction to Dance Forms and Techniques

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 16
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An embodied studio course introducing the foundational techniques, histories and contexts of a variety of dance forms and styles.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 180 African Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    African Dance technique at the beginning/intermediate level: knowing, understanding, experiencing culture, emphasizing cultural traditions, community outreach and diversity; works through artistic process, practice, performance, and related activities, using dance, theatre and music work rooted in the African tradition and contemporary African aesthetics; focus on West and Central African traditional dance and music.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 181a Contemporary Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An introduction to methods developed from modern and post-modern dance techniques, including the study of the rebellious, individualistic, and democratic nature of dance in the 20th and 21st centuries.
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 181a
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 181b Contemporary Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continued study in the fusion of modern, post-modern dance and classical ballet techniques encompassing the study of the democratic nature of dance and choreographic composition in the 20th and 21st centuries.
    Prerequisite: DANC 181a 
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 181b
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 181c Contemporary Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An advanced exploration of modern, post-modern dance and classical ballet techniques encompassing the study of the democratic nature of dance, improvisation and choreographic composition in the 20th and 21st centuries.
    Prerequisite: DANC 181b 
    Duplicates Credit in former DANC 182a
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 183a Ballet

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An introduction to Classical Ballet technique with beginning-level barre and center work, focusing on correct body alignment and musicality. Development of a basic knowledge of ballet history and terminology.
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 183a
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 183b Ballet

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continued study of Classical Ballet technique with intermediate-level barre and center work, focusing on developing greater clarity, coordination, musicality, and knowledge of ballet history and terminology.
    Prerequisite: DANC 183a 
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 183b
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 183c Ballet

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Intermediate/advanced study of Classical Ballet technique with emphasis on clarity, precision, musicality, movement quality, and artistic expression. Introduction of beats, tours, advanced adagio and allegro combinations, and optional pointe work.
    Prerequisite: DANC 183b 
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 183c
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 183d Ballet

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Advanced/pre-professional study of Classical Ballet, continuing and deepening emphasis on clarity, precision, musicality, movement quality, and artistic expression. Further development of beats, tours, advanced adagio and allegro combinations, and optional pointe work.
    Prerequisite: DANC 183c 
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 183d
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 184a Jazz Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An introduction to Jazz Dance technique, focusing on African and Latin based diaspora dances with European influences, improvisation, and strength/stretching series.
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 184a
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 184b Jazz Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continued study of Jazz Dance technique at the intermediate level, focusing on African and Latin based diaspora dances with European influences, improvisation, center work, performance techniques, and strength/stretching series.
    Prerequisite: DANC 184a 
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 184b
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 184c Jazz Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Advanced study of Jazz Dance technique, focusing on Broadway, commercial, and concert Jazz Dance, with a continued emphasis on improvisation, center work, and performance techniques.
    Prerequisite: DANC 184b 
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 184c
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 184d Jazz Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Advanced practice in Jazz Dance technique, focusing on African and Latin-based diaspora dances with European influences, improvisation and strength/stretching series. Strong emphasis on commercial Jazz dance styles.
    Prerequisite: DANC 184c 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 185a Hip Hop Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An introduction to elements of Hip Hop Dance, including technique, movement, musical rhythm, tempo, and phrasing, as well as the historical context required to develop the skills needed to practice and perform this popular dance form.
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 185 and former DANC 185
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 185b Hip Hop Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continued study of Hip Hop Dance elements on an intermediate level, augmenting the historical context, technique, fluidity, and musicality required to execute the form with greater movement acuity.
    Prerequisite: DANC 185a 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 186 Afro Cuban Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An introduction to Afro Cuban Dance techniques, basic drum rhythms, and musicality, with an understanding of cultural practices and vocalizations. Afro Cuban Dance examines the traditions related to specific ethnic groups in Latin Europe and West Africa, and the influences of Rumba and Salsa Dance on the form.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 187 Bollywood Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An introduction to basic and intermediate Bollywood Dance, including technique, movement, musical rhythm, phrases, and choreography. Inspired by the high energy music from Indian films, Bollywood is a fusion form that combines traditional Indian folk and classical dances with Hip Hop, Jazz, Latin, and Middle-eastern dance. 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 188a International Style Ballroom Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Introduction to International Standard, International Latin, and American Style ballroom dances. Designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of ballroom dance, emphasizing partner connection, communication, and creativity, with the practical application of dance within a social setting.
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 188a
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  • DANC 188b International Style Ballroom Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continued study in International Standard, International Latin, and American Style ballroom dances. Designed for advanced knowledge in ballroom styles, emphasizing rhythmic sequences, partnering techniques, complex patterns, and performance quality.
    Prerequisite: DANC 188a 
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 188b
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  • DANC 189a Tap Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An introduction to basic Tap Dance technique, rhythms, syncopation, and musicality, developing into complex steps and elementary dances with progressive understanding of weight change, improvisation, and combinations of sound.
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 189a
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 189b Tap Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continued study of Tap Dance technique, focusing on more complex rhythmic patterns and combinations and introducing advanced steps and combinations, all with continued emphasis on improvisation and musicality.
    Prerequisite: DANC 189a 
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 189b
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 189c Tap Dance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An introduction to advanced Tap Dance technique, rhythms, syncopation, and musicality, developing into complex phrases and advanced dances with progressive understanding of weight change, improvisation and combinations of sound.
    Prerequisite: DANC 189b 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 190 Gaga: People

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Explore the movement language, rooted in guided improvisation, developed by Ohad Naharin of Batsheva Dance Company. Open to all, regardless of dance or movement background.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  • DANC 191 Gaga: Dancers

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Explore the movement language, rooted in guided improvisation, developed by Ohad Naharin of Batsheva Dance Company. Previous dance experience is required.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  • DANC 195 Kaufman in the Community

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Practice-based community engagement through dance, pedagogy and program development.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 200L Dance Technique for Musical Theatre

    Units: 2, 3
    Max Units: 16
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Studio and classroom training for Musical Theatre performers. Foundational technique, culture and stylistic history of jazz, ballet, tap and social dance forms.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to musical theatre students in the School of Dramatic Arts
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 201 Colloquium: History of Performance and Cultural Context

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 02
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Study of the historical and cultural context of selected dance techniques. Guest lectures and student presentations will inform class discussions.
    Prerequisite: DANC 101 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 210 Dance Technique II

    Units: 3
    Max Units: 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Intermediate technique studies in a studio setting. Concentration on classical ballet, hip hop and its derivatives, partnering and contemporary techniques essential to the dancers’ development.
    Prerequisite: DANC 110 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 212g Dance in Popular Culture

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Examination of the role of dance in popular culture in a classroom setting. Studies of dance styles and their evolution in recreational and professional contexts through research, observation, and practice.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 218 Introduction to Dance Media Composition

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Effective navigation and utilization of digital technologies to create dance-based media compositions and online portfolios.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 220L Repertory and Performance II

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Continued studies and guided practice of choreographic repertory. Investigation of choreographic vocabulary, intention, stylistic approaches, and performance technique for group work.
    Prerequisite: DANC 120L 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 230 Improvisation and Composition III: Intermediate

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Expansion of improvisation and composition skills for the creative processes of dancing, dance-making and performance.
    Prerequisite: DANC 131 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 231 Improvisation and Composition IV: Intermediate

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Further development of improvisation and composition skills for the creative processes of dancing, dance-making and performance.
    Prerequisite: DANC 230 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 280g Introduction to Dance as an Art Form

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Gateway to the minor in dance.  An interdisciplinary overview of dance relating to the aesthetic and art in various subjects. Applications of the elements of dance studies, art criticism, and viewing productions to explore topic such as architecture, photography, poetry, technology, cinematic arts, sports, medicine, and more.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 280
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 285 Elements of Dance Production

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Theoretical aspects of creativity, choreography, accompaniment, dance notation and production; application in individual and group composition.
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 285
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 301 Colloquium: The Role of the Dance Artist in Society

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 02
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Examination of the role of the artist in society. Development of an individual understanding and guiding philosophy for professional development in the dance field.
    Prerequisite: DANC 201 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 302g Hip Hop Don’t Stop: Black Social Dance Culture and Media

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Introduction to the history and practice of Urban Folk Dance including hip hop, freestyle, street dance and the relevant social dances of the 20th century.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
    Duplicates Credit in former DANC 402
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 310 Dance Technique III

    Units: 3
    Max Units: 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Advanced technique studies in a studio setting. Concentration on classical ballet, hip hop and its derivatives, partnering and contemporary techniques essential to the dancers’ development.
    Prerequisite: DANC 210 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 312gw African American Dance

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Exploration of the discursive foundations, political motivations, and aesthetic strategies of dance writers and artists whose works have enabled the category of “black dance.”
    Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
    Satisfies Global Perspective in Category G: Citizenship in a Diverse World
    Duplicates Credit in former DANC 412
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 320L Repertory and Performance III

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Study and guided practice of new works and developing roles. Emphasis on the dancer as collaborator in the creative process.
    Prerequisite: DANC 220L 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 333gw Origins of Jazz Dance

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Examining the role that vernacular dance and music play in the creation of Jazz Dance, taught in lecture format; practical studies in Jazz Dance, from recreational to professional settings.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
    Satisfies Global Perspective in Category G: Citizenship in a Diverse World
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 342gp International and Historical Perspectives on Dance

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Exploration of dance as an art form in its artistic, political, and socio-cultural climate. Studies of the continuum of dance within its historical context.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category B: Humanistic Inquiry
    Satisfies Global Perspective in Category H: Traditions and Historical Foundations
    Duplicates Credit in former DANC 442a
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 345 Artist in Residence

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Investigation and development of choreographic methods and practices through observation and active participation with the guest artist.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 347 Artist Collaborative

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Development of an artistic work of two or more media, working with colleagues and or faculty in allied disciplines.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 349 Expert Series

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 16
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An embodied encounter with prominent practitioners in the field. Students will experience an array of technical vocabularies, repertory and strategies for improvisation and composition.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 350 Advanced Composition

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Explore a variety of compositional forms and methods to develop a personalized choreographic approach.
    Duplicates Credit in former DANC 330 and former DANC 430
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 352g Dancing with Words

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Development of descriptive and analytical skills involved in writing about dance in various contexts and mediums, including writing for the purposes of dance scholarship, criticism and pedagogy as well audience development, marketing, grant solicitation and social media.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 355 Performance Lab

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Intermediate and advanced solo and partnering techniques in classical, contemporary, and street dance. Some sections are open only to dance majors.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 362 Pilates Mat Training

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 4.0
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Mat exercises designed to promote healthy movement practices, develop strength, balance, flexibility and coordination.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 363g Dancing on the Screen

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    The study of dance in movies, television, internet, mobile devices and new media. Examining dance on screen, influenced by storytelling, camera technology and editing.
    Satisfies New General Education in Category A: The Arts
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 370 Dance in Los Angeles

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Explore the multifaceted world of dance in Los Angeles, where history, socioeconomics, race, gender, sexuality, commerce and entertainment intersect to create genres that influence contemporary life.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 372 Intermediate/Advanced Commercial Dance

    Units: 1, 2
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Designed to build higher level skills in preparation for success in the commercial dance industry. Development of an intermediate/advanced technical skill set in preparation for auditions, on-screen performances and interactions with agents.
    Duplicates Credit in DANC 171 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 388 Senior Seminar in Dance

    Units: 4
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Synthesis of principles, philosophy, and history of dance, culminating in senior individual project.
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 388
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 399 Maymester: Dance Capitals of the World

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 16
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Investigate various dance topics across major cities of artistic inspiration in a Maymester format. Courses may include lectures, site visits and practical studies and may be held at USC or off campus, including abroad.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 410 Dance Technique IV

    Units: 3
    Max Units: 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Pre-professional technique studies in a studio setting with concentration on classical ballet, hip hop and its derivatives, and contemporary techniques essential to the dancers’ development.
    Prerequisite: DANC 310 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 420L Repertory and Performance IV

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Study and guided practice of significant roles in new and existing choreography. Emphasis on refinement of partnering, solo and group performance technique.
    Prerequisite: DANC 320L 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture, Lab Required
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 432 Creativity, Culture, Commerce and Community

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Exploration of artistic entrepreneurial mechanisms to initiate innovative endeavors in the professional dance world which are relevant to today’s culture, communities, customs and business landscape.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 442 International and Historical Perspectives on Dance II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Exploration of dance as an art form in its artistic, political, and socio-cultural climate. Studies of the continuum of dance within its historical context.
    Prerequisite: DANC 342g  
    Duplicates Credit in former DANC 442b
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 470 Dance Leadership

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    An examination of leadership in the dance world through concepts of capacity building, strategic planning and infrastructure to articulate a mission statement, understand models of entity structure, contracts, marketing, financial responsibilities, governance, engagement with community, grants and funding.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 480 Advanced Performance Studies: Senior Seminar

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 02
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Seminar and studio course in preparation of the senior project to be presented in spring semester, in performance, choreography, scholarship or entrepreneurship.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 483 Dance Performance

    Units: 2
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Preparation, rehearsal, and performance of experimental choreography in main stage repertory.
    Duplicates Credit in former THTR 483
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 485 Advanced Performance Studies: Senior Project

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 02
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Development and presentation of senior project in performance, choreography, media, music, scholarship or entrepreneurial enterprise. Senior projects presented to faculty panel in open performance venue.
    Prerequisite: DANC 480 
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 490x Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Max Units: 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Individual research and readings.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors and minors
    Credit Restriction: Not available for graduate credit
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 495 Dance Internship

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
    Max Units: 36
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Practical experience linked with information and learned skills. Providing supervised field application of dance theories and practices within an employment context in dance.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to dance majors
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 499 Special Topics

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 08
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Selected topics of current interest.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 549 Pre-Professional Dance Technique

    Units: 0
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Pre-professional technique studies in a studio setting designed for the 2021 graduating class of the Kaufman School of Dance BFA program. Concentration on classical ballet, hip hop, contemporary, jazz and other techniques in a capstone training experience.
    Prerequisite: DANC 410 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  • DANC 590 Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  • DANC 599 Special Topics

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Max Units: 08
    Seminars in selected areas of study.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  • DANC 790 Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit