About the course

The Department of Dance offers a variety of movement practices that include technique, improvisation, choreography and Pilates. Dance majors study modern/contemporary dance forms, ballet, jazz, street and club dances, and traditional and contemporary African dance forms, tap may be taken as an elective. Dance majors learn the essentials of dance concert production, and music as it relates to dance, and draw connections between theory and practice by investigating dance through historical, pedagogical, scientific, and cultural lenses. The department also offers numerous GE and activity courses for non-majors, including introduction to dance courses and beginning through intermediate levels of ballet, modern, jazz, street and club dances, tap, and dances of Africa and the African diaspora. Performances, master classes and guest artist residencies enhance the creative vibrancy of the department, campus and community.All new undergraduate students (BA, pre-BFA, pre-BS in Dance Science) enroll in a series of foundation courses taken in the first year of study. Entrance into the BFA degree is by audition when students have completed specific coursework and have achieved required levels of competency. Entrance to the BS in Dance Science is contingent on the successful completion of major specific requirements. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

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Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 8 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	Long Beach
Fall (August), 2024	Long Beach
Spring (January), 2025	Long Beach
Fall (August), 2025	Long Beach
Spring (January), 2026	Long Beach

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for California State University - Long Beach

All transcripts from all institutions attended, Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Paper-based 500, Internet-based (iBT) – 61, International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - 5.5 each sub-section. Eligible Applicants will be admitted based on the faculty evaluation of an audition, auditions are mandatory.

　　

English language requirements

　　5.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 61.0

　　

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