BFA Requirements

Requirements For a Bachelor of fine arts

Ballet (by placement)	12
Modern (by placement)	12
Jazz (by placement)	3
Tap (by placement)	1
DANC 120 Stagecraft for Dance	2
DANC 203 Rhythm in Sound and Movement	2
DANC 291 Music for Dance	3
DANC 303 Anatomy	3
DANC 351 Dance Composition I	3
DANC 352 Dance Composition II	3
DANC 354 Dance and Cultural History	3
DANC 364 Critical Approaches to Dance	3
DANC 495 Senior Seminar	3

Total Credits	53

The remaining 9 credits should be earned by completing one of the four concentrations:
Ballet , Choreography , Jazz, Modern

Dance

<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1008-body-science-motion-students-lecture"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/8036_bsm-1022group.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1008-body-science-motion-students-lecture">Body, Science & Motion Students’ Lecture</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">This semester, the Marymount Manhattan College Dance Department has hosted two lectures for the BA Dance Majors on subjects integral to their interests and degrees.</div>
<div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/694-judy-tyrus-curates-first-national-exhibition-at">Judy Tyrus Curates First National Exhibition at National Dance Museum</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Judy Tyrus, current and long-time adjunct instructor in the Dance Department, has been curator of <em><a href="http://www.artsandartists.org/exhibitions-dancetheaterofharlem.php#schedule"></a>Dance Theatre of Harlem: 40 Years of Firsts, </em>sharing a forty-plus year history of Dance Theatre of Harlem in a traveling exhibition.</p><p> </p></div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1011-dance-faculty-restages-may-odonnells-suspension"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/8099_suspension.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1011-dance-faculty-restages-may-odonnells-suspension">Dance Faculty Restages May O’Donnell’s “Suspension”</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Faculty member <a href="/live/profiles/22-nancy-lushington">Nancy Lushington</a>, formerly a May O’Donnell company member, took part in restaging May O’Donnell’s 1943 “Suspension” on RIOULT Dance NY for their New York City summer season at The Joyce.</div>
<div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1301-dance-department-graduating-senior-to-perform-in">Dance Department Graduating Senior to Perform in 42nd Street Tour</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">The Dance Department is proud to announce the success of senior Mallory Nolting, who has been hired by Troika Entertainment as “Phyllis” on the National Tour of 42<sup>nd</sup> Street.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/545-pedro-ruiz-sets-choreography-in-cuba"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/5871_pedro_ruiz_moments_in_the_wind.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/545-pedro-ruiz-sets-choreography-in-cuba">Pedro Ruiz Sets Choreography in Cuba</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Pedro Ruiz, a teacher in the Dance Department, premiered new ballet, “Moments in the Wind” with Ballet Contemporaneo Endedans in Camaguey, Cuba.</p></div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/426-making-a-difference-student-creates-educational"><img src="/live/image/gid/45/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/48,0,529,481/5288_kiley_griffith_cc.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/426-making-a-difference-student-creates-educational">Making a Difference: Student Creates Educational Programs in South Africa</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Dance and International Studies major Kiley Griffith combined her two areas of study to create an educational program in Cape Town, South Africa centered around dance, English proficiency, and community engagement.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1618-valued-dance-department-advisory-board-member"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,215,1364,1579/11116_dsc_0796_-_copy.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1618-valued-dance-department-advisory-board-member">Valued Dance Department Advisory Board Member Opens Art Exhibit</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">“Life springs anew from ancient secrets buried under the earth. They may seem locked away forever, but through my camera lens, I found the key, opened the doors of memory, and stepped into a treasure trove.” - Eleanor M. Imperato (’68) on her Photographic Essay exhibit, <em>Doors of Memory/Porte della Memoria</em>.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2222-oct-16-mmc-students-singing-at-carnegie-hall"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/99,343,898,1142/13932_poster.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2222-oct-16-mmc-students-singing-at-carnegie-hall">Oct. 16, MMC Students Singing at Carnegie Hall</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Nine MMC students from our new Music Lessons Program will be performing in a recital at Carnegie Hall!</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/469-a-day-in-the-life-creativity-in-context-video"><img src="/live/image/gid/45/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/128,0,900,772/5710_title_2.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/469-a-day-in-the-life-creativity-in-context-video">A Day in the Life: “Creativity in Context” Video Series Highlights Work of FAPA Students</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">MMC announces a new five-part video series highlighting work from majors in the <a href="/divisions/fapa/index.php" target="_blank">Fine and Performing Arts Division</a>. Every Monday for the next five weeks, we will release a new video highlighting a different facet of the creative experience at MMC.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1380-bryen-pittner-class-of-2017-watson-fellow"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/9654_bryenheadshot.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1380-bryen-pittner-class-of-2017-watson-fellow">Bryen Pittner: Class of 2017 Watson Fellow</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Bryen Farrell Pittner was chosen amongst 14 other people to join the 2017 Class of Jeannette K. Watson Fellows, as part of the <a href="http://watson.foundation" target="_blank">Watson Foundation.</a><a href="https://owa.mmm.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=DF48thAVfkaK0WLfcCZBt1suyb_5T9IIbcJfevflaUhHfTFYjnWLOgxD4ZrwYA9-OBgZHKGlclk.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwatson.foundation%2f"><br/></a></div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/21-ryan-kasprzak-03-assistant-choreographer-of-smash"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/517_alum-ryan-kasprzak-headshot.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/21-ryan-kasprzak-03-assistant-choreographer-of-smash">Ryan Kasprzak ‘03, Assistant Choreographer of SMASH, returns for Triumph of Love</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">SMASH Assistant Choreographer Ryan Kasprzak’s joined us on the Upper East Side, and for a production that ran less than a week!</div>
<div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/955-juan-carlos-penuela-featured-in-dance-teacher">Juan Carlos Peñuela featured in Dance Teacher Magazine</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Dance department ballet instructor, Juan Carlos Peñuela, has been featured in Dance Teacher Magazine’s August 2014 issue to discuss his technique for teaching the cuban style.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/434-dance-department-takes-the-world"><img src="/live/image/gid/45/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/55,25,1456,1427/5396_dancers-china.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/434-dance-department-takes-the-world">Dance Department Takes the World</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">The Dance Department at Marymount Manhattan College is proud to announce that ten Dance Majors traveled to China this past Friday, December 6<sup>th</sup> to perform in the Yang Liping International Dance Festival.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1299-dance-student-takes-first-place-at-film-festival"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/9504_welsh_kyna.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1299-dance-student-takes-first-place-at-film-festival">Dance Student Takes First Place at Film Festival</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">As the 2014-2015 school year comes to a close, we are extremely proud and honored as a Dance Department to announce the success of a student, Kynan Welsh.</div>
<span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/408-dance-major-dancing-with-jennifer-lopez"><img src="/live/image/gid/96/width/215/height/150/crop/1/src_region/0,0,350,350/4860_jones_george_lg.jpg" alt="" class="lw_image" width="215" height="150"/></a></span><div class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/408-dance-major-dancing-with-jennifer-lopez">Dance Major dancing with Jennifer Lopez</a></div><div class="lw_news_summary">Meet George Jones ’06! <span style="font-size: 1em; line-height: inherit;">George is a dancer/choreographer/instructor living in LA. He is also a graduate of the Marymount Manhattan College Dance Department. </span></div>

Body, Science & Motion Students’ Lecture

This semester, the Marymount Manhattan College Dance Department has hosted two lectures for the BA Dance Majors on subjects integral to their interests and degrees.