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To best meet the needs of our students, we have decided to suspend enrollment in the Master of Fine Arts in Dance and Master of Arts in Teaching Dance, All Grades. We encourage you to explore Teaching Dance (Initial Certification).

MFA:

47 points

Required Core
DANC-GT 2000 Dance IM 0
DANC-GT-2001 (2nd Sem) Dance Technique IM 2
DANC-GT-2003 (2nd Sem) Dance Technique IIM 4
DANC-GT-2009 Dance Theory and Composition IM 2
DANC-GT-2010 (2nd Sem) Dance Theory and Composition IM 2
DANC-GT-2102 Graduate History of Dance 3
DANC-GT-2103 (2nd Sem) Graduate History of Dance 3
DANC-GT-2042 Music Resources 3
DANC-GT-2043  (2nd Sem) Music Resources 3
DANC-GT-2026 Graduate Kinesthetics of Anatomy 2
DANC-GT-2027 (2nd Sem) Graduate Kinesthetics of Anatomy 2
DANC-GT-2024 Graduate Seminar in Dance 3
DANC-GT-2025 (2nd Sem) Graduate Seminar in Dance 3
DANC-GT-2018 Graduate Production Crew in Dance 1
DANC-GT-2018 Graduate Production Crew in Dance 1
DANC-GT-2052 Graduate Independent Study I 6
DANC-GT-2053 Graduate Independent Study II 6

MA:

29 points

Required Core
MPADE-GE 2044 Laban Movement Analysis 2
MPADE-GE 2403 Research in Dance Education 3
MPADE-GE 2265 Theory and Philosophy of Dance Education 3
MPADE-GE 2610 Kaleidoscope Dancers I 0
MPADE-GE 2611 Kaleidoscope Dancers II 0
TCHL-GE 2010 Inquiries into Teaching and Learning III 3
MPAIA-GE 2010

Human Development & Education in the Arts

3
TCHL-GE 2275 Language and Lit Acquisition and Dev 3
MPADE-GE 2453 Dance for Students with Special Needs 3
TCHL-GE 2999 The Social Responsibility of Teachers 0
MPADE-GE 2075 Applied Methods and Techniques of Teaching Dance 3
MPADE-GE 2452 Teaching Creative Movement
MPADE-GE 2607 Student Teaching in Dance: Elementary 2
MPADE-GE 2608 Student Teaching in Dance: Secondary 2
Culminating Experience
MPADE-GE 2509 Culminating Seminar in Dance Education[1] 0
TISCH TERMINAL EXPERIENCE 0

The final year of study culminates in a modeled professional experience in our resident performing ensemble, the Second Avenue Dance Company (SADC). In addition to performing work by guest choreographers, students develop their own choreography, all of which is showcased in four concerts throughout their SADC year.

[1] Program seminar addresses issues confronting dance educators. Emphasis on integrating theory and practice and on the generation of new ideas, approaches and perspectives in dance education. Required culminating project on dance-related research of curriculum design for elementary, secondary or postsecondary settings. Particular attention paid to report writing.

 

Curriculum Progression

(All courses in italics are MA, Teaching Dance; All others are MFA, Dance)

Year One, Fall 14 points
DANC-GT 2026 Graduate Kinesthetics of Anatomy 2
DANC-GT 2009 Dance Theory and Composition IM 2
DANC-GT 2018 Graduate Production Crew in Dance 1
MPADE-GE 2265 Theory and Philosophy of Dance Education 3
TCHL-GE 2010 Inquiries into Teaching & Learning III 3
MPADE-GE 2044 Laban Movement Analysis 2
MPADE-GE 2610  Kaleidoscope Dancers I 0
Year One, Spring 13 points
DANC-GT 2027 Graduate Kinesthetics of Anatomy 2
DANC-GT 2001 Dance Technique IM 2
DANC-GT 2010 Creative Research in Dance IM 2
DANC-GT 2019 Graduate Production Crew in Dance 1
TCHL-GE 2275 Language and Lit Acquisition and Development 3
TCHL-GE 2999 Social Responsibilities of Teachers 0
MPADE-GE 2403 Research in Dance Education 3
MPADE-GE 2611 Kaleidoscope Dancers II 0
Year Two, Fall 15 points
DANC-GT 2014 Dance Theory and Composition IIM 2
DANC-GT 2102 Graduate History of Dance 3
DANC-GT 2024 Graduate Seminar in Dance 3
MPADE-GE 2452 Teaching Creative Movement 2
MPADE-GE 2453 Dance for Students with Special Needs 3
MPADE-GE 2509 Culminating Seminar in Dance Education 0
MPADE-GE 2607 Student Teaching Seminar: Elementary 2
Year Two, Spring 14-15 points
DANC-GT 2103 Graduate History of Dance 3
DANC-GT 2025 Graduate Seminar in Dance 3
MPADE-GE 2075 Applied Methods & Techniques of Teaching Dance 1-3*
MPADE-GE 2608 Student Teaching Seminar: Secondary 2
MPAIA-GE 2010 Human Development & Education in the Arts 3
  *If you study abroad in Uganda, you would receive 3 points and 1 point for Applied Methods & Techniques of Teaching Dance in New York  
Year Two, Summer 4 points
DANC-GT 2400 Summer Dance Workshop 4
Year Three, Fall 9 points
DANC-GT 2042 Music Resources 3
DANC-GT 2052 Independent Study I 6
Year Three, Spring 9 points
DANC-GT 2043 Music Resources 3
DANC-GT 2053 Independent Study II 6
Total Points 76
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