csulbdance

CSULB Dance strives to create well-rounded dancers by offering a diverse curriculum that includes modern/contemporary forms, ballet, street and club dances, jazz, contemporary African dance, tap, dance composition, improvisation, anatomy, physical conditioning & Pilates,  dance history/ethnology, lighting and costuming design, music for dance, pedagogy, and senior capstone courses.  Multiple performance and choreographic opportunities are offered each year including main stage concerts in the Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater and several informal studio performances. Master classes and guest artist residencies occur each term to allow students to work closely with renowned teachers and choreographers.  Additionally, there are abundant opportunities to study and view professional dance artists and companies at the many performance venues in the Los Angeles and Orange County area. CSULB Dance also participates annually in the regional festivals of the American College Dance Association and has been selected to perform at the national festival held at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. several times. Active participation in department activities and dance student organizations enhance classroom instruction and brings our community of artists closer.