The choreographer has a professional and energetic team of teachers. Professional teachers 16, 6 associate professors or above. At the same time, Professor Xiao from Beijing Dance Academy, Professor Wang Jianmin from Minzu University of China, Professor Ou Jianping from China Academy of Art and Professor Ying, a famous choreographer from Jiangsu Province, are invited as visiting professors of this major.
In recent years, this major has made remarkable achievements in teaching research, artistic creation and artistic practice. Obtained a number of national, provincial and ministerial scientific research projects. In various dance competitions at home and abroad, he has won many awards such as "Wenhua Award" and "Lotus Award". He has participated in the Guangzhou Asian Games, CCTV's bloom in May, the 60th anniversary of Tibet's liberation and other artistic practice activities, and won wide acclaim from the society. In addition, the major vigorously carried out foreign exchange activities, went to universities in the United States and other places to give special performances, reached a 3+ 1+ 1 cooperative teaching project with the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, and invited foreign dance experts to the dance department for teaching and academic exchanges for four consecutive years, which greatly broadened students' academic horizons and cultivated their awareness of cross-cultural communication.
At present, depending on the platform advantage of Jiangnan University's multidisciplinary integration, the dance choreographer major in the School of Humanities of Jiangnan University insists on deepening reform and pioneering, and is striving to build this major into a brand major with domestic influence with its good social reputation and talent training quality.
Training objectives: This major trains high-level and compound professional dance talents with high cultural accomplishment and comprehensive practical ability of dance creation, performance and teaching. Can be engaged in teaching, scientific research, performance, creation, planning and other cultural and artistic work in colleges and universities, dance schools, primary and secondary schools, professional art groups, cultural centers, enterprises and institutions.
Main courses: choreography, basic dance training, China folk dance, China classical dance, modern dance, dance teaching method, dance theory (Chinese and foreign dance history, dance repertoire analysis, dance introduction, etc. )
Graduation destination: (1) further study: those who have achieved excellent results during the undergraduate period can be recommended to study for a master's degree in our school without examination. The domestic postgraduate entrance examination covers well-known universities in Chinese mainland, including Minzu University of China, Shanghai Normal University and Shenzhen University, while overseas study includes famous European and American universities such as Lyon Dance Academy and Roehampton University. The rate of continuing education is increasing year by year.
(2) Employment: The employment rate of this major has reached 100% in recent three years, and students mainly work in universities, art colleges, art groups, cultural centers and other enterprises and institutions. Graduates' working attitude and working ability are well received by employers.