Dance

Requirements for the B.A. Degree in Dance

42 credits minimum

TECHNIQUE: 16 credits
(2 credits per course)

Course
World Dance	122	222
Ballet	142	242	342
Contemporary	132	232	332

Majors must reach the advanced level in both Contemporary (Dance 332) and Ballet (Dance 342)

THEORY: 16 credits
(4 credits per course)

Each of these:

Dance 284: Dance Improvisation and Composition
Dance 374: Experiential Anatomy and Kinesiology
Dance 384: Introduction to Movement Analysis

And one of these:

Dance 274: Cultural Studies in Dance History OR
Dance 322: Dance and Ethnicity (when offered) OR
WMST 302: Women and the Arts

INTEGRATING EXPERIENCES: 10 credits

Seminar in Production 110: 2 credits
Seminar in Critical Research 352 OR Seminar in Choreographic Research 354: 2 credits
Senior Project in Critical Research or Choreography 451: 4 credits
Repertory 420/430/440: totaling 4 credits

(Repertory credit is awarded one credit per 50 rehearsal hours typically one credit per work performed for works created by faculty or guest artists.)

Requirements for the minor in dance

24 credits minimum

TECHNIQUE: 12 credits
(2 credits per course)

8 in one area AND 4 in any combination of the other two areas.

Course
World Dance	122	222
Ballet	142	242	342
Contemporary	132	232	332

8 credits of technique/repertory in one area (the chosen area of focus) AND any combination of 4 credits in any combination of the other two areas. All minors must take level III in their chosen focus area if the focus is Contemporary dance or Ballet or an equivalent program of study in World Dance forms as approved by the department. Repertory courses are not required for the minor.

THEORY: 12 credits
(4 credits per course)

At least one from each sub-group

Sub-group A--

Dance 274: Cultural Studies in Dance History OR
Dance 322: Dance and Ethnicity (when offered) OR
WMST 302: Women and the Arts

Sub-group B--

Dance 284: Dance Improvisation and Composition
Dance 374: Experiential Anatomy and Kinesiology
Dance 384: Movement Analysis