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)
- Dance 284: Dance Improvisation and Composition
- Dance 374: Experiential Anatomy and Kinesiology
- Dance 384: Introduction to Movement Analysis
- 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
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.
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.
(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
- Dance 284: Dance Improvisation and Composition
- Dance 374: Experiential Anatomy and Kinesiology
- Dance 384: Movement Analysis