Dance

To earn this degree, students must successfully complete at least 120 credits, including General Education requirements and the major requirements below.

Major Sequence

Students will complete a placement evaluation during the first week of school, and will be placed in the appropriate technique level accordingly.

Performance Track

Students who choose a performance emphasis must take 18 credits of Ballet or Modern technique at the 300 level or above, including at least one semester of DA321 Ballet III and DA331 Contemporary Movement Practice 3. Students must also complete DA350 Choreography II, and two consecutive semesters of DA370 Dance Ensemble.

Note: Dance majors in the performance track are required to take Ballet and Modern Technique every semester either for credit or dance audit.

Dance Studies Track

Students who follow a dance studies emphasis must take 16 credits of Ballet or Modern Technique at the 200 level or above, including one semester of DA221 Ballet II and DA231 Contemporary Movement Practice 2. In addition to the required courses for the major, students choose 9 credits in an area of interest such as choreography, history, criticism, therapy, arts administration, production, or business. The dance studies track is designed for students who are double majors.

A percentage of the grade of each dance technique course reflects the student’s technical competency, as assessed by the stated competency skills for the course. Students who receive an A in the technical component of their grade will be eligible for promotion to the next level of technique.

It is the department’s policy that any course in which a major receives a grade lower than a B- cannot be applied toward the major requirements.

Minor Sequence

The dance minor is a 21-credit minimum. It is geared toward the entering first-year student with intermediate technical skills, who wishes to major in another discipline while studying dance. The required courses are:

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DA221 Ballet II has a prerequisite of DA121 Ballet I or permission of the instructor.

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DA231 Contemporary Movement Practice 2 has a prerequisite of DA131 Contemporary Movement Practice 1 or permission of the instructor.

Propel the power of movement to help others express themselves and heal from a myriad of conditions. A minor in dance therapy gives you a distinctive specialty area that can drive lasting impacts in yourself and others.

Minor Sequence

The dance therapy minor will supplement majors such as Dance, Music, Education, Psychology,  Special Education, and anyone interested in movement used as a therapeutic intervention. This is an interdisciplinary minor offering courses from dance and psychology. It consists of 23 credits: 12 credits from psychology and 11 from dance.

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Prerequisite: PS111 Introduction to Psychology or PS113 Foundations of Psychology