Academic Programs in Dance

The Dance Program offers an minors in Dance (25 credit hours), Dance History (24 credit hours) and a Concentration (30 credit hours) aligned with The School of Education. The Program offers courses in technique, theory, and history. Several courses within the minor and concentration satisfy the College's general education requirements in the arts.

The Dance minors and concentration develop students' potential as performers, choreographers, teachers, and research assistants. After graduation, our students: pursue further study in graduate schools; act as choreographers for public school musical theatre productions; teach in private studios; perform in small regional companies; perform in Equity musicals; and using dance therapy to work with physically or emotionally disabled persons. A strong curriculum in the minors and concentration have been developed which allows our students to reach their full potential within their four years of undergraduate study. 

Specific requirements for each program are given below.

Minor in Dance

An audition that demonstrates proficiency at the 200-level in two techniques, either ballet, modern or jazz is required for admission to the Minor in Dance.  Click here for more information.

Total credit hours to complete minor: 25

Requirements

  • DANC 104 - Global Technique I: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2 or
  • DANC 204 - Global Technique II: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
     
  • DANC 201 - Ballet Technique II: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2 or
  • DANC 250 - Classical Ballet Pointe Credit(s): 2 or
  • DANC 301 - Ballet Technique III: (subtitle) Credit(s):2
     
  • DANC 202 - Modern Technique II: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2 or
  • DANC 302 - Modern Technique III: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
     
  • DANC 203 - Jazz Technique II: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2 or
  • DANC 303 - Jazz Technique III: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
     
  • DANC 221 - F/Global Dance History Credit(s): 3
  • DANC 222 - F/Dance History as a 20th Century Art Credit(s): 3
  • DANC 230 - Dance Kinesiology Credit(s): 3
  • DANC 265 - Dance Ensemble Credit(s): 2 (one credit; repeated two times)
  • DANC 331 - Dance Composition I Credit(s): 3
  • DANC 365 - Dance Ensemble II Credit(s): 1

One elective course in DANC: (2 Credits)

  • DANC 105 - Methods of Body Conditioning: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
  • DANC 204 - Global Technique II: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
  • DANC 301 - Ballet Technique III: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
  • DANC 302 - Modern Technique III: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
  • DANC 303 - Jazz Technique III: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
Minor in Dance History

Total credit hours to complete minor: 24

Requirements

  • DANC 211    F/M Cultural Dance of Asian People    (3 credits)
  • DANC 221    F/Dance History Through the 19th Century    (3 credits)
  • DANC 222    F/Dance History as a 20th Century Art    (3 credits)
  • DANC 399    D/S Research Methods/Teaching Assistant    (3 credits)
  • Choose 3 Courses from the list below
  • Choose 1 Elective from the list below

Additional Courses (Choose 3) (9 credits)

  • ANTH 100    Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
  • ARTH 278    F/19th Century European Art:  French Revolution-Post
  • ARTH 287    F/Avant Garde Modernism
  • MUSC 120    F/Introduction to Music History

Elective Options (Choose 1) (3 credits)

  • DANC 100    F/Introduction to Dance
  • F/MST 100    F/Introduction to Film Studies
  • THEA 140    F/Play Analysis for Theatre
Concentration in Dance

An audition is required for admission to the Concentration in Dance.  Click here for more information.

Total credit hours to complete concentration: 30

Requirements

  • DANC 222 - F/Dance History as a 20th Century Art Credit(s): 3
  • DANC 230 - Dance Kinesiology Credit(s): 3
  • DANC 331 - Dance Composition I Credit(s): 3
     
  • DANC 201 - Ballet Technique II: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2 or
  • DANC 250 - Classical Ballet Pointe Credit(s): 2 or
  • DANC 301 - Ballet Technique III: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
     
  • DANC 104 - Global Technique I: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2 or
  • DANC 204 - Global Technique II: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
     
  • DANC 202 - Modern Technique II: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2 or
  • DANC 302 - Modern Technique III: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
     
  • DANC 203 - Jazz Technique II: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2 or
  • DANC 303 - Jazz Technique III: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
     
  • DANC 265 - Dance Ensemble Credit(s): 1 (taken twice-2 hrs) or
  • DANC 365 - Dance Ensemble II Credit(s): 1 (taken twice-2 hrs)

One elective course from the following:

  • DANC 105 - Methods of Body Conditioning: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
  • DANC 204 - Global Technique II: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
  • DANC 301 - Ballet Technique III: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
  • DANC 302 - Modern Technique III: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2
  • DANC 303 - Jazz Technique III: (subtitle) Credit(s): 2

Three courses (9 credits) from the following:

  • DANC 100 - F/Introduction to Dance Credit(s): 3
  • DANC 211 - F/M/Asian Dance Survey Credit(s): 3
  • DANC 221 - F/Global Dance History Credit(s): 3
  • DANC 332 - Dance Composition II Credit(s): 3
  • DANC 340 - Studies in Dance: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
     
  • MUSC 110 - F/Basic Musicianship Credit(s): 3 or
  • MUSC 189 - Elements of Music Theory Credit(s): 3
     
  • THEA 130 - F/Introduction to Technical Theatre Credit(s): 3