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The B.F.A. curriculum in dance emphasizes professional level training within a liberal arts setting while focusing on the development of technical abilities, choreographic skill, teaching methods and the study of dance history. The program strives to unite academic and artistic inquiry with sustained civic engagement in the local and global community.
The B.F.A. dance major requires 60 credits as follows:
Major Courses (37 credits):
- DANC 2010 - Performance I (3)
- DANC 2520 - Dance Composition II (3)
- DANC 3330 - Dance Pedagogy (3)
- DANC 3520 - Dance Composition III (3)
- DANC 3550 - Laban Movement Studies (3)
- DANC 4580 - Dance Company - Four Semesters (4)
- DANC 4590 - Senior Production (3)
- DANC 4710 - Dance History: Primitive through 19th Century (3)
- DANC 4720 - Dance History: 20th-Century United States (3)
- DANC 4900 - Building Community in the Arts (3)
- THEA 6350 - Theatrical Drafting and Model Making Techniques
(3)
or - THEA 6850 - Design for Dancers (3)
Capstone Course (Required for Major):
- DANC 5110 - Capstone (0)
Capstone Options (Choose One) (3):
DANC 4600 - Choreography and Media ** (3) - DANC 4650 - Capstone Choreographic Project (3)
- DANC 4850 - Capstone Special Topics (3)
- DANC H4990 - Honors Thesis , DANC H5000 Honors Thesis (3)
**Note that students must also enroll in DANC 5110 Capstone Course (0 credits) when taking this course
Dance Technique (23 credits):
Students must achieve level IV in either ballet or modern dance technique and level III in the other in order to graduate and will be evaluated at the end of each academic year. Students who demonstrate proficiency at the technique level III in modern dance or ballet (3830, 3840) will be place at level IV (4830, 4840). Each of these courses may be repeated for credit. Dance majors must continue to be enrolled for credit in ballet and modern dance through graduation. BFA candidates are required to enroll in both Intensive Modern Dance (4-day) and Intensive Ballet (4-day) each semester at their proper level III or IV. For the BFA candidate, the maximum number of dance technique credits that may be counted toward the 120 credit hours for graduation is 30 credits.
Ballet and Modern Dance (19 credits)
- DANC 3830 - Intensive Modern Dance III (3)
- DANC 3840 - Intensive Ballet III (3)
- DANC 4830 - Intensive Modern Dance IV (3)
- DANC 4840 - Intensive Ballet IV (3)