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The Bachelor of Arts curriculum focuses on 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 dance major requires 44 credits as follows:
Major Courses:
- DANC 2010 - Performance I
- DANC 2520 - Dance Composition II
- DANC 3330 - Dance Pedagogy
- DANC 3520 - Dance Composition III
- DANC 3550 - Laban Movement Studies
- DANC 4580 - Dance Company - Two Semesters
- DANC 4710 - Dance History: Primitive through 19th Century
- DANC 4720 - Dance History: 20th-Century United States
- THEA 6350 - Theatrical Drafting and Model Making Techniques
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- THEA 6850 - Design for Dancers
Theatre or Dance Elective
- Elective must be a 3-credit course at the 3000- or 4000-level
- excluding technique classes
Capstone Course (Required for Major):
- DANC 5110 - Capstone (0)
Capstone Options (Choose One)
- DANC 4600 - Choreography and Media **
- DANC 4650 - Capstone Choreographic Project
- DANC 4850 - Capstone Special Topics
- DANC 4900 - Building Community in the Arts **
- DANC H4990 - Honors Thesis, DANC H5000 Honors Thesis
** Note that students must also enroll in DANC 5110 Capstone Course (0 credits) when taking these courses
Dance Technique (12 credits):
In ballet or modern dance students must achieve level IV in either ballet or modern dance technique and level III in the other in order to graduate. Students who demonstrate proficiency at the technique level III in modern dance or ballet (3800, 3820, 3830, 3840) will be placed at level IV (4800, 4820, 4830, 4840). Each of these courses may be repeated for credit.
Note: a minimum of two semesters of ballet and a minimum of two semesters of modern dance are required. Students will be evaluated at the end of each academic year. Dance majors must continue to be enrolled for credit in ballet or modern dance through graduation. For the BA dance candidate, the maximum number of dance technique credits that may count toward the 120 hours needed for graduation is 24 credits.