Requirements for the Minor in Dance
Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their
college catalog.
The Dance minor combines technique training in movement with training in music and rhythm. Creativity is stressed in two courses of choreography and students have the opportunity to create dances for concerts. Students are welcome to participate in the dance club, Orchesis, which sponsors many activities throughout the year, including master classes and workshops with professional companies and teachers. The Dance minor is especially recommended for students in art, communication, education, music, theatre, and musical theatre.
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
A. 13 credit hours:
|
| DANC 105 |
Folk Dance |
1 |
| DANC 110 |
Dance Productions (4 semesters) |
0 |
| DANC 111 |
Modern Technique I |
2 |
| DANC 211 |
Modern Technique II
|
2 |
| DANC 311 |
Modern Technique III
|
2 |
| DANC 363 |
Choreography I
|
3 |
| DANC 364 |
Choreography II
|
3 |
B. 3 credit hours:
| MUS 101 |
Music Theory/Non-Majors (may be waived by advisor for those with extensive music background) |
C. 8 credit hours - to be selected from the following:
| DANC 106 |
Square Dance |
1 |
| DANC 121 |
Beginning Tap |
2 |
| DANC 122 |
Tap Dance II
|
2 |
| DANC 131 |
Beginning Jazz |
2 |
| DANC 132 |
Jazz Dance II |
2 |
| DANC 221 |
Beginning Ballet |
2 |
| DANC 222 |
Ballet II |
2 |
| DANC 223 |
Ballet III
|
2 |
| DANC 231 |
Afro-Caribbean Dance |
2 |
| DANC 241 |
Improvisation
|
2 |
| DANC 321 |
Dance for the Musical Theatre
|
2-3 |
| DANC 341 |
Selected Topics in Dance |
1-3 |
| DANC 461-462 |
Practicum in Dance |
6 |
| or DANC 561-562 |
Practicum in Dance (senior or graduate student - by audition only) |