Dance, Performance/Choreography Track, B.A.

General Education Requirements - 41 Credit Hours

Music and Fine Arts majors must meet the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements as set out in the General Education Program .

• Fine Art Requirement: Music and Fine Arts majors fulfill the two-hour Fine Arts elective through major study.

Required Dance Technique Courses - 20 Credit Hours

Dance Majors must take a total of 20 credits in technique courses listed below. Courses may be repeated for credit.

Dance Core - 27 Credit Hours

• DAN 0110 - Dancers’ Seminar (8 semesters)
• DAN 1113 - Dance Production
• DAN 2363 - Introduction to Dance
• DAN 3363 - History of Dance I
• DAN 3473 - Creative Dance Practices I
• DAN 3601 - Worldview Issues in the Arts
• DAN 4120 - Senior Graduation Project
• DAN 4363 - History of Dance II
• DAN 4473 - Creative Dance Practices II

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• DAN 1501 - Dance Ensemble  and *
• DAN 3501 - Dance Ensemble

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  * DAN 1501/3501 are repeated to complete a minimum of four semesters, as directed by the Dance Department.

Required Music Course - 3 Credit Hours

• MUS 1043 - Introduction to Music Theory

Dance Performance/Choreography Track Required Courses: 5 Credit Hours

• DAN 1401 - Conditioning for Dance
• DAN 2021 - Dance in Worship
• DAN 3051 - Dance Improvisation
• DANV 4723 - Internship in Dance

Dance Elective Courses - 7 Credit Hours

(select a total of 7 credits in the courses listed below):

• DAN 1031 - Dance Somatics
• DAN 3011 - Ballroom Dance
• DAN 3021 - Pointe & Partnering
• DAN 3031 - Dance Repertory
• DAN 3051 - Dance Improvisation
• DAN 3383 - Pedagogical Concepts of Dance I
• DAN 3401 - Latin Dance
• DAN 3701 - Alexander Technique
• DAN 4123 - Selected Topics in Dance
• DAN 4383 - Pedagogical Concepts of Dance II
• DAN 4823 - Independent Project in Dance

Note:

* Eighteen additional required credit hours are needed to meet the 120 total and the 38 upper level

Sample Degree Plan

Dance Performance/Choreography Track B.A. Degree Plan