Dance
The Dance Major
Note: Note: A grade of C- or better is required in all coursework comprising the major.
12 units, including:Technique
Four units (two from Group 1 and two from Group 2), chosen from:
Group 1:
DANC 266 Ballet II
DANC 366 Advanced Ballet
DANC 356 Pointe & Variations
DANC 306 University Dancers
DANC 261 Jazz II
DANC 361 Advanced Jazz
Group 2:
DANC 238 Contact Improvisation
DANC 251 Contemporary Dance I
DANC 258 Writing from the Body: Words and Movement
DANC 265 Contemporary Dance II
DANC 301 Global Dance Forms
DANC 365 Advanced Contemporary Dance
DANC 312 Special Topics in Dance Technique
Creating Performance
Three units, chosen from:
Required:
DANC 248 Movement Improvisation
DANC 255 Choreography I
Plus one:
DANC 319 Collaborative Arts Lab: Dance, Humanities & Technology
DANC 335 Choreography II
DANC 315 Independent Study
Somatic Studies
One unit, chosen from:
DANC 320 Human Kinetics for Dance
DANC 322 Special Topics in Somatics
Critical Inquiry
Two units (must include one unit of History), chosen from:
DANC 330 Dance History-Theory I
DANC 340 Dance History-Theory II
DANC 350 Special Topics in Critical Inquiry
Design
One unit, chosen from:
THTR 207 Text and Performance
THTR 305 Sound Design
THTR 307 Lighting Design
THTR 322 Costume Design
Capstone
One unit, chosen from:
DANC 407 Senior Thesis - Capstone
The Dance Minor
Note: The grade point average of the coursework comprising the minor must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.7). Upper-level courses are taught on a rotating basis.
Six units, including:Technique
Two units, chosen from:
DANC 238 Introduction to Contact Improvisation
DANC 251 Contemporary Dance I
DANC 257 Ballet I
DANC 258 Writing from the Body: Words and Movement
DANC 261 Jazz II
DANC 265 Contemporary Dance II
DANC 266 Ballet II
DANC 301 Global Dance Forms
DANC 306 University Dancers
DANC 312 Special Topics in Dance Technique
DANC 356 Pointe & Variations
DANC 361 Advanced Jazz
DANC 365 Advanced Contemporary Dance
DANC 366 Advanced Ballet
Creating Performance
Two units, chosen from:
DANC 248 Introduction to Movement Improvisation
DANC 255 Choreography I
DANC 335 Choreography II
DANC 319 Collaborative Arts Lab: Dance, Humanities & Technology
DANC 315 Independent Study
Critical Inquiry - Somatic Studies - Design
Two units (must include one unit of History), chosen from:
DANC 330 Dance History-Theory I
DANC 340 Dance History-Theory II
DANC 320 Human Kinetics for Dance
DANC 322 Special Topics in Somatics
DANC 350 Special Topics in Critical Inquiry
THTR 203 Introduction to Lighting and Sound
THTR 206 Introduction to Costume
