Session Description

58 hours to include: Required Dance Courses (25 hours) Required Dance Studies (13 hours) DAN 147 - Orientation to Dance (1) DAN 185 - Principles for Dance Health (3) DAN 188 - Rhythmic Awareness for Dancers (1) DAN 360 - Dance History I (World Cultural Dance) (3) DAN 401 - Dance Kinesiology (3) DAN 411 - Careers in Dance (2) Teaching Methods (4 hours) Choose two: DAN 375 - Dance Pedagogy (2) DAN 475 - Teaching Methods - Ballet (2) DAN 476 - Teaching Methods - Modern (2) Performance and Choreography Studies (5 hours) DAN 148 - Performance Practicum (1) DAN 170 - Improvisation I (1) DAN 270 - Improvisation II (1) DAN 370 - Elements of Composition I (2) Performance II Option (2 hours) DAN 243 - Performance II (2) OR DAN 244 - Performance II (2) Dance Technical Studies (1 hours) DAN 215 - Conditioning for Dancers (1) Dance Studies Electives (12 hours) Choose from the following courses DAN 300 - Dance Production I (2) DAN 301 - Dance Production II (2) DAN 361 - Dance History II (Western Concert Dance and Practices) (3) DAN 371 - Elements of Composition II (2) DAN 375 - Dance Pedagogy (2) DAN 460 - Dance and Technology (2) DAN 470 - Choreography (2) DAN 471 - Choreography With the Camera (2) DAN 475 - Teaching Methods - Ballet (2) DAN 476 - Teaching Methods - Modern (2) DAN 400 - Senior Project (3) (3 hrs Fall +3 hrs Spring) Dance Technical Studies (21 hours) Two technique/studio courses from different genres are recommended each semester (ballet, modern, and/or jazz technique.) Technique/studio courses include Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Partnering Techniques, Variations, Pas de Deux, Men’s Technique, Jazz, Tap, Conditioning for Dancers, and Pilates. DAN B21 - Ballet Technique II (2) DAN B28 - Ballet Technique II (1) or higher OR DAN M21 - Modern Dance Technique II (2) DAN M28 - Modern Dance Technique II (1) or higher