Session Description

DANC 270: Introduction to Dance Education Students participate in state and national arts advocacy days where they meet with politicians to discuss critical funding and policy issues related to the arts. Number of Field Hours: 10 DANC 370: Creative Dance Students have opportunities to design and teach creative dance lessons to pre-K students at the Bright Horizons Child Care Center on campus. Number of Field Hours: 15 DANC 470: Dance Pedagogy for Middle and High School Students mentor local middle and high school students in choreography projects. This interaction occurs online and allows students gain hands-on experience using the latest technology. Students engage in distance learning mentoring through The Video Collaboratory, an innovative video platform that facilitates such interactions. Number of Field Hours: 25 DANC 478: Integrated Approaches to Dance Education Students teach dance at the Babcock Center to gain practical skills in teaching dance to populations of various abilities. Number of Field Hours: 50 Sample Program of Study Collapse AllPrerequisites ( 9 hours) By taking DANC 150, 281 and 282, students will develop an understanding of dance as a profession as well as the history and role of dance in a variety of cultural contexts. Required (12 hours) In DANC 103, 160, 300, 360, students will study basic anatomy and kinesiology as it applies to dance technique and performance. Students will also explore the various stages of the creative process and principles of music composition as a tool that can enhance the relationship between dance and music in a variety of genres. Techniques (15 hours) Through a series of technique courses, students will develop technical and artistic proficiency in a broad range of technical styles present in K-12 education including: ballet, contemporary, West African, musical theatre, and folk dance. Dance Company (3 hours) In DANC 177, students rehearse for dance performances that consist of original choreography created by faculty and guest artists, students, or touring dance ensembles. Professional Education (27 Hours) The professional education sequence (DANC 270, 370, 470, 471, 478, 479) covers methods for dance instruction in K-12 education, curricular design, and assessment. Students will participate in arts advocacy at the state and national level, develop hand-on experience in a number of educational environments, and learn how to work with diverse populations. Education Cognate (12 Hours) Students are also required to complete the education cognate. In this series of courses (EDFI 300, EDPY 401, PEDU 515, EDEX 523, EDRD 500), students will learn about the social, political and historical aspects of education; theories of human development and cognition, and literacy in the arts.