Session Description

Required Courses in Dance Technique and Performance (36 hours) Dance Technique Requirements (14 hours) B.F.A. students must enroll in two dance technique courses for regular credit each semester. Courses must be selected in consultation with the dance academic advisor to ensure the student is participating in a technique class five days per week. Two courses in ballet (4 hours) DANC 1100 - Ballet Technique I Credits: 2 hours DANC 2100 - Ballet Technique II Credits: 2 hours DANC 3100 - Ballet Technique III Credits: 2 hours Two courses in jazz (4 hours) DANC 1200 - Jazz Technique I Credits: 2 hours DANC 2200 - Jazz Technique II Credits: 2 hours DANC 3200 - Jazz Technique III Credits: 2 hours Two courses in modern (4 hours) DANC 1300 - Modern Technique I Credits: 2 hours DANC 2300 - Modern Technique II Credits: 2 hours DANC 3300 - Modern Technique III Credits: 2 hours One course in Special Studies in Dance Technique (1-2 hours) DANC 1250 - Special Studies in Introductory Dance Technique Credits: 1 to 6 hours DANC 2250 - Special Studies in Intermediate Dance Technique Credits: 1 to 6 hours DANC 4250 - Advanced Technique Credits: 1 to 6 hours Teaching Assistant for Dance Technique Course (1 hour) Through enrollment in DANC 4000 Practicum, students must serve one semester as a teaching assistant for a dance technique course. Dance Performance Requirements (4 hours) DANC 4600 Performance Credits / Units: 2 hours Two hours selected from the following: DANC 4600 - Performance Credits: 1 to 6 hours DANC 4650 - Dance Ensemble Credits: 1 to 3 hours DANC 4610 - Advanced Dance Studies Credits: 1 to 6 hours Dance Technique & Performance Electives (18 hours) Students may elect from any of the following courses: DANC 1100 - Ballet Technique I Credits: 2 hours DANC 1200 - Jazz Technique I Credits: 2 hours DANC 1250 - Special Studies in Introductory Dance Technique Credits: 1 to 6 hours DANC 1300 - Modern Technique I Credits: 2 hours DANC 2100 - Ballet Technique II Credits: 2 hours DANC 2200 - Jazz Technique II Credits: 2 hours DANC 2250 - Special Studies in Intermediate Dance Technique Credits: 1 to 6 hours DANC 2300 - Modern Technique II Credits: 2 hours DANC 3100 - Ballet Technique III Credits: 2 hours DANC 3200 - Jazz Technique III Credits: 2 hours DANC 3300 - Modern Technique III Credits: 2 hours DANC 4000 - Practicum Credits: 1 to 4 hours DANC 4100 - Supplemental Ballet Technique Credits: 1 hour DANC 4200 - Supplemental Jazz Technique Credits: 1 hour DANC 4250 - Advanced Technique Credits: 1 to 6 hours DANC 4300 - Supplemental Modern Technique Credits: 1 hour DANC 4600 - Performance Credits: 1 to 6 hours Required Courses in Choreography (12 hours) DANC 1800 - Dance Composition I Credits: 3 hours DANC 1860 - Music for Dancers Credits: 3 hours DANC 2800 - Composition and Technology Credits: 3 hours DANC 3800 - Advanced Dance Composition Credits: 3 hours Required Courses in Dance Theory (24 hours) DANC 1000 - First Year Performance Credits: 2 hours DANC 1210 - Roots of Jazz Credits: 3 hours DANC 1960 - Conditioning for Dancers Credits: 2 hours DANC 2450 - Dance History and Culture Credits: 3 hours DANC 2950 - Introduction to Dance Science and Kinesiology Credits: 3 hours DANC 2960 - Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals (SM) Credits: 2 hours DANC 3890 - Lighting and Staging for Dance Credits: 2 hours DANC 4400 - Dance Pedagogy Credits: 2 hours DANC 4890 - Dance Management Credits: 2 hours One of the following: DANC 3450 - Contemporary Dance History Credits: 3 hours DANC 4850 - Race, Gender, and Dance Credits: 3 hours Capstone Experience (9 hours) DANC 3600 - BFA Junior Jury Credits: 1 hour DANC 4450 - Senior Seminar Credits: 1 hour DANC 4800 - Graduating Presentation Credits: 3 hours Demonstration of Advanced Skill in Dance (4 hours): One course selected from the following advanced dance technique courses (2 hours) DANC 3100 - Ballet Technique III Credits: 2 hours DANC 3200 - Jazz Technique III Credits: 2 hours DANC 3300 - Modern Technique III Credits: 2 hours One course selected from the following (2 hours) Advanced dance technique in a second form not used to complete the requirement above. DANC 3100 - Ballet Technique III Credits: 2 hours DANC 3200 - Jazz Technique III Credits: 2 hours DANC 3300 - Modern Technique III Credits: 2 hours DANC 4610 - Advanced Dance Studies Credits: 1 to 6 hours DANC 4650 - Dance Ensemble Credits: 1 to 3 hours