2020-21 Catalogs
Minor in Dance
The minor in dance is designed to provide basic foundational courses in dance technique as well as more advanced training. The minor is open to all students who would like to maintain and augment previous dance training. It will also serve as the dance training foundation for Bachelor of Music - Musical Theatre in Performance majors. Declaration of the minor in dance will be allowed only after successful completion (C- or better) of a 100-level techniques course sequence (i.e. DAN 101/DAN 121, DAN 102/DAN 122, or DAN 103/DAN 123), or department approval. Enrollment in Intermediate classes are by placement audition or permission of the department.
Program Requirements
The minimum number of credits required of the minor: 18 (nine credits of Technique, three credits of Choreography and Performance, and six credits of dance Electives). To receive the minor in dance, grades of C- or better are required in all Dance courses.
Technique:
A minimum of three courses (9 credits), one of which must be at the 200-level, from the following:
DAN 101 Beginning Modern Dance I 3 credits [fall]
DAN 121 Beginning Modern Dance II 3 credits [spring]
DAN 102 Beginning Ballet I 3 credits [fall]
DAN 122 Beginning Ballet II 3 credits [spring]
DAN 103 Beginning Jazz I 3 credits [fall]
DAN 123 Beginning Jazz II 3 credits [spring]
DAN 104 Beginning Tap I 3 credits [fall]
DAN 124 Beginning Tap II 3 credits [spring]
DAN 202 Intermediate Ballet I* 3 credits [every other fall]
DAN 222 Intermediate Ballet II* 3 credits [every other spring]
DAN 203 Intermediate Jazz I* 3 credits [every other fall]
DAN 223 Intermediate Jazz II* 3 credits [every other spring]
DAN 201 Intermediate Modern I* 3 credits [every other fall]
DAN 221 Intermediate Modern II* 3 credits [every other spring]
Choreography and Performance
Every minor must take 3 credits from one of the following:
DAN 208 Dance Composition 3 credits
DAN 266 The History of Modern Dance 3 credits
DAN 209 Dance Repertory 3 credits
MUH 325 History of Musical Theatre in America 3 credits
Electives:
Every minor must take a minimum of two courses (6 credits) from the following:
DAN 205 Hip-Hop 3 credits [every other spring - 2021]
DAN 307 Musical Theatre Styles I 3 credits [every other fall - 2021]
DAN 327 Musical Theatre Styles II 3 credits [every other spring - 2022]
DAN 297 Topics in Dance 1 - 3 credits
*By placement audition or permission of the department.