Dance Major/Minor Course Requirements

Dance Major Course Requirements

Required Core Courses:

  • DNC 115 – Dance Practices I 1 course unit
  • DNC 170 – Dance & Society 1 course unit
  • DNC 201 – Dance Histories 1 course unit
  • DNC 215 – Dance Practices II 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 490 – CUE: Advanced Research in Dance I 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 495 – CUE: Advanced Research in Dance II 0.5 course unit

And one of the following…

  • BIO 102 – Concepts of Biology: Biology of Movements 1 course unit
  • BIO 151 – Principles of Biology II: Cells & Organisms 1 course unit

Performance Concentration:

  • DNC 160 – Movement Workshop for Dancers & Actors 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 260 – Dance Composition 1 course unit
  • DNC 275 – Anatomy & Kinesiology for Dancers 1 course unit

Two of the following…

  • DNC 410, 411 – Ballet IV 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 420, 421 – Jazz Dance IV 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 430, 431 – Jazztap IV 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 440, 441 – Modern Dance IV 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 470, 471 – Ballet V 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 472, 473 – Modern Dance V 0.5 course unit

Two of the following…

  • DNC 125 – Aerial Acrobatics I 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 150 – African Dances & Cultures 1 course unit
  • DNC 235 – Dance Partnering 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 250 – Experiential Anatomy & Somatic Practice for Dancers 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 345 – Pointe & Variations 0.5 course unit
  • Any Level III, IV, or V technique courses in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap (.5)
  • DNC 950 – Community Performance Ensemble 0.5 course unit

Choreography Concentration:

  • DNC 160 – Movement Workshop for Dancers & Actors 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 260 – Dance Composition 1 course unit
  • DNC 360 – Advanced Dance Composition 1 course unit
  • THR 165 – Stagecraft: Aesthetics & Lighting 0.5 course unit
  • THR 167 – Stagecraft: Costume Techniques 0.5 course unit

Two of the following…

  • DNC 125 – Aerial Acrobatics I 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 150 – African Dances & Cultures 1 course unit
  • DNC 235 – Dance Partnering 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 250 – Experiential Anatomy & Somatic Practice for Dancers 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 265 – Screen Dance 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 345 – Pointe & Variations 0.5 course unit
  • Any Level III, IV, or V technique courses in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap (.5)
  • DNC 950 – Community Performance Ensemble 0.5 course unit

Dance Education Concentration:

  • DNC 160 – Movement Workshop for Dancers & Actors 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 260 – Dance Composition 1 course unit
  • DNC 350 – Teaching Dance: Theory & Methods 1 course unit
  • DNC 365 – Teaching Dance Technique 1 course unit

One of the following…

  • DNC 150 – African Dances & Cultures 1 course unit
  • DNC 275 – Anatomy & Kinesiology for Dancers 1 course unit
  • DNC 360 – Advanced Dance Composition 1 course unit

One of the following…

  • Any Level III, IV, or V technique courses in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap (0.5)
  • THR 165 – Stagecraft: Aesthetics & Lighting  0.5 course unit
  • THR 166 – Stagecraft: Scenic Techniques  0.5 course unit
  • THR 167 – Stagecraft: Costume Techniques  0.5 course unit
  • DNC 235 – Dance Partnering  0.5 course unit
  • DNC 250 – Experiential Anatomy & Somatic Practice for Dancers  0.5 course unit
  • DNC 270 – Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis (LMA)  1 course unit

Dance Science Concentration:

  • DNC 250 – Experiential Anatomy & Somatic Practice for Dancers 0.5 course unit
  • DNC 275 – Anatomy & Kinesiology for Dancers 1 course unit
  • DNC 375 – Advanced Topics in Dance Science 1 course unit
  • Two (.5) Level III, IV, or V technique courses in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap

Two of the following…

  • BIO 245 – Comparative Anatomy  1 course unit
  • BIO 250 – General Physiology  1 course unit
  • PSY 101 – Introductory Psychology  1 course unit
  • PSY 230 – Child Development  1 course unit
  • PSY 231 – Adolescent Development  1 course unit
  • PSY 240 – Abnormal Psychology  1 course unit
  • PHY 121 – General Physics I  1 course unit
  • PHY 122 – General Physics II  1 course unit

Dance Minor Course Requirements

Required Core Courses:

  • DNC 115 – Dance Practices I  1 course unit
  • DNC 170 – Dance & Society  1 course unit
  • DNC 201 – Dance Histories  1 course unit
  • DNC 215 – Dance Practices II  0.5 course unit

Five 0.5 credit courses in dance technique, including…

  • DNC 160 – Movement Workshop for Dancers & Actors  0.5 course unit 

OR

  • DNC 250 – Experiential Anatomy & Somatic Practice for Dancers  0.5 course unit

One of the following…

  • DNC 260 – Dance Composition  1 course unit
  • DNC 275 – Anatomy & Kinesiology for Dancers  1 course unit
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