Dance Minors

The minor in dance is intended to provide a well-rounded physical experience of dance practices as well as movement histories and theories for students who are interested in pairing dance with their primary area of study.

Degree Requirements: 20 semester hours (minimum)

The minor requires completion of courses in Dance Technique, Choreography, Pedagogy, Theory, and Dance in its Cultural Context for a minimum of 20 semester hours. Some courses do have prerequisites, so students are encouraged to seek academic advising before pursuing the minor. Dance minors are not allowed to take variable-unit courses for 0.

Admission

The dance minor is for both experienced and non-experienced movers. There is no audition requirement nor application process to become a dance minor. Please email the dance department Chair if interested.

Courses

N.B. Classes are not necessarily offered every semester.

I. Choreography: 3 semester hours required

(choose 1 from the following composition courses)

Course Number	Course Name	Semester Hours
DANC 160	Fundamentals of Dance Composition I: The Choreographic Process (Fulfills University Core: ECRE)	3
DANC 163	Introduction to Choreography (Fulfills University Core: ECRE)	3

II. General & Creative Theory: 6 semester hours required

(choose from the following theory courses to total 6 semester hours)

Course Number

Course Name

Semester Hours

DANC 183

Stagecraft for Dancers

DANC 281

History of Dance Theatre

DANC 282

I Am, Therefore I Dance: Dance, Culture and Society (Fulfills University Core: FDIV)

DANC 380

Intro to Music

DANC 382

Djembe Drumming

DANC 387

Dance as Social Action (also fulfills Engaged Learning Flag)

DANC 480

Kinesiology for Dancers I (Fulfills University Core: ESTM)

OR OTHER COURSES AS DIRECTED BY AN ADVISOR, SUCH AS:

DANC 377

Dance Production

0-1

DANC 379

Dance Tour Group

0-3

DANC 398.01

SS: Intro to Business in the Arts

DANC 479.01

R&P: Filming Dance (Fulfills University Core: LENL flag when taken for 3 units)

0-3

III. Pedagogy and Teaching Theory: 3 semester hours required

(choose 1 from the following pedagogy courses)

Course Number	Course Name	Semester Hours
DANC 363	Multiple Ways of Knowing and Showing	3
DANC 385	Movement Arts for Children	3
DANC 484	Principles of Teaching Dance	3

IV. Dance Technique: 6 semester hours required

(choose from the following dance technique courses to total 6 semester hours)

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE NAME	SEMESTER HOURS
DANCE 102	Modern/Contemporary Dance I	0-2
DANCE 144	Tap Dance I	0-2
DANCE 198	SS: Open Contemporary II	0-2
DANCE 242	Jazz II	0-2
DANCE 244	Tap Dance II	0-2
DANCE 347	Intermediate Hip Hop	0-2
DANCE 498	SS: Advance Hip Hop	0-2

Beginner and Intermediate dance-major technique classes are open to minors as space allows. Minors who want to take advanced-level technique classes must seek approval from the Chair.

Modern Dance

Course Number	Course Name	Semester Hours
DANC 102	Modern Dance I	0-2
DANC 202	Modern Dance II	0-2
DANC 302	Modern Dance III	0-2
DANC 402	Modern Dance IV	0-2
DANC 404	Modern Dance V	0-2

Ballet

Course Number	Course Name	Semester Hours
DANC 120	Ballet I	0-2
DANC 220	Ballet II	0-2
DANC 320	Ballet III	0-2
DANC 420	Ballet IV	0-2
DANC 423	Ballet V	0-2

Jazz Dance

Course Number	Course Name	Semester Hours
DANC 142	Jazz Dance I	0-2
DANC 242	Jazz Dance II	0-2
DANC 342	Jazz Danc III	0-2
DANC 345	Jazz Dance IV	0-2
DANC 445	Jazz Dance V	0-2
DANC 446	Jazz Dance VI	0-2

Tap Dance

Course Number	Course Name	Semester Hours
DANC 144	Tap Dance I	0-2
DANC 244	Tap Dance II	0-2

Hip Hop Dance

Course Number	Course Name	Semester Hours
DANC 347	Intermediate Hip Hop	0-2

V. Dance In Its Cultural Context: 2 semester hours required

(choose from the following dance technique courses to total 2 semester hours)

Course Number	Course Name	Semester Hours
DANC 371	Martial Arts (eg. Aikido, Tae Kwon Do)	0-2
DANC 374	Yoga I	0-2
DANC 375	Yoga II	0-2
DANC 376	Yoga for Dancers	0-2
DANC 397	Dances of the West African Diaspora	0-2
DANC 397	Dance of Hawai'i	0-2