2023-2024 Catalog

Minor: Dance, 18 Credits

The Dance Minor is designed for non-Dance majors who wish to experience the art of dance from an academic and experiential perspective while engaged in another major. No audition or experience is required. The minor provides a foundation in histories and practices of dance and its trajectory as a social and cultural phenomenon.

Requirements

Required courses: (6 credits)

DANC 105Dance as an Art Form for Non-Majors 

3

(or equivalency with prior experience)

DANC 354Dance and Cultural Histories  

3

DANC 105 or equivalency w/prior experience

Two of the following: (6 credits)

DANC 230Costume for Dance 

3

DANC 303Experiential Anatomy

3

DANC 309Ethics/Aesthetics/Gender in the Performing Arts

3

ART 328/DANC 328/THTR 328The Arts & Social Change

3

DANC 371Somatic Awareness  

3

DANC 313Cripping the Arts

3

DANC 311Black Dance in America

3

Three of the following: (6 credits)

DANC 107Jazz I for Non-Majors

2

DANC 140 Ballet I for Non-Majors

2

DANC 141Modern for Non-Majors

2

DANC 210African Dance for Non-Majors

2

DANC 214Hip Hop for Non-Majors

2