Dance Major

The major in dance consists of 12 classes, of varying credit hours. Dance majors take at least 5 movement practice classes, which provide intellectual context and exposure to a diversity of forms. Students develop their artistry through research methods, four electives, and culminate their studies in a capstone course in the spring of their Senior year. 

Requirements

Required

DAN 201	MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES II	4
DAN 105	PRODUCTION PRACTICUM	1
DAN 494	CAPSTONE PROJECT	4

Movement Techniques

Four of the following movement techniques:

DAN 162/AFR 162	WEST AFRICAN DANCE I	4
DAN 165/AFR 165/ANT 166/CRE 165	AFRO-DIASPORIC DANCE I	4
DAN 114/AFR 114	INTRODUCTION TO HIP HOP DANCE	4
	or
DAN 214/AFR 214	HIP HOP DANCE II	4
DAN 107	CC: MOVEMENT THINKING	4
	or
DAN 207	COMPOSITIONAL IMPROVISATION	4
DAN 258	MODERN TECHNIQUE II	2
DAN 259	BALLET II	2

Electives

Four of the following electives:

DAN 107	CC: MOVEMENT THINKING	4
DAN 119/CRE 119/AFR 119	PERFORMING HIP HOP CULTURE	4
DAN 125	DANCE PRODUCTION	4
DAN 207	COMPOSITIONAL IMPROVISATION	4
DAN 208	CHOREOGRAPHY I	4
DAN 223	MUSIC FOR DANCE	4
DAN 236	DANCE FOR THE CAMERA	4
DAN 237/AT 237/THE 248	MEDIA IN PERFORMANCE	4
DAN 263/THE 266/AMS 266/MUS 266	CC: PERFORM DIFF AMER MUSICAL	4
DAN 264/THE 262	DANCERS ACT/ACTORS DANCE	4
DAN 280	REPERTORY/PERFORMANCE I	4
DAN 340	HISTORY OF DANCE	4
DAN 341	DANCE WRITING	4
DAN 371	ANATOMY OF MOVEMENT	4
DAN 408	CHOREOGRAPHY II	4
DAN 434/GWS 434	MAPPING BODIES	4

Research Methods

One of the following two research methods courses:

DAN 208	CHOREOGRAPHY I	4
DAN 340	HISTORY OF DANCE	4

Advisers: R. Boggia, S. Collins-Achille, D. Dorfman, H. Henderson, S. Hove, L. Race, R. A. Roberts