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 201MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES II

4

DAN 105PRODUCTION PRACTICUM

1

DAN 494CAPSTONE PROJECT

4

Movement Techniques

Four of the following movement techniques:

DAN 162/AFR 162WEST AFRICAN DANCE I

4

DAN 165/AFR 165/ANT 166/CRE 165/REL 165AAFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE I

4

DAN 114/AFR 114INTRODUCTION TO HIP HOP DANCE

4

or

DAN 214/AFR 214HIP HOP DANCE II

4

DAN 107CC: MOVEMENT THINKING

4

or

DAN 207COMPOSITIONAL IMPROVISATION

4

DAN 258MODERN TECHNIQUE II

2

DAN 259BALLET II

2

Research Methods

One of the following two research methods courses:

DAN 208CHOREOGRAPHY I

4

DAN 340HISTORY OF DANCE

4

Electives

Four of the following electives:

DAN 107CC: MOVEMENT THINKING

4

DAN 119/CRE 119/AFR 119PERFORMING HIP HOP CULTURE

4

DAN 125DANCE PRODUCTION

4

DAN 207COMPOSITIONAL IMPROVISATION

4

DAN 208CHOREOGRAPHY I

4

DAN 223MUSIC FOR DANCE

4

DAN 236DANCE FOR THE CAMERA

4

DAN 237/AT 237/THE 248MEDIA IN PERFORMANCE

4

DAN 263/THE 266/AMS 266/MUS 266CC: PERFORM DIFF AMER MUSICAL

4

DAN 264DANCERS ACT/ACTORS DANCE

4

DAN 280REPERTORY/PERFORMANCE I

4

DAN 340HISTORY OF DANCE

4

DAN 341DANCE WRITING

4

DAN 371ANATOMY OF MOVEMENT

4

DAN 408CHOREOGRAPHY II

4

DAN 434/GWS 434MAPPING BODIES

4

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