Dance Performance and Choreography B.F.A.

Admission to this program requires an audition.

A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in Dance Performance and Choreography requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below. 

Major Requirements:

Required courses: 32 sh

DAN 1020	SOMATIC THEORIES I	4 sh
DAN 2020	SOMATIC THEORIES II	4 sh
DAN 2310	CONTEMPORARY MODERN III	1 sh
DAN 3900	DANCE HISTORY I	4 sh
DAN 3950	DANCE HISTORY II	4 sh
DAN 2350	DANCE COMPOSITION II: CHOREOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLES AND MOVEMENT APPROACHES	4 sh
DAN 3350	DANCE COMPOSITION III: GROUP STRUCTURES AND DEVELOPMENT	4 sh
DAN 4970	SENIOR SEMINAR I	2 sh
DAN 4971	SENIOR SEMINAR II	2 sh

Select sixteen semester hours from the following courses: 16 sh

DAN 2310	CONTEMPORARY MODERN III	1 sh
DAN 2330	CONTEMPORARY MODERN IV	1 sh
DAN 3300	CONTEMPORARY MODERN V	1 sh
DAN 4300	CONTEMPORARY MODERN VI	1 sh
DAN 2800	BALLET III	1 sh
DAN 2810	BALLET IV	1 sh
DAN 3800	BALLET V	1 sh
DAN 4800	BALLET VI	1 sh

Student must take each level of technique class twice, 8 credit hours of Modern III-VI and 8 credit hours of Ballet III-VI

Select four semester hours from the following courses: 4 sh

DAN 2120	POINTE I TECHNIQUE	1 sh
DAN 2100	YOGA	2 sh
DAN 3150	ADVANCED YOGA PHILOSOPHY, THEORY AND PRACTICE	4 sh
DAN 3500	JAZZ III	1 sh
DAN 4500	JAZZ IV	1 sh
DAN 1600	WORLD DANCE I	2 sh
DAN 1400	TAP I	1 sh
DAN 2400	TAP II	1 sh
DAN 3400	TAP III	1 sh
DAN 3200	SPECIAL TOPICS IN DANCE	2-4 sh

Select four semester hours of Dance Ensemble: 4 sh

DAN 2230

DANCE ENSEMBLE

1 sh

Select twelve semester hours of dance electives at the 3000-4000 level: 12 sh

Total Credit Hours: 68