Dance General Program (BA) (Currently on Moratorium)

A. Conditioning and Technique (17 credits)

B. Performance (12 credits)

At least 12 credits from:

• DAN 200 - Dance Ensemble (3)
• DAN 325 - Dance Repertory (3)
• DAN 326 - Dance Performance Team (1-3)
• DAN 400 - Advanced Dance Ensemble (3)

C. Choreography (6 credits)

• DAN 351 - Choreography I: Composition (3)
• DAN 352 - Choreography II: Form and Motion (3)

D. Dance Pedagogy (3 credits)

• DAN 301 - Teaching Children Dance (3)

E. Design and Technical Practice (6 credits)

• One from:

• THE 217 - Theatre Technology for Non-Majors (3)
• THE 255 - Stage Management (3)

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• One from:

• THE 214 - Stage Costuming (3)
• THE 216 - Stage Lighting (3)
• THE 251 - Fundamentals of Stage Makeup (3)

F. Dance Theory (9 credits)

• DAN 204 - Dance in World Cultures (3)
• DAN 300 - American Dance History (3)
• DAN 305 - Dance with the Community (3)

G. Dance or Theatre Practicum (1 credit)

One from:

• THE 120 - Technical Practicum: Lighting/Sound/Management (1)
• THE 121 - Technical Practicum: Stagecraft (1)
• THE 122 - Technical Practicum: Costume/Makeup (1)
• THE 124 - Technical Practicum: Stage Management (1-3)
• THE 426 - Special Projects in Theatre Management (1-3)

H. Senior Capstone (3 credits)

• THE 425 - Senior Seminar (1)
• DAN 401 - Seminar in Dance (2)

I. Additional Requirements

• All requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Bachelor of Arts  degree, including General Education  and additional BA distribution requirements  .
• Grades of C (2.0) or better in all dance courses.

Minimum Credits for the Degree: 120 credits