Dance Minor Requirements
Minimum of 25 total credits.
Academic Coursework
Minimum of 10 credits
- Dance 100 Understanding Dance (5cr)
- Dance 101 Dance and the American Experience (5cr)
- Dance 150 Intro to Dance Studies (3cr)
- Dance 166 Intro to Dance Making (5cr) ++
- Dance 232 Somatic Movement Education (1-3cr)
- Dance 242 Music for Dance (3cr)
- Dance 251 Creative Process (5cr)
- Dance 271 Dance Production Crew (1-3cr)
- See here for more information about production.
- Dance 343 Hip Hop, Street, and Club Dance Culture (3cr)
- Dance 345 Contemporary Dance Histories (5cr)
- Dance 355 Dance, Power, and Globalization (3cr)
- Dance 356 Dance, Culture & Colonization (5cr)
- Dance 357 Diaspora Negra: Afro Latinx Dance Traditions (5cr)
- Dance 358 African Dance & Culture (3-5cr)
- Dance 365 Screendance Making (3-5cr)
- Dance 366 Dance Making: Special Topics (3-5cr)
- Dance 414 Dance Research Symposium (1cr)
- Dance 415 Dance Research Methods (3cr)
- Dance 420 Dance Aesthetics (3cr)
- Dance 480 Career Explorations for Dance Majors (3cr)
- Dance 490 Special Topics (3c)
- Dance 493 Anatomy for Dance (5cr) ++
- Dance 494 Teaching Methodologies (5cr)
Dance Practice/ Technique Coursework
(Minimum of 15 credits)
- Dance 280 African Dance I (2-3cr)
- Dance 380 African Dance II (2-3cr)
- Dance 218 Afro-Peruvian Dance (2-3cr)
- Dance 237 Ballroom Dance (2-3cr)
- Dance 287 Capoeira (2-3cr)
- Dance 117 Commercial Dance I (2-3cr)
- Dance 217 Commercial Dance II (2-3cr)
- Dance 317 Commercial Dance III (2-3cr)
- Dance 103 Intro to Contemporary Ballet (2-3cr)
- Dance 107, 108, 109: Contemporary Ballet I (2-3cr)
- Dance 201, 202, 203: Contemporary Ballet II (2-3cr)
- Dance 301, 302, 303: Contemporary Ballet III (2-3cr)
- Dance 102 Intro to Contemporary Modern (2-3cr)
- Dance 104, 105, 106 Contemporary Modern I (2-3cr)
- Dance 204, 205, 206 Contemporary Modern II (2-3cr)
- Dance 304, 305, 306 Contemporary Modern III (2-3cr)
- Dance 231 Folk & Social Dance I (2-3cr)
- Dance 237 Folk & Social Dance II (2-3cr)
- Dance 245 Improvisation I (2-3cr)
- Dance 375 Improvisation II (2-3cr)
- Dance 110, 111, 112 Jazz I (2-3cr)
- Dance 210, 211, 212 Jazz II (2-3cr)
- Dance 310, 311, 312 Jazz III (2-3cr)
- Dance 230 Mindful Movement (1-3cr)
- Dance 233 Pilates (2-3 cr)
- Dance 236 Salsa & Latin Dance I (2-3cr)
- Dance 336 Salsa & Latin Dance II (2-3cr)
- Dance 240 Street & Club Dances (2-3cr) *
- Dance 286 Special Topics in Street & Club Dances I (2-3cr)
- Dance 386 Special Topics in Street & Club Dances II (2-3cr)
- Dance 238 Swing Dance (2-3cr)
- Dance 239 Tango I (2-3cr)
- Dance 339 Tango II (2-3cr)
- Dance 125 Tap Technique I (2-3cr)
- Dance 255 Tap Technique II (2-3cr)
- Dance 156 Intro to Dance (4cr)
- Dance 244 Movement Practices; Rotating Topics (1-3cr)
- Dance 370 Dance Performance Activities
- See here for more information about performance.
- Dance 410 Chamber Dance Production (3cr)
* classes can count as either academic or technique
++space for minors limited, based on major demand-contact advisor for more information
What is the difference between “Academic” and “Practice/Technique” courses?
The majority of Department of Dance courses involve multiple modes of engaging in the study of dance, including reading, writing, viewing, discussing, creating, researching, and movement practice. Courses in which more than 50% of the learning is accomplished through movement practice are categorized as “Practice/Technique;” whereas courses in which at least 50% of the learning is accomplished through learning modalities such as reading, writing, creating, and research are categorized as “Academic.” We recognize that the division of our courses into two broad categories is imperfect, as there is much overlap between modes of dance study in courses throughout the curriculum.