Dance Curriculum

Academic

The dance program offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in dance. The program also offers a minor in dance that consists of a total of 24 credit hours.

The curriculum is designed to help students understand the art of performance, dance education, and dance management. Course offerings for knowledge in the art of performance include improvisation, choreography, dance production, and beginning-advanced dance technique in Ballet, Modem, Jazz, Tap, Ballet Folklorico, Flamenco, and many ballroom styles of dance.

Dance Education is designed to cover teaching in public/private schools, dance studios, and arts-in-education programs. Course offerings for knowledge in dance education include dance pedagogy, dance history, world dance and courses in anatomy, human development, motor learning and biomechanics. Content will also cover dance populations of all ages, with all skill levels and those who are differently-abled.

Dance Management is the study of running a dance studio. Learning how to do demographic studies, developing budgets, planning classes, hiring the teaching staff, fundraising, and producing annual studio performances. This knowledge is covered in dance pedagogy, special topics, performance and production, and business courses.

Click for details for various tracks:

• Performance track
• Teaching track
• Dance Minor

Please look under dance major to see a list of courses offered in each of these categories. The general education requirements are also listed and these meet the College of Education requirements for graduation.