Excel in the art of dance performance and production with a minor in Dance offered through the department of Communication and Performance Studies. You will take courses that will foster the development of your individual creative voice and provide you with diverse artistic and academic opportunities. Through studies in dance technique, composition, conditioning, and various workshops and ensembles, you will be prepared to succeed in dance-related fields, or pursue more advanced studies of dance after graduation.
Minor in Dance (16 hours)
- DANC 243 Dance Ensemble Workshop/NYDC (minimum of 3 hours)
- One of the following:
- DANC 240 Introduction to Dance
- DANC 241 Contemporary Issues in Dance
- DANC 242 Dance Composition I
- DANC 342 Dance Composition II
- One of the following:
- DANC 344 Modern Dance Technique: Advanced
- DANC 345 Ballet Technique: Advanced
- A minimum of four of the following:
- DANC 144 Modern Dance Technique: Beginning
- DANC 145 Ballet Technique: Beginning
- DANC 146 Improvisation
- DANC 148 Jazz Technique: Beginning
- DANC 149 Stott Conditioning I
- DANC 150 Tap Technique: Beginning
- DANC 243 Dance Ensemble Workshop/NYDC
- DANC 244 Modern Dance Technique: Intermediate
- DANC 245 Ballet Technique: Intermediate
- DANC 247 Classical Pointe Technique--Beginning/Intermediate
- DANC 248 Jazz Technique: Intermediate
- DANC 249 Conditioning II
- DANC 250 Tap Technique: Intermediate
- DANC 347 Pointe Technique
- DANC 390 Special Topics in Dance
