Minor in Dance

Program Overview

The Minor in Dance requires 18 units, including core courses in dance technique, composition, and history. Students choose electives from a variety of dance styles and genres, including African-Haitian, ballet, modern, and jazz dance. A minimum of 6 upper-division units and a minimum GPA of 2.0 are required to complete the minor.

Program Outline

Outline:

The Minor in Dance requires 18 units.

• Core Courses (10 units)
• DANC 170 Integrated Dance Technique I (3 units)
• Choose one of the following (3 units):
• DANC 304 Issues in Dance Medicine I
• DANC 340 Dance Pedagogy
• DANC 311 Alignment/Pilates Mat
• Choose one of the following (3 units):
• DANC 350 Dance Aesthetics: Cultural/Historical Perspectives
• DANC 430 Historical Survey of Dance in the Western World
• DANC/ANTH 657 Ethnography of Dance
• Electives (8 units):
• Choose from the following courses.
A maximum of 4 units per dance technique class may be repeated in this section. Units from core courses not already used to fulfill core requirements in any of the areas listed above may be taken as electives.
• DANC 160 African-Haitian Dance I (1 unit)
• DANC 163 Ballet I (1 unit)
• DANC 173 Modern Dance I (1 unit)
• DANC 176 Jazz Dance I (1 unit)
• DANC 207 Dance in Cultural Context (1 unit)
• DANC 208 Cultural History of Dance (3 units)
• DANC 236 Folklore of Dance: African-Haitian (2 units)
• DANC 263 Ballet II (2 units)
• DANC 275 Modern Dance II (2 units)
• DANC 276 Jazz Dance II (2 units)
• DANC 301GWDance Research Methods and Theory (3 units)
• DANC 304 Issues in Dance Medicine I (3 units)
• DANC 311 Alignment/Pilates Mat (1 unit)
• DANC 312 Alignment Study/Pilates Mat II-III (1 unit)
• DANC 363 Ballet III (2 units)
• DANC 374 Modern Dance III (2 units)
• DANC 376 Jazz Dance III (2 units)
• DANC 399 University Dance Theatre (4 units total)
• DANC 400 Workshop in Contemporary Dance (1 unit)
• DANC 401 Ballet Pointe and Partnering (1 unit)
• DANC 416 Advanced Contemporary Dance Repertory and Skills (1 unit)
• DANC 434 Dance Composition: Choreography II (3 units)
• DANC 461 Advanced Choreography and Production (3 units)
• DANC 463 Performance in Dance Production (1 unit)
• DANC 465 Ballet IV (2 units)
• DANC 474 Modern Dance IV (2 units)
• DANC 476 Jazz Dance IV (2 units)
• DANC 490 Dance Theatre Workshop (1-3 units)
• DANC 657 Ethnography of Dance (3 units)
• DANC 685 Projects in the Teaching of Dance (1-3 units)
• DANC 699 Independent Study (1-3 units)

Other:

• A minimum of 6 upper-division units are required to complete the minor.
• All coursework used to satisfy the requirements of the minor must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0.