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May 13, 2024

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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Dance Performance, B.F.A. Suggested 4-year plan

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freshman year

DANC 141 - Introduction to Dance Studies 3 credits
minimum of 3 technique classes each semester
DANC 280 - Dance Improvisation 2 credits
optional dance elective(s).

sophomore year

DANC 281 - Choreography I 3 credits
minimum of 3 technique classes each semester
DANC 261 - Somatics: An Exploration of the Mind and Body Experience 3 credits
DANC 347 - Music for Dancers 3 credits
dance elective(s).

junior year

DANC 360 - Movement Anatomy and Exercise Physiology 3 credits
DANC 381 - Choreography II 3 credits
DANC 353 - Dance in World Cultures 3 credits
minimum of 3 technique classes each semester
DANC 340 - Principles of Dance Production 3 credits
DANC 361 - Dance Kinesiology and Injury Prevention 3 credits
DANC 382 - Choreography Workshop 1-3 credits
DANC 377 - BFA Dance Techniques ½ credit
dance elective(s).

senior year

DANC 440 - Dance Teaching Methods 3 credits
DANC 453 - Dance History: Forces and Figures 3 credits
minimum of 3 technique classes each semester
DANC 498 - Senior Seminar 3 credits
DANC 377 - BFA Dance Techniques ½ credit
dance elective(s).