Dance Minor

Movement Courses

1.50 credits

Take 6 (six) 0.25 movement classes from the following choices (Two of which must be upper division).

• PERFA 070 - Ballroom
• PERFA 071 - Tap
• PERFA 072 - West African Dance
• PERFA 073 - Ballet Folklorico/Mexican Folk Dance
• PERFA 074 - Jazz Dance
• PERFA 075 - Modern/Contemporary Dance or Dance Company
• PERFA 076 - Ballet Courses
• PERFA 077 - Gaga/Improvisation
• PERFA 078 - Hip-hop
• PERFA 079 - Chinese Dance
• PERFA 170 - Advanced Ballroom
• PERFA 171 - Advanced Tap
• PERFA 172 - Advanced West African Dance
• PERFA 173 - Advanced Ballet Folklorico/Mexican Folk Dance
• PERFA 174 - Advanced Jazz Dance
• PERFA 175 - Advanced Modern/Contemporary Dance or Dance Company
• PERFA 176 - Intermediate and Advanced Ballet Courses
• PERFA 177 - Advanced Gaga/Improvisation
• PERFA 178 - Advanced Hip-hop
• PERFA 179 - Advanced Chinese Dance

Theory courses

Six (6) credits.

• PERFA 001 - Perceiving the Performing Arts
• PERFA 080 - Dance Science
• PERFA 090 - Choreography I (.5) and Choreography I Lab (.5) OR Jan Term Choreography course
• PERFA 183 - Dance History II

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• Two from a choice of the following:

• PERFA 180 - Laban and Bartenieff Movement Studies
• PERFA 181 - Asian Dance in the Contemporary World
• PERFA 182 - Dance History I
• PERFA 184 - Dance in Performance
• PERFA 185 - Dance Pedagogy

Performance Requirement

0.25 credits.

• PERFA 192 - Dance Company Rehearsal/ Repertory
• PERFA 194 - Dance Production