Dance: Choreography and Performance, BA

Movement Courses

Students will take fourteen (14) 0.25 credit movement classes from the following choices (four [4] of which must be upper division):

• PERFA 070 - Ballroom
• 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

9.25 credits

• PERFA 080 - Dance Science
• PERFA 090 - Choreography I (.5) and Choreography I Lab (.5)
• PERFA 180 - Laban and Bartenieff Movement Studies
• PERFA 180L - Laban and Bartenieff Movement Studies Lab
• PERFA 181 - Asian Dance in the Contemporary World
• PERFA 182 - Dance History I
• PERFA 183 - Dance History II
• PERFA 184 - Dance in Performance
• PERFA 185 - Dance Pedagogy
• PERFA 190 - Choreography II
• PERFA 198 - Senior Project

Performance Requirement

1.0 credits

Students will take a total of 4 (four) 0.25 classes from the following choices (one of which must be a crew production role):

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

Recommended Courses

Recommended courses for the major:

PERFA 143 , PERFA 144 , PERFA 191  

• PERFA 143 - Production Management for Dance
• PERFA 144 - Lighting Design for Dance
• PERFA 191 - Advanced Choreography