Contemporary Dance

Minor

Hours	18 Credit Hours

Program Requirements

requirement 1 Complete 1 option

Before being accepted into the minor, a student must either complete A. or B. below:

option 1.1 Complete 1 course

A. Complete Dance 241R with a grade of B- or better.

DANCE 241R - Contemporary Modern Dance, Technique and Theory 2 2.0

B. Pass a dance audition for acceptance into the minor. Please see the Dance Department for further details.

The Dance Department requires a minimum of 10.5 hours to be completed in residency at BYU for this minor program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.

requirement 2 Complete 2 courses

Core courses:

DANCE 260 - Introduction to Dance 3.0

DANCE 264 - Music for Dancers 2.0

requirement 3 Complete 4 courses

Note: Dance 362 must be a contemporary dance section.

DANCE 243R - Studio Workshop in Contemporary Modern Dance Technique and Theory 2.5

DANCE 244R - Studio Workshop in Contemporary Modern Dance Improvisation and Choreography 1.0

DANCE 362 - Contemporary Modern Dance Choreography Intermediate 2.0

DANCE 363R - Dance Improvisation, Intermediate 1.0

requirement 4 Complete 1 course

DANCE 365 - Creative Dance for Elementary Education 2.0

DANCE 366 - Methods of Teaching Contemporary Modern Dance 2.0

DANCE 367 - Methods of Teaching Children's Creative Dance 2.0

requirement 5 Complete 2.0 hours from the following course(s)

Note: R-suffix courses may not be taken more than once for minor credit.

DANCE 340R - Contemporary Modern Dance, Technique and Theory 3 2.5