Dance

Dance
BA
Hours53.5 - 55.5 Credit Hours
LEPLimited Enrollment Program of 180 Students.
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Program Requirements

Proficiency audition is required for placement and registration in technique courses and for mandatory advisement. Students will be assigned a faculty advisor after the technique proficiency and placement audition.
Dance technique courses (including Dance 243R and 244R) require a grade of at least B- for advancement to next level.
The Dance Department requires a minimum of 30 hours of dance credit to be taken in residency at BYU's Provo campus for this degree program. BYU Independent Study courses do not count toward residency. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.
Students must complete annual mandatory advisement.
requirement 1 Complete 1 course
Prerequisite course:
requirement 2 Complete 12 courses
Note: Qualified students may substitute higher-level technique courses for required lower-level technique courses with permission from the Dance Department.
requirement 3 Complete 1 course
Courses not selected in core requirements can be taken as an elective.
requirement 4 Complete 1 course
requirement 5 Complete 1 course
Note: For Dance 359R, students may choose from three rotating topics-Current Trends in Choreography and Performance; Dance and Film; or Dance and Identity.
DANCE 357 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 359R - Special Topics and Issues 2.0
requirement 6 Complete 3 options
Complete one course from each of the following categories:
option 6.1 Complete 1 course
1. Foot Articulation:
DANCE 135 - Tap Dance, Beginning 1.0
DANCE 171 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 174 - Irish Dance, Beginning 1.0
DANCE 235 - Tap Dance Technique 1 1.0
DANCE 271 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 274R - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 335R - Tap Dance Technique 2 1.0
DANCE 371R - Clog Dance Technique 2 1.0
DANCE 374R - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 474R - Percussive Step Styles 1.0
option 6.2 Complete 1 course
2. Partnering:
option 6.3 Complete 1 course
3. Cultural Dance:
DANCE 174 - Irish Dance, Beginning 1.0
DANCE 175 - Polynesian Dance, Beginning 1.0
DANCE 270 - World Dance Technique 1 1.0
DANCE 272 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 273 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 274R - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 275 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 277 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 278 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 279 - Indian Dance: Practice and Theory, Technique 1 1.0
DANCE 370 - World Dance Technique 2 1.0
DANCE 373 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 374R - (Not currently offered)
Note 1: Cultural dance technique courses are offered on a rotation basis. Please see the department for a rotation schedule.
Note 2: One course may fulfill two of the required foot articulation, partnering, and cultural dance categories, possibly reducing the number of enrollments for this requirement from three to two: Dance 174, 274R, 277, or 374R will satisfy both articulation and cultural categories; Dance 273, 278, 373 will satisfy both partnering and cultural categories.
requirement 7 Complete 8.0 hours from the following course(s)
Complete 8 hours from the following technique courses (at least 7.0 hours must be from courses 300 and above):
DANCE 192 - Character Dance 1.0
DANCE 231R - Jazz Dance Technique 1 1.0
DANCE 235 - Tap Dance Technique 1 1.0
DANCE 245 - Urban and Street Dance Forms 1.0
DANCE 270 - World Dance Technique 1 1.0
DANCE 271 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 272 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 273 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 274R - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 275 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 277 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 278 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 279 - Indian Dance: Practice and Theory, Technique 1 1.0
DANCE 280 - Social Dance, Technique 1 1.0
DANCE 281 - Country Western Social Dance, Intermediate 1.0
DANCE 284 - Ballroom Dance, International Technique 1 1.0
DANCE 285 - Latin Dance, International Technique 1 1.0
DANCE 294R - Ballet Technique, Men 1.0
DANCE 331R - Jazz Dance Technique 2 1.5
DANCE 335R - Tap Dance Technique 2 1.0
DANCE 340R - Contemporary Modern Dance, Technique and Theory 3 2.5
You may take up to 8 credit hours.
DANCE 341R - Contemporary Modern Dance Technique Forms 2.5
DANCE 370 - World Dance Technique 2 1.0
DANCE 371R - Clog Dance Technique 2 1.0
DANCE 373 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 374R - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 380R - Social Dance, Technique 2 1.0
You may take up to 8 credit hours.
DANCE 382R - Ballroom Dance, International Technique 2 1.0
You may take up to 8 credit hours.
DANCE 383R - Latin Dance, International Technique 2 1.0
DANCE 384R - Ballroom Dance, International Technique 3 1.0
You may take up to 8 credit hours.
DANCE 385R - Latin Dance, International Technique 3 1.0
You may take up to 8 credit hours.
DANCE 390R - Ballet Technique 3 2.5
You may take up to 8 credit hours.
DANCE 391R - Ballet Technique 4 2.5
You may take up to 8 credit hours.
DANCE 392R - Ballet Pointe 1 0.5
DANCE 393R - Ballet Pointe 2 1.0
You may take up to 8 credit hours.
DANCE 440R - Contemporary Modern Dance Technique and Theory 4 2.5
You may take up to 8 credit hours.
DANCE 474R - Percussive Step Styles 1.0
DANCE 480R - Social Dance, Technique 3 1.0
DANCE 484R - Ballroom Dance, International Technique 4 1.0
You may take up to 8 credit hours.
DANCE 485R - Latin Dance, International Technique 4 1.0
You may take up to 8 credit hours.
DANCE 490R - Ballet Technique 5 3.0
You may take up to 8 credit hours.
DANCE 494R - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 495R - Pas de Deux 1.0
You may take up to 8 credit hours.
requirement 8 Complete 2.0 hours from the following course(s)
Teaching Methods courses:
requirement 9 Complete 2 courses
Complete two semesters (2-4 hours) from the following Performance Company options: (Note: students may complete up to 4 credit hours of Dance 498R in Ballet Showcase Company and/or Theatre Ballet.)
DANCE 229R - Dance Performance 1 3.0v
You may take up to 4 credit hours.
DANCE 348R - Kinnect 2.0v
You may take up to 4 credit hours.
DANCE 368R - DancEnsemble - Contemporary Dance Performance and Choreography 2.0v
You may take up to 4 credit hours.
DANCE 378R - Folk Dance Performance, Intermediate 1.0
You may take up to 4 credit hours.
DANCE 388R - Ballroom Dance Performance, Intermediate 1.0
You may take up to 4 credit hours.
DANCE 429R - Dance Performance 2 3.0v
You may take up to 4 credit hours.
DANCE 468R - Contemporary Dance Theatre 2.0
You may take up to 4 credit hours.
DANCE 478R - Folk Dance Performance Company 2.0
You may take up to 4 credit hours.
DANCE 488R - Ballroom Dance Performance Company 2.0
You may take up to 4 credit hours.
DANCE 489R - Preparation for Ballroom Dance Competitions 1.0
You may take up to 4 credit hours.
DANCE 498R - Theatre Ballet 2.0
You may take up to 4 credit hours.
requirement 10 Complete 6.0 hours from the following option(s)
option 10.1 Complete 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
Note: R courses may count only once to complete this requirement, with the exception of Dance 359R, 399R, and 500R.
Program Outcomes

Dance Technique and Skill

Students will demonstrate advanced technical and artistic skill in one dance genre, and intermediate skill in another.

Critical Analysis and Interpretation

Students will examine, synthesize, and apply theory within a comprehensive dance curriculum.

Choreography, Teaching and Performance

Students will demonstrate competency in a self-selected dance specialty such as pedagogy, performance or choreography.

Professional behavior and practice

Students will model professional behavior and practice.

Spiritual and Ethical Issues

Students will critically examine spiritual, ethical, and professional issues relevant to dance.