Dance Education K-12

Dance Education K-12
BA
Hours80 Credit Hours
LEPLimited Enrollment Program of 48 Students.
MAPMajor Academic Plan

Program Requirements

This major is designed to prepare students to teach in public schools. In order to graduate with this major, students are required to complete Utah State Office of Education licensing requirements. To view these requirements go to http://education.byu.edu/ess/licensing.html or contact Education Student Services, 350 MCKB, (801) 422-3426.
Proficiency audition is required for placement and registration in technique courses.
Dance technique courses (including Dance 243R and 244R) require a grade of at least B- for advancement to the next level.
The Dance Department requires at least 21 hours from major courses to be completed in residency at BYU for this degree program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.
Students must complete an annual mandatory advisement.
For students accepted into the major after August 1, 2014, grades below C in any required coursework in a teaching major or teaching minor will not be accepted. Teacher candidates must maintain a total GPA of 3.0 or higher throughout the program and to qualify for student teaching. For details on admission and retention requirements for teaching majors and teaching minors, see Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Requirements in the undergraduate catalog.
A teaching minor is recommended.
requirement 1 Complete 1 course
Prerequisite course:
requirement 2 Complete 12 courses
requirement 3 Complete 2 courses
Must be taken in two semesters:
DANCE 340R - Contemporary Modern Dance, Technique and Theory 3 2.5
You may take this course up to 2 times.
DANCE 341R - Contemporary Modern Dance Technique Forms 2.5
You may take this course up to 2 times.
DANCE 440R - Contemporary Modern Dance Technique and Theory 4 2.5
You may take this course up to 2 times.
requirement 4 Complete 2.5 hours from the following course(s)
DANCE 192 - Character Dance 1.0
DANCE 231R - Jazz Dance Technique 1 1.0
You may take this course up to 1 time.
DANCE 235 - Tap Dance Technique 1 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 291R - Ballet Technique 2 2.5
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 294R - Ballet Technique, Men 1.0
You may take this course up to 1 time.
DANCE 331R - Jazz Dance Technique 2 1.5
You may take this course up to 1 time.
DANCE 335R - Tap Dance Technique 2 1.0
You may take this course up to 1 time.
DANCE 370 - World Dance Technique 2 1.0
DANCE 371R - Clog Dance Technique 2 1.0
You may take this course up to 1 time.
DANCE 373 - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 374R - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 377 - World Dance Choreography 2.0
DANCE 380R - Social Dance, Technique 2 1.0
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 382R - Ballroom Dance, International Technique 2 1.0
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 383R - Latin Dance, International Technique 2 1.0
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 384R - Ballroom Dance, International Technique 3 1.0
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 385R - Latin Dance, International Technique 3 1.0
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 387 - Ballroom Dance Choreography 2.0
DANCE 390R - Ballet Technique 3 2.5
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 391R - Ballet Technique 4 2.5
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 392R - Ballet Pointe 1 0.5
You may take this course up to 1 time.
DANCE 393R - Ballet Pointe 2 1.0
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 397 - Ballet Choreography 2.0
DANCE 440R - Contemporary Modern Dance Technique and Theory 4 2.5
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 474R - Percussive Step Styles 1.0
You may take this course up to 1 time.
DANCE 480R - Social Dance, Technique 3 1.0
DANCE 484R - Ballroom Dance, International Technique 4 1.0
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 485R - Latin Dance, International Technique 4 1.0
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 490R - Ballet Technique 5 3.0
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 494R - (Not currently offered)
DANCE 495R - Pas de Deux 1.0
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
requirement 5 Complete 5 courses
Composition and improvisation courses. Take in the sequence listed.
requirement 6 Complete 2.0 hours from the following course(s)
Performance courses:
DANCE 348R - Kinnect 2.0v
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 368R - DancEnsemble - Contemporary Dance Performance and Choreography 2.0v
You may take up to 2 credit hours.
DANCE 468R - Contemporary Dance Theatre 2.0
You may take this course up to 1 time.
requirement 7 Complete 3 options
Professional Education Component.
Teacher Licensure requirements: Contact the Education Advisement Center, 350 MCKB, 422-3426, to schedule the final interview to clear your application for the secondary teaching license. You should be registered for your last semester at BYU prior to the scheduled appointment.
option 7.1 Complete 10 courses
Note 1: Fingerprinting and FBI clearance must be completed before entry into Dance 466.
Note 2: Sc Ed 350 must be taken prior to or concurrently with Dance 466.
option 7.2 Complete 1 hour from the following course(s)
Complete an elementary teaching practicum of 42 hours of unpaid dance core curriculum (20 hours planning and reflection, plus 22 hours teaching with children grades K-6) in one of the following ways: 1) Kinnect teaching Winter and Spring; 2) Arts Bridge Side-by-Side Teaching Project; 3) Other elementary dance teaching internships approved by the dance education faculty.
DANCE 399R - (Not currently offered)
option 7.3 Complete 12.0 hours from the following course(s)
Student teachers/interns must complete three forms in their LiveText accounts (PIBS, CDS, FED) and attach their TWS to the LiveText account for their program. All four must be completed to be cleared for graduation.
Program Outcomes

Dance Technique, Performance, and Choreography

Students will demonstrate proficiency in contemporary modern dance technique, performance, and choreography.

Instructional Strategies, Standards, and Pedagogy

Students will meet the Utah Effective Teaching Standards at the basic competence level.

Dance Theory and Curriculum

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

Professional Engagement, Behaviors, and Interaction

Students will model professional behavior and practice in dance education.

Spiritual and Ethical Issues

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