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The Department of Theater and Dance offers education and participation in all aspects of dance and drama with course offerings in acting, dance technique, choreography, stagecraft, costume and scene design, directing, and playwriting. Students have the opportunity to perform on stage as well as serve on the technical crews in dance concerts and main-stage theatrical productions each year. The high ratio of faculty to students ensures that students will be able to work closely with highly skilled professionals. The department treats all performances as educational experiences and welcomes the participation of all students regardless of their academic majors and career goals.

An undergraduate major in the department can lead to the Bachelor of Arts degree. The Bachelor of Arts program is a diverse course of study in all the basic crafts of the theater: acting, dance, design, costuming, playwriting, and theater history. The undergraduate program is designed to integrate the various elements of theater to prepare students to pursue their chosen field of specialization after graduation. This degree requires a minimum of 56 semester hours in theater and is available with areas of concentration in performance and design and technical theater.

Bachelor of Arts

The Bachelor of Arts degree in the department of Theater and Dance, which requires 42 to 60 hours, supports concentrations in general theater, acting, contemporary dance, design and technical theater, and Theater and Society.

NOTE: Students must take at least 24 but no more than 42 semester hours in dance/theater courses above the 100 level. Total dance/theater hours (including 100 level courses) should not exceed 60.

The following are the basic courses required for all dance/theater majors:

Required Dance/Theater Courses (12 hours):

THTR 101, Beginning Acting I (3)

DANC 103 or 104 First Year Contemporary Dance Technique I & II (3)

DANC 160 or 161: First Year Ballet Technique I & II (3)

DANC 121 or DANC 122 : Dance in Culture I & II (3)

Additional required courses for Dance/Theater Major (26-28 hours):

DANC 189: Improvisation I (1)

DANC 190: Improvisation II (1)

DANC 203: Second-Year Contemporary Dance Technique I (3)

DANC 204: Second-Year Contemporary Dance Tech. II (3)

DANC 260 or DANC 261: Second Year Ballet Technique I & II (3)

DANC 413: Choreography I (1-3)

DANC 423: Light Design for Theatrical Dance (2)

DANC 303: Third-Year Contemporary Dance Technique I (3)

DANC 304: Third-Year Contemporary Dance Technique II (3)

DANC 451: Costume Design and Construction for Dance (2)

All majors must enroll for four semesters of THTR/DANC 385 or THTR/DANC 386

AND one of the following (3 hours):

DANC 414: Choreography II (3)

DANC 415: Choreography III (3)

DANC 416: Choreography IV (3)

DANC 445: Kinesiology for Dance (3)

DANC 455: History of Contemporary Dance (3)

Courses required for dance concentration (47-49 hours)

Required courses in other departments: 6 semester hours of English above the 300 level.

All majors are encouraged to apply for honors studies DANC 397 and DANC 398 in their final year. This adds 6 hours to the total.

Minor

To minor in Dance through the department of Theater and Dance, 18 hours from the following courses must be successfully accomplished.

DANC 103: First-Year Contemporary Dance Technique I (3) and DANC 104: First-Year Contemporary Dance Technique II (3)

or

DANC 160: First Year Ballet Technique I (3) and DANC 161: First Year Ballet Technique II (3)
DANC 203: Second-Year Contemporary Dance Technique I (3) and DANC 204: Second-Year Contemporary Dance Technique II (3)

or

DANC 260: Second Year Ballet Technique I (3) and DANC 261: Second Year Ballet Technique II (3)
DANC 303: Third-Year Contemporary Dance Technique I (3) and DANC 304: Third-Year Contemporary Dance Technique II (3)