Dance Minor

Department of Theatre and Dance
Office: 212 Rockefeller Arts Center
[phone]
Samantha Kenney, Chairperson
Todd Proffitt, Associate Chairperson
Email: [e-mail]
Website: http://home.fredonia.edu/theatredance

The Minor in Dance requires courses in a variety of dance techniques, as well as studies in choreography, repertory, dance history, kinesiology, and music. The Dance Minor can complement any major, is open to all students by audition.

Auditions for the Dance Minor are held every Fall. As students must have completed a minimum of 30 credits to be eligible to audition, it is recommended that students interested in the Dance Minor audition in the first semester of the sophomore year. Acceptance to the minor is based on both the audition and a review of the student's transcript, with particular attention paid to grades earned in any DANC courses taken prior to the audition. Students wishing to declare the Dance Minor should have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Requirements for the Minor in Dance (27 credit hours)

Required Technique Courses (10 credit hours, chosen by advisement):

DANC 111	Modern Technique I	2
DANC 112	Ballet I	2
DANC 113	Jazz Dance I	2
DANC 114	Tap Dance I	2
DANC 211	Modern Technique II	2
DANC 212	Ballet II	2
DANC 213	Jazz Dance II	2
DANC 214	Tap Dance II	2
DANC 311	Modern Technique III	2
DANC 312	Ballet III	2
DANC 313	Jazz Dance III	2
Total Credit Hours:		10

NOTE:

• Students must complete at least two credits each in ballet, modern, and jazz.
• Eight (8) of the above credit hours must be at 200 or 300 level.
• Students will be placed in courses based on experience and proficiency.

Other Required Courses (17 credit hours):

DANC 250	Dance Ensemble	1
DANC 251	Dance Repertory	1
DANC 260	Dance Kinesiology	3
DANC 264	Choreography I	3
DANC 353	Western Dance History	3
DANC 364	Choreography II	3
MUS 101	Beginning Music Theory I	3

NOTE:

• Students may take any combination of DANC 250 and DANC 251 to satisfy the 2-credit requirement.

Total Credit Hours: 27