Dance Minor

Department of Theatre and Dance

Office: 212 Rockefeller Arts Center

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Sam Kenney, Chairperson

Email: [e-mail]

Website: http://home.fredonia.edu/theatredance

The Minor in Dance requires the completion of technique courses in Contemporary Dance, Jazz and Ballet, as well as theoretical courses including:  Choreography, Kinesioloogy and Dance History.  The Dance Minor can complement any major and is open to all students in good acacdemic standing. 

Students must earn a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all Minor courses in order to graduate with a Minor in Dance.  

Requirements for the Minor in Dance

Some courses require prerequisites.  Click on any hyperlinked course for additional information. 

Movement Courses:

DANC 111	Contemporary Technique I	2
DANC 112	Ballet I	2
DANC 113	Jazz Dance I	2
DANC 241	Dance Improvisation	2
Total Credit Hours:		8

Theory Courses:

DANC 260	Dance Kinesiology	3
DANC 264	Choreography I	3
DANC 353	Contemporary Dance History	3
	or
DANC 453	Forces and Figures in American Jazz Dance	3
DANC 360	Dancer Wellness	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

Total Credit Hours: 20