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Dance - B.F.A Degree

Department of Theatre and Dance

Office: 212 Rockefeller Arts Center

(716) 673-3596

Dr. Rob Deemer, Chairperson

Email: theatre.dance@fredonia.edu

Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/theatre-dance

The BFA in Dance at Fredonia provides students with a supportive and collaborative environment in which young dance artists can explore and evolve as  both performers and creators.  Focused primarily in Contemporary and Jazz Dance technique and performance, the program offers supplementary training in Ballet, Tap, and Yoga, as well as Special Topics Courses ranging from Musical Theatre Dance to Hip-Hop to Global Dance Forms. Additional courses in Choreography, Dance History, Pedagogy Kinesiology, Music, and Theatre round out the core requirements, and students may investigate theatrical movement modalities such as Stage Combat and Physical Theatre through elective coursework.

 
  • An audition is required for admission into the B.F.A Dance major. Please contact the Department of Theatre & Dance for audition dates and criteria.
  • All majors in the Department of Theatre and Dance are expected to carry a minimum GPA of 3.0 in their major program, and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
  • Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all dance technique and theory courses in order to progress to the next level.

Major Requirements

Core Technique Courses:

DANC 111Contemporary Technique I

2
DANC 111Contemporary Technique I

2
DANC 112Ballet I

2
DANC 112Ballet I

2
DANC 113Jazz Dance I

2
DANC 113Jazz Dance I

2
DANC 211Contemporary Technique II

2
DANC 211Contemporary Technique II

2
DANC 212Ballet II

2
DANC 213Jazz Dance II

2
DANC 213Jazz Dance II

2
DANC 250Fall Chamber Concert

1-2
or
DANC 251Fredonia Dance Ensemble

1-2
DANC 300Company Class

0.5
DANC 311Contemporary Technique III

2
DANC 311Contemporary Technique III

2
DANC 311Contemporary Technique III

2
DANC 313Jazz Dance III

2
DANC 313Jazz Dance III

2
DANC 313Jazz Dance III

2
Total Credit Hours:43

NOTE: 

  • The DANC 250/251 requirement may be satisfied by any combination of DANC 250 and DANC 251, as long as the total number of credit hours equals six (6)
  • DANC 300 (Company Class) is a .5 credit course taken six (6) times for a total of three (3) credits

Choreography Sequence:

DANC 241Dance Improvisation

2
DANC 264Choreography I

3
DANC 364Choreography II

3
DANC 464Choreography III

3
DANC 490Senior Project

1
DANC 490Senior Project

1
Total Credit Hours:13
 

Wellness Sequence:

DANC 161Dancer Wellness

3
DANC 260Dance Kinesiology

3
DANC 242Yoga: Physicality & Philosophy

2
Total Credit Hours:8

Theoretical Sequence:

DANC 353Contemporary Dance History

3
DANC 375Dance Pedagogy

3
DANC 453Forces and Figures in American Jazz Dance

3
MUS 233Musics of the World

3
THEA 100Theatre & Dance Majors' Seminar

1
THEA 121Introduction to Technical Theatre

3
THEA 133Introduction to Acting

3
Total Credit Hours:19

Electives:

Students must take an additional 12 credit hours of electives chosen from the following: 
DANC 114Tap Dance I

2
DANC 214Tap Dance II

2
DANC 243Ballroom Dance

2
DANC 282Independent Studies in Dance

.5-3
DANC 312Ballet III

2
DANC 341Selected Topics in Dance

.5-3
DANC 482Independent Studies in Dance

.5-3
THEA 215Voice and Movement for the Stage

3
THEA 347Stage Combat: Unarmed

3
THEA 359Physical Theatre

3
THEA 415Stage Combat: Medieval Weapons

3
THEA 416Stage Combat - Renaissance Weapons

3
Total Credit Hours:12

 

Total Credit Hours: 95