Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance

Butler is one of very few schools accredited to offer the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance-Performance professional degree. This degree provides excellent preparation for a performing career and beyond. It combines professional specialization with theoretical studies and focuses on the discipline and tradition of classical ballet.

Summary of Requirements

128 Credit Hours

Required Dance Courses

Course #	Course Title	Hours
DA 109-10	Professional Practices	P/F
DA 111-12 (or 113-14,15-16,17-18,19-20)	Ballet Technique 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or Men's Ballet Tech.	4
DA 213-14 (or 215-16, 17-18, 19-20)	Ballet Technique 2 or 3 or 4 or Men's Ballet Tech.	4
DA 315-16 (or 317-18, 19-20)	Ballet Technique 3 or 4 or Men's Ballet Tech.	4
DA 121-22 (or 123-24 or 321-22) / 125-26	Pointe 1 or 2 or 3 (Women) / Pas de deux (Men)	2
DA 131-32, 231-32, 331-32	Modern Technique1, 2, 3	6
DA 233	Improvisation 1	1
DA 141-42, 241-242	Jazz 1 & 2	4
DA 247-48	Character Dance (Slavic & Spanish)	2
DA 161-62	Body Placement 1 & 2	2
DA 166	Masterworks of Dance	2
DA 263-64	Music for Dance 1 & 2	2
DA 261	Laban Movement Analysis	2
DA 361-62, DA 453	Choreography 1, 2, Choreography 3	5
DA 365-66	Dance History 1 & 2	6
DA 465-66	Theory & Philosophy of Dance 1 & 2	2
DA 471	Teaching Analysis of Classical Techniques	2
DA 472 or 474 or 476	Teach. Analysis - Adv.Classical or Modern or Jazz	2
DA 151-52, 251-52	Butler Ballet	4
DA 351-52, 451-52	Butler Ballet	8

Advanced Technique Requirements

Choose 8 credits from the following combinations:

Course #	Course Title	Hours
DA 417-18 or DA 419-20 + DA410 (DA 410 & 431-32) (DA 410 & 341-42)	Ballet Technique 4 or Men's Ballet Tech. Ballet Technique 2 (2 cr.) & Modern 4 (2 cr.) Ballet Technique 2 (2 cr.) & Jazz 3 (2 cr.)	4
DA 223-24 or 341-42 or 441-42 (DA 225-26)	Pointe 2 or Jazz 3 or 4 (Women) Pas de Deux (Men)	2
DA 321-22 or 341-42 or 441-42 (DA 325-26)	Pointe 3 or Jazz 3 or 4 (Women) Pas de Deux (Men)	2
	Total Required Courses In The Major	72

Related Areas Requirements

Course #	Course Title	Hours
AM ___	Applied Music*	2
MH 110	Music: A Living Language	3
DA 492	Introduction to Acting	2
__ ___	Fine Arts Electives (may include AM011-012)	2
DA190-DA490	Performance Attendance Requirements	P/F
* Proficiency for Keyboard Skills at AM 013 level must be demonstrated
	Total Courses In Related Areas	9

Core Curriculum

Course #	Course Title	Hours
FYS 101; FYS 102	First Year Seminar: Self, Community and World	6
PWB 1	Physical Well Being	1
GHS 203-208	Global and Historical Studies	6
Areas of Inquiry	Text and Ideas, The Social World, The Natural World, Analytic Reasoning	14
	Total Core Curriculum	27
	Dance Electives	14
	Other Area Electives	6
	Total Credit Hours for Degree	128