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Curriculum

Summary of Requirements -
BFA in Dance Performance
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 Choreography 1, 2 4
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:
DA 417-18 or DA 419-20 + DA410 Ballet Technique 4 or Men's Ballet Tech. (4 cr.)  
or (DA 410 & 431-32) Ballet Technique 2 (2 cr.) & Modern 4 (2 cr.) 4
or (DA 410 & 341-42) Ballet Technique 2 (2cr.) & Jazz 3 (2cr.)
     
DA 223-24 or 341-42 or 441-42 Pointe 2 or Jazz 3 or 4 (Women)  
or (DA 225-26) Pas de Deux (Men) 2
     
DA 321-22 or 341-42 or 441-42 Pointe 3 or Jazz 3 or 4 (Women)  
or (DA 325-26) Pas de Deux (Men) 2
  TOTAL REQUIRED COURSES IN THE MAJOR 71
     
Related Areas Requirements
AM ___ Applied Music * 2
MH 110 Music: A Living Language 3
DA 493 Intro to Acting 3
__ ___ Fine Arts Electives (may include AM011-012) 2
* Proficiency for Keyboard Skills at AM 013 level must be demonstrated
DA190-DA490 Performance Attendance Requirements P/F
  TOTAL COURSES IN RELATED AREAS 10
     
Core Curriculum
EN 102; ID 103; SH 198 Freshman Writing Seminar,Public Speaking 9
PE 101 Lifetime Fitness  
ID 201-202 Change & Tradition 6
Div. 1, 3, 4, 5 Distribution Requirements 14
     
  TOTAL CORE CURRICULUM 29
  DANCE ELECTIVES 12
  OTHER AREA ELECTIVES 6
     
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 128