Dance courses in a variety of styles and levels are offered through the Department of Fine and Applied Arts to all students. The study of dance enhances a student’s liberal arts curriculum both as an art form and as a means to physical self-awareness and fitness. Dance courses may fulfill Part One of the Central Liberal Arts Curriculum (CLAC) requirement in Wellness. Dance courses at the upper levels may, alternatively, be applied to Part Two of that curriculum as courses outside of any major. All dance students have the opportunity to participate, if they wish, in the annual on-campus dance performance.

The Dance Minor

Students may declare a minor in dance to complement a major in any other area of study. The combination of a dance minor with a major in health, psychology, business management, or visual arts, for example, may lead, respectively, to graduate study and/or careers in such fields as dance/health education, expressive therapies, or arts administration. A minor in dance may also enhance the preparation and competitiveness of students enrolled in the teacher licensure programs.

A student who decides to declare the dance minor must do so through either a member of the dance faculty or the chairperson of Fine and Applied Arts.

The dance faculty works with the student to plan a sequence of courses most appropriate to individual background and goals. All dance courses may be repeated for additional credit.

In addition to the dance minor requirements , the faculty encourages dance minors to elect an inter-area field experience which applies a knowledge of dance in a field placement appropriate to the student’s major.

Requirements for the Dance Minor

Total Credits: 18