DANCPF-BFA - Dance Performance
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Total Credits
120
To earn the B.F.A. degree with a major in Dance, students must complete all University-wide requirements, including the completion of University’s Common Curriculum and satisfy the dance major requirements listed below.
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To be taken during the first 2–3 years of study:
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• 2 terms required - to be taken as co-requisite to ballet
Must be at the 3000–4000 level of proficiency in at least one major area of performance technique. Must include DANC 4195 Afro-Modern/Dunham Dance Technique.
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Note: DANC 3080 requires minimum of four enrollments
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• See Dance Capstone
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Selected from Dance courses in performance technique, theoretical and applied studies, and directed studies. Can include Partnering II Laboratory.
Includes final choreographic project.
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Full participation in the program and in division performances is required of every student. Performance studies and production activities in the Division of Dance take precedence over performance opportunities outside of the division. Students must submit a request and be granted permission to participate in any project outside the division prior to committing to the project. Students are expected to adhere to this policy as well as all policies of the division, which are outlined in the Division of Dance Student Handbook.
High standards of discipline and execution are essential for artistic growth, progress and success. Regular class attendance, attendance at auditions for concerts, classroom and theatre etiquette, punctuality and attendance at student meetings are essential. Students meet with individual faculty at midterm to receive a progress report and to establish individual goals. At the close of each term, each student receives a performance evaluation by the collective faculty. Various aspects of a student’s work are examined at this evaluation, including technical progress, performance artistry, capacity for and commitment to class work, attitude, academic performance, participation in all aspects of the program, and health and fitness. When standards are not met, a student is advised that significant improvement must take place to remain in the program. Poor critiques may result in probationary measures and/or loss of dance scholarship funding. All dance scholarships are reviewed each term. Further details on the standards and requirements for the B.F.A. in Dance Performance are outlined in the Division of Dance Student Handbook, which is available to dance students online.
Curriculum Notes: A student must be enrolled in a minimum of six credit hours of dance in order to be a dance major in good standing and maintain an artistic scholarship. In the first two years, students are required to take two technique classes per day and in the junior and senior years, students are required to take a minimum of one technique class per day. Students are required to attend auditions as designated by the Division and perform in concerts as cast. A minimum of four ensemble performance enrollments (DANC 3080) are required; enrollment will be processed by the division after casting is determined for each term. Four terms of dance composition (DANC 3341, DANC 3242, DANC 3243, DANC 4191) are required beginning in the junior year. The Dance curriculum is progressive and requires eight semesters to complete for those coming in to the university as first year students. Transfer students may complete the program in less time depending on the application of transfer credit to the course requirements in both the University Curriculum and the B.F.A. in Dance Performance.