性奴调教鈥檚 dance minor is a 23-credit program that aims to broaden perspectives about dance in various forms. 性奴调教鈥檚 dance minor is open to all students interested in dance as a personal and cultural practice, regardless of their previous experience with the discipline.
Students in 性奴调教's dance minor hone their bodies as skillful instruments for expression and communication. They heighten their awareness of an embodied human experience by applying formal and improvisational dance techniques, choreographic processes, rehearsal and performance practices. They also gain an understanding of the historical and cultural contexts of dance.
With a curriculum that encourages connections between dance and other personal and professional pursuits, the minor investigates dance as a concert art form and personal practice. Students also explore dance鈥檚 potential applications to other disciplines, such as medicine, psychology, theatre and music, physical and occupational therapy, health and exercise sciences, nutrition and dietetics, and athletic training. Seeking such intersections nurtures critical thinking, which can lead to developing novel perspectives that ignite creative thinking and innovation.
Curriculum Overview
Dance integrates mind, body and spirit. This can teach students to treat their body as an intelligent source for learning, exploration and discovery. At the same time, 性奴调教鈥檚 education of the whole person fosters internal connections that sensitize students to a deeper understanding of themselves, their relationships with others and their world. Physical benefits of dance include improved balance, strength, coordination and performance, confidence, encouraging a life of integration, vitality, health and well-being. Therefore, the study of dance is well suited to inform and support any track of study, worldview or personal goal.
Toward this aim, students must complete eight credits in dance foundations, eight credits in dance technique, four credits in dance study and three credits in a related area of study. The three dance foundations courses include a theatre and dance history course, an introduction to dance course covering ballet, modern and jazz dance, and a choreography course. These three courses allow students to gain knowledge of essential dance styles, performance and choreography practices, and the history of dance and theatre.
Building on this, dance minors at 性奴调教 take a further eight credits (four courses) of technique in ballet, jazz and modern dance forms. For their final three courses, students must select two courses in dance study and one course in a related area of study.
Students may petition to apply credit from related disciplines to the minor with the approval of the coordinator, as well as to apply credit in dance study and a related area of study from dance courses offered at 性奴调教鈥檚 Madrid campus, such as flamenco and Latin dance, among others.听 听
Dance students must complete a minimum total of 23 credits听for the minor. Repeated course credits may not apply.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Dance Foundations | ||
顿础狈颁听2000 | Introduction to Dance: Ballet, Modern, and Jazz Dance | 3 |
罢贬搁听4515 | History of Theatre and Dance Advanced Studies | 3 |
顿础狈颁听3000 | Choreography | 2 |
Dance Technique | ||
Choose four courses with the Dance Technique attribute, such as: | 8 | |
顿础狈颁听2100 | Ballet Technique I | |
顿础狈颁听2200 | Jazz Dance Technique I | |
顿础狈颁听2300 | Modern Dance Technique I | |
顿础狈颁听3100 | Ballet Technique II | |
顿础狈颁听3200 | Jazz Dance Technique II | |
顿础狈颁听3300 | Modern Dance Technique II | |
Dance Study | ||
Choose two or more courses with the Dance Study attribute, such as: | 4 | |
顿础狈颁听2010 | Dance Improvisation | |
顿础狈颁听2020 | Hip-Hop Dance | |
顿础狈颁听2650 | Spanish Dance: Flamenco | |
顿础狈颁听2660 | Latin Rhythms and Dance | |
顿础狈颁听2670 | The New Flamenco Experience | |
顿础狈颁听2680 | Advanced Latin Rhythms & Dance | |
顿础狈颁听2850 | Musical Theatre Dance | |
Related Area of Study | 3 | |
Choose one course with the Dance Related Area attribute, such as: | ||
惭鲍厂颁听2270 | Music Theory I | |
惭鲍厂颁听3300 | History of Music I | |
惭鲍厂颁听3310 | History of Music II | |
罢贬搁听1010 | Introduction to Performing Arts | |
罢贬搁听2200 | Survey of Theatre Design | |
罢贬搁听2500 | Costume Construction | |
罢贬搁听2510 | Acting I: Fundamentals | |
罢贬搁听2560 | Movement for the Theatre | |
罢贬搁听2580 | Make-Up for the Stage | |
罢贬搁听3620 | Stage Management | |
Total Credits | 23 |
Continuation Standards
A student must maintain a 2.00 grade point average (GPA) in dance minor coursework.