Dance Minor

Department of Theatre and Dance

Location: Trahern Bldg., Room 208
Phone: 931-221-6767
Website: www.apsu.edu/theatre-dance

The Dance minor equips students with a broad foundation of dance course work including Dance Technique, Dance Composition, Dance Improvisation, and Dance History. The minor provides students with access to a wide array of classes from the Department of Theatre and Dance which allows students to build a minor that meets their personal and professional goals. The minor requires 18 hours of coursework in Dance; 15 hours of coursework are prescribed by the department and 3 hours are determined in consultation with an advisor in the department.

Required Courses

DANC 3040 - Dance History I 3
DANC 3800 - Dance Composition I 3
DANC 3400 - Dance Improvisation 3
Select four (4) credit hours from the courses listed below
DANC 1350 - Ballet I 2
DANC 1450 - Modern Dance I 2
DANC 1500 - Jazz Dance I 2
DANC 1900 - Tap Dance I 2
Select two (2) credit hours from the courses listed below
DANC 2355 - Ballet II 2
DANC 2450 - Modern Dance II 2
DANC 2500 - Jazz Dance II 2
DANC 2900 - Tap Dance II 2

Guided Electives

Select three (3) credit hours from the courses listed below
DANC 3250 - Dance for Musical Theatre 2
DANC 3350 - Ballet III 2
DANC 3450 - Modern Dance III 2
DANC 3500 - Jazz Dance III 2
DANC 3880 - Costuming for Dance 3
DANC 3900 - Tap Dance III 2
DANC 4040 - Dance History II 3
DANC 4200 - Dance Kinesiology 3
DANC 4300 - Dance Somatics 3
DANC 4350 - Ballet IV 2
DANC 4450 - Modern Dance IV 2
DANC 4500 - Theory and Practice of Teaching Dance 3
DANC 4550 - Jazz Dance IV 2
DANC 4900 - Tap Dance IV 2
DANC 4950 - Choreography Practicum 2

Dance Minor

Department of Theatre and Dance

Required Courses

Guided Electives

Total Hours 18