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Dance & World Performance Concentration (18 Credits)

Theatre majors may choose the Dance & World Performance concentration, where they will take courses in world dance, Asian theatre and performance, West African dance, ballet and modern dance.

Required Program Core Courses

See Theatre and Performance Media Major Required Courses, Practicum, and Major Elective

Required Courses

  • THE 269** Asian Theatre - 3 credits
  • DNC 280 World Dance: Movement as Culture - 3 credits

Required Foundational Performance Courses

  • Choose one 2-course dance sequence and one from another
    • DNC 240** West African Dance I - 3 credits
    • DNC 241 West African Dance II - 3 credits
    • DNC 251* Ballet I - Beginning - 3 credits
    • DNC 253 Modern Dance I - 3 credits
    • DNC 254 Modern Dance II - 3 credits
    • DNC 255 Tap Dance - 3 credits
    • DNC 351 Ballet II - Intermediate - 3 credits

Elective Courses

  • FLM 322** Film Appreciation: World Cinema - 3 credits
  • DNC 365 Special Topics (when topically appropriate) - 3 credits
  • DNC 445 Dance Composition - 3 credits
  • THE 375** Contemporary World Theatre and Performance - 3 credits
Core Requirements: 27 credits
Concentration Total: 18 credits
Total: 45 credits

*Fulfulls Tier I of the Liberal Arts Core
**Fulfills Tier II of the Liberal Arts Core