Dance Performance and Choreography B.F.A.

Admission to this program requires an audition.

A Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in Dance Performance and Choreography requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below. 

Major Requirements:

Required courses: 32 sh

DAN 102SOMATIC THEORIES I

4 sh

DAN 202SOMATIC THEORIES II

4 sh

DAN 230DANCE IMPROVISATION I

4 sh

DAN 301DANCE HISTORY I

4 sh

DAN 302DANCE HISTORY II

4 sh

DAN 231DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY I

4 sh

DAN 331DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY II

4 sh

DAN 495SENIOR SEMINAR I

2 sh

DAN 496SENIOR SEMINAR II

2 sh

Select sixteen semester hours from the following courses: 16 sh

DAN 204MODERN III

1 sh

DAN 214MODERN IV

1 sh

DAN 304MODERN V

1 sh

DAN 404MODERN VI

1 sh

DAN 206BALLET III

1 sh

DAN 216BALLET IV

1 sh

DAN 306BALLET V

1 sh

DAN 406BALLET VI

1 sh

Student must take each level of technique class twice, 8 credit hours of Modern III-VI and 8 credit hours of Ballet III-VI

Select four semester hours from the following courses: 4 sh

DAN 203POINTE I TECHNIQUE

1 sh

DAN 210YOGA

2 sh

DAN 315ADVANCED YOGA PHILOSOPHY, THEORY AND PRACTICE

4 sh

DAN 307JAZZ III

1 sh

DAN 407JAZZ IV

1 sh

DAN 108WORLD DANCE I

2 sh

DAN 105TAP I

1 sh

DAN 205TAP II

1 sh

DAN 305TAP III

1 sh

DAN 320SPECIAL TOPICS IN DANCE

2-4 sh

Select four semester hours of Dance Ensemble: 4 sh

DAN 223DANCE ENSEMBLE

1 sh

Select twelve semester hours of dance electives at the 300-400 level: 12 sh

Total Credit Hours: 68

Elon Core Curriculum:

First Year Foundations

COR 110THE GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

4 sh

ENG 110WRITING: ARGUMENT AND INQUIRY

4 sh

Select one of the following: 

STS 110INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

Experiential Learning Requirement (2 Units required)

Included in experiential learning are study abroad, research, service-learning, leadership, internships, (including co-ops, teaching, and practicum), or other courses or experiences with ELR designation.

World Language Requirement

Students must meet one of the following: (a)complete a language course numbered 122 or higher at Elon, or receive transfer or study abroad credit for the same; (b) place into a language course numbered 200 or above upon arriving at Elon, using a department of world languages approved placement instrument; (c) score a 4 or 5 on an AP language exam or similar exam. Each student must take the language placement test by October 1 of his or her first full year at Elon. Students are allowed two tries; the higher score is counted. That score stands and may not be repeated by later testing. Consideration for Phi Beta Kappa membership requires the completion of a 222-level world language course or placement beyond that level.

Studies in the Arts and Sciences

Students must fulfill the requirements in each of the following categories.

Transfer students with at least 18 s.h. of transfer credit must complete 32 hours total in Studies in the Arts & Sciences, but may have as few as 7 hours in one or more of the four Studies in the Arts & Sciences areas.

Expression (8 s.h.) _____DAN 102______   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: literature (in English or world languages), philosophy, and fine arts (art, dance, music, music theatre, and theatre). At least one course must be literature.

Civilization (8 s.h.)_______________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: historyworld languages, art history and religious studies.

Society (8 s.h.) _____________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, sociology/anthropology, and PHS 201 or PHS 202.

Science/Analysis (Lab:___) (8 s.h.) __________________    __________________

Eight hours chosen from one or more of the following: mathematics/statistics, science, and computer science. At least one course must be a physical or biological laboratory science.

Advanced Studies (8 s.h.) __________________   __________________

Eight hours of 300-400 level coursework outside the major field and chosen from areas under Studies in the Arts and Sciences.

COR Interdisciplinary Capstone Seminar (4 s.h.) __________________

300-400 level COR course; requires junior/senior status.


Society (8 s.h.) __ECO 111__  __________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and public health studies 201 or 202.


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