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

DAN1020Somatic Theories I

4 sh

DAN2020Somatic Theories II

4 sh

DAN2300Dance Composition I: Improvisational Practices

4 sh

DAN3900Dance History I

4 sh

DAN3950Dance History II

4 sh

DAN2350Dance Composition II: Choreographic Principles and Movement Approaches

4 sh

DAN3350Dance Composition III: Group Structures and Development

4 sh

DAN4972Senior Seminar in Dance

4 sh

Professional Practices

All dance performance and choreography majors must enroll in this course every semester they are on campus. If they are enrolled in a Study USA or Study Abroad semester, enrollment is not required.
DAN1000Professional Practices

0 sh

Modern, Ballet, and African Dance: 20 sh

DAN2310Contemporary Modern III

1 sh

DAN2310Contemporary Modern III

1 sh

DAN2330Contemporary Modern IV

1 sh

DAN2330Contemporary Modern IV

1 sh

DAN3300Contemporary Modern V

1 sh

DAN3300Contemporary Modern V

1 sh

DAN4300Contemporary Modern VI

1 sh

DAN4300Contemporary Modern VI

1 sh

DAN2800Ballet III

1 sh

DAN2800Ballet III

1 sh

DAN2810Ballet IV

1 sh

DAN2810Ballet IV

1 sh

DAN3800Ballet V

1 sh

DAN3800Ballet V

1 sh

DAN4800Ballet VI

1 sh

DAN4800Ballet VI

1 sh

DAN1420African Dance I

1 sh

DAN2420African Dance II

1 sh

DAN3420African Dance III

1 sh

DAN4420African Dance IV

1 sh

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

Take four semester hours of Dance Ensemble: 4 sh

DAN2230Dance Ensemble

1 sh

DAN2230Dance Ensemble

1 sh

DAN2230Dance Ensemble

1 sh

DAN2230Dance Ensemble

1 sh

Electives: 12 sh

Select twelve semester hours the following dance electives.

At least eight at the 3000-4000 level

At least two credits from the African Diaspora.(Tap I - III, Jazz III- IV, and Hip Hop Technique & Culture)

DAN1400Tap I

1 sh

DAN2100Yoga

2 sh

DAN2120Pointe I Technique

1 sh

DAN2400Tap II

1 sh

DAN3100Advanced Project in Dance

2-4 sh

DAN3150Advanced Yoga Philosophy, Theory and Practice

4 sh

DAN3190The Fosse Legacy

4 sh

DAN3200Special Topics in Dance

2-4 sh

DAN3210Dance Intensive

4 sh

DAN3220Dance Repertory

4 sh

DAN3230Dance Pedagogy

4 sh

DAN3240Dance and Gender

4 sh

DAN3250Hip Hop Techniques and Culture

4 sh

DAN3270Dance for the Camera

4 sh

DAN3400Tap III

1 sh

DAN3500Jazz III

1 sh

DAN3501Pilates Theory: Mat

4 sh

DAN4500Jazz IV

1 sh

DAN4501Pilates Theory: Apparatus I

4 sh

DAN4502Pilates Theory: Apparatus II

4 sh

Total Credit Hours: 68

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