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Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences

Performing and Visual Arts

Undergraduate Symposium

The Undergraduate Student Symposium, sponsored by the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, presents student projects and performances through oral presentations, paper submissions, and poster displays.

Dance Major

Description

The dance major will help students develop in several areas:  technical proficiency, historical and cultural perspectives, personal artistry, and production skills. The major will also provide students with an understanding of how dance fits into a larger global context through courses in dance history, global perspectives on dance, and contemporary dance techniques. Students in the major will learn the behind-the-scenes process of putting a show together in a technical theatre class and will get the opportunity to develop their own unique voice as artists in choreography and dance composition courses. The dance major prepares graduates for careers in dance performance, choreography, dance education, and advanced study in a graduate program.

Learning Outcomes

The successful dance graduate is expected to:

  1. Exhibit proficiency in various dance techniques and styles;
  2. Identify and evaluate historical, cultural and stylistic forms of dance;
  3. Demonstrate personal artistry in the creation of dance performances;
  4. Explain the movement of the body in relation to dance.

Curriculum Requirements

Students must complete dance core courses (25 credits), 16 studio credits, and 6 elective credits for a total of 47 credits.

General Education Requirements (30 credits)

Students are required to complete 30 credit hours as part of the General Education Program.

Dance Major Requirements (47 credits)

Core Courses (25 credits)
DANC 1500 Contemporary Dance Techniques (3 credits)
DANC 2100 Dance Lab (1 credit each, must be taken 4 times) (4 credits)
DANC 3200 Dance History (3 credits)
DANC 3500 Global Dance Perspectives (3 credits)
DANC 4000 Dance Composition (3 credits)
DANC 4300 Dance Choreography (3 credits)
DANC 4500 Dance Improvisation (3 credits)
THEA 2060 Technical Theatre (3 credits)

Studio Electives (16 credits)
Select 16 credits from the following courses:
DANC 1200 Ballet I (2 credits)
DANC 1400 Jazz Dance I (2 credits)
DANC 1600 Modern Dance I (2 credits)
DANC 2200 Ballet II (2 credits)
DANC 2400 Jazz Dance II (2 credits)
DANC 2600 Modern Dance II (2 credits)
DANC 3000 African Dance (2 credits)
DANC 3300 Latin and Caribbean Dance (2 credits)
DANC 3600 Modern Dance III (2 credits)

Major Electives (6 credits)
Select 6 credits from the following courses:
ARTS 2600 Introduction to Arts Administration (3 credits)                                         
DANC 4900 Special Topics in Dance (3 credits)                                                       
DANC 4950 Internship in Dance (3 credits)   
DANC 4990 Independent Study in Dance (3 credits) 
THEA 2000 Voice & Movement (3 credits)                                                                
THEA 3050 Costuming & Make-Up (3 credits)                                                           
THEA 3500 Stage and Production Management (3 credits)

The academic program and curriculum requirements listed on this page are from the 2009-2010 edition of the NSU Undergraduate Student Catalog. Students are bound by policies and curricula published in the catalog in effect the semester they enter the university, unless an agreement is made with appropriate NSU administration officials allowing them to abide by policies published in a later catalog.