Dance and Movement StudiesMajor
Degree Awarded | BA |
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Hours To Complete | 36 |
Courses Required | 21 |
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Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of thirty-six hours within a planned program of dance and movement courses and courses in related disciplines.
All courses must be taken for a letter grade.
Dance courses with the letter "R" are designed to be taken up to three times for credit.
The upper levels of ballet (DANC 421R) and modern (DANC 423R) may be taken up to nine times for credit for advanced level students.
The Emory Dance Company (DANC 207R) may be taken up to eight times for credit. Emory Dance Company holds auditions.
6 Required Core Courses(16 Hours)
All of the following courses are required:
DANC 220 - History of Western Concert Dance (4 hours)
DANC 240 - Dance Literacy (3 hours)
DANC 127R - World Dance Forms (1 hour)
DANC 250 - Choreography I (3 hours)
DANC 329 - Contemporary Issues (4 hours)
DANC 150R - Movement Improvisation (1 hour)
8 Technique Courses(8 Hours)
Five modern courses (2 courses must be above 200 level): DANC 123R, DANC 223R, DANC 323R, DANC 423R
Two ballet courses: DANC 121R, DANC 221R, DANC 321R, DANC 421R
One elective movement course in improv, jazz, modern, ballet, or world dance
Performance Courses(4 Hours)
DANC 207R Emory Dance Company (1-2 hours)
DANC 307R Emory Dance on Tour (2 hours)
DANC 491R Special Projects Performance (variable credit)
2 Somatic Courses(2 Hours)
DANC 225 Fitness for Dancers (PPF) (1 hour)
- DANC 226 Somatic Practices (PED) (1 hour)
DANC 227 Awareness in Motion: The Alexander Technique (1 hour)
2 Electives in Composition, History, Theory, Analysis, Education, Performance, and Arts(a minimum of 8 hours)
DANC 211 - Tango: Argentina's Art Form (3 hours)
DANC 230 - Principles of Design (4 hours)
DANC 330 - Dance Pedagogy (3 hours)
REL 334 - Dance and Embodied Knowledge (4 hours)
DANC 339 - Labanotation (3 hours)
DANC 340 - Arts Writing and Criticism (4 hours)*
*DANC 340 will only satisfy the dance minor elective credit when a dance faculty member facilitates a portion of the course.DANC 350 - Choreography II (5 hours)
- DANC 360R - Choreographic Laboratory (2 hours)
THEA 120 - Acting: Fundamentals (4 hours)
THEA 130 - Stagecraft (4 hours)
THEA 240 - Theater Administration (4 hours)
DANC 385 - Special Topics in Dance and Movement Studies: (1-4 hours)
DANC 491R - Special Projects: Performance (1-4 hours)
DANC 492R - Special Projects: Technical Production (1-4 hours)
DANC 493R - Special Projects: Historical/Theoretical Research (1-4 hours)
DANC 494R: Special Projects: Internship (1-4 hours)
DANC 496R - Special Projects: Studio/Teaching Assistant(1-4 hours)
DANC 496R - Special Projects: Directing (1-4 hours)
DANC 497R - Special Projects: Choreography (1-4 hours)
DANC 499R - Special Projects in Dance and Movement Studies (1-4hrs.)
Prerequisites
Auditions for the major and minor are not required. Students interested in majoring or minoring in dance must meet with a faculty member before declaring.