Dance and Movement StudiesMinor

Students must complete a minimum of nineteen hours within a planned program of dance and movement studies courses.

• All courses must be taken for a letter grade.

• Courses with an "R" designation can each be taken multiple times for credit with the exception of DANC 421R and DANC 423R which may be taken up to nine times for credit and DANC 207R which may be taken up to eight times for credit.

Suggested First Year Courses: all technique courses; DANC 207R: Emory Dance Company; DANC 226R: Topics in Somatic Practices; DANC 150R: Movement Improvisation (prerequisite for Choreography I); DANC 212R, 213R, 214R, or 215R

Required Core Courses(9 Hours)

• DANC 150R - Movement Improvisation (1 hour) or PE_OX 151 - Movement Improvisation (1 hour)

• DANC 220 or DANC_OX 220 - History of Western Concert Dance (4 hours)

• DANC 250 - Choreography I (3 hours)

• Choose one: DANC 212R – Topics in Dance Techinque, 213R – African Dance, 214R - Flamenco, 215R - Kuchipudi (1 hour), or DANC 207R – Emory Dance Company (1 hour) or DANC_OX 300R—Oxford Dance Company (1 hour, may only be used once)

Technique Course: Elective (1 Course)

Complete one course from the following list:

• Ballet (121R, 221R, 321R, 421R)
• Modern (123R, 223R, 323R, 423R)
• Jazz (124R, 224R, 324R, 424R)
• Hip-Hop (222R, 322R)
• African Dance (213R)
• Flamenco (214R)
• Kuchipudi (215R)
• Topics in Dance Technique (212R)

Technique Course: Jazz/Hip-Hop (1 Course)

Complete one course from the following list: 

• DANC 124R Jazz I
• DANC 224R Jazz II
• DANC 324R Jazz III
• DANC 424R Jazz IV
• DANC 222R Hip-Hop Beginning/Intermediate
• DANC 322R Hip-Hop Intermediate/Advanced

Somatic Course (1 Course)

• DANC 226 Topics in Somatic Practices (1-4 hours) (Can be repeated if the topic is different.)

• PE 189 - Integrating Mind, Body, Spirit

Electives in Composition, History, Analysis, Education, Performance, Arts (minimum of 3 hours)

ELECTIVES

Dance Courses

• DANC 150R - Movement Improvisation (1 hour) – one credit hour only after satisfying core requirement
• DANC 207R Emory Dance Company (1-2 hours) or DANC_OX 300R Oxford Dance Company (1 hour, may only be used once)
• DANC/MUS 211 - Tango: Argentina’s Art Form (3 hours)
• DANC 212R – Topics in Dance Technique, 213R – African Dance, 214R - Flamenco, or 215R - Kuchipudi (1 hour)*
• DANC 226R - Topics in Somatic Practices (1-4 hours)*
• DANC 228 - Hip-Hop Dance and Identity (3 hours)
• DANC/THEA 230 - Principles of Design (4 hours)
• DANC 240 - Dance Literacy (3 hours)
• DANC/THEA/MUS/ARTHIST 243 – Arts Administration (3 hours)
• DANC 251 - Lighting Design for Dance (4 hours)
• DANC/THEA 329 - Art as Work (4 hours)
• DANC 330 - Dance Pedagogy (3 hours)
• DANC/MESAS 334W – Beyond Bollywood: Histories of Indian Dance (4 hours)
• DANC 336/HLTH 369 - Experiential Anatomy (3 hours)
• DANC 340/W, ENGRD 380/W, THEA 340/W - Arts Writing and Criticism (3-4 hours)
• DANC 350 - Choreography II (5 hours)
• DANC 360R - Choreographic Laboratory (2 hours)
• DANC 385/W - Special Topics in Dance and Movement Studies (1-4 hours)

* The topic must be different than the course taken for core requirement.

Dance Special Projects (1-4 hours)

• DANC 491R - Performance
• DANC 492R - Technical Production
• DANC 493R - Historical/Theoretical Research
• DANC 494R - Internship
• DANC 496R - Studio/Teaching Assistant
• DANC 497R - Choreography
• DANC 499R - Dance and Movement Studies

Courses Outside of Dance

• MUS 347 - Electronic Music/Midi Technology (3 hours)
• PE 189 - Integrating Mind, Body, Spirit (1 hour)
• THEA 120/THEA_OX 120 - Acting: Fundamentals (3 hours)
• THEA 130 - Stagecraft (3 hours)

REPEATABLE COURSES

Courses with an “R” designation can each be taken multiple times for credit.

• 100 level technique courses and DANC 150 (Improvisation) can be taken up to three times for credit.
• 200 level technique courses, up to four times
• 300 level technique courses, up to six times
• 400 level technique courses and DANC 207R (Emory Dance Company) up to eight
• DANC 207R can be taken up to eight
• DANC 212R can be taken up to three The topics must be different.
• DANC 213R, 214R, 215R can be taken up to two times each for credit.
• DANC 222R and 322R can be taken up to three times each for credit.
• DANC 360R (Choreographic Laboratory) up to two times
• Special Projects (DANC 490-level, except for honors) can be taken up to four times each for credit.