Dnc&MovSt BA - Bachelor of Arts

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.

Required Core Courses 

All of the following courses are required:

• DANC 150R - Movement Improvisation or PE_OX 151 - Dance Improvisation 

• DANC 151 - Dance Production and Technology 

• Choose One: DANC 212R - Topics in Dance Technique, 213R - African Dance, 214R - Flamenco, or 215R - Kuchipudi 

• DANC 220 or DANC_OX 220 - History of Western Concert Dance 

• DANC 342 - Dance Literacy 

• DANC 250 - Choreography I 

• DANC/THEA 329 - Art as Work 

Technique Course: Elective (4 Hours)

Complete one course from the following list: 

• Ballet (221R, 321R, 421R)

• Modern (223R, 323R, 423R)

• Jazz (224R, 324R, 424R)

• Hip-Hop (222R, 322R)

• African Dance (213R)

• Flamenco (214R)

• Kuchipudi (215R)

• Topics in Dance Technique (212R)

Technique Course: Jazz/Hip-Hop (4 hours)

Complete one course from the following list:

• DANC 224R Jazz II

• DANC 324R Jazz III

• DANC 424R Jazz IV

• DANC 222R Hip-Hop Beginning/Intermediate

• DANC 322R Hip-Hop Intermediate/Advanced

Performance Courses(4 Hours)

• DANC 207R - Emory Dance Company (1-2 hours) or DANC_OX 300R (may only be used once)

• DANC 491R - Special Projects: Performance (1-4 hours)

Somatic Courses(2 Courses)

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

• PE 189 - Integrating Mind, Body, Spirit (1 hour)

Electives in Composition, History, Theory, Analysis, Education, Performance, and Arts(minimum of 6 hours)

The electives portion of the dance major is designed to give students the opportunity to further clarify, specify, and enhance their understanding of dance and its many facets.

Dance Courses

• DANC 207R – Emory Dance Company (up to 2 additional hours)

• 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/THEA/MUS/ARTHIST 243 – Arts Administration (3 hours)

• DANC 251 - Lighting Design for Dance (4 hours)

• DANC/THEA 314 - 20th Century Musical Theater

• 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)

• DANC 454/W - Sex, Power, and Ballet

• DANC 455/W - Ballet Culture: Pleasure and Pain

* 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 495 A, B/W - Honors Thesis

• 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.