Dance Minor

The Minor in Dance and Certificate in Dance offer students technical training in Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Hip Hop, and Ballroom, plus specialty courses in Broadway Dance Repertory, Choreography, Dance Lab, and Kinesiology, as well as one-on-one mentorship in Dance Special Projects. Dance Minors and Dance Certificate students are encouraged to audition for the mainstage Dance Concert and join the registered student organization Student Choreographed Dance Concert. (Dance courses for the BFA in Music Theatre may be double counted for the Dance Minor up to two units.)

 

Learning Goals for Dance:

• Enrich students’ mind-body connection by building strength, flexibility, endurance, coordination, balance, efficient alignment, anatomical knowledge, body awareness, and spatial awareness. 
• Embolden students to discover and explore their personal artistry, musicality, dynamics, and performance quality. 
• Encourage students to enjoy and embrace dance in all its forms: an art, a pastime, and a profession. 

 

Minor Sequence in Dance:

Five course units to include:

Two course units from the list: 

• MUTH 132 Jazz Dance I (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 133 Tap Dance I (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 134A Ballet I (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 134B Ballet I (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 135 Modern Dance I (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 137 Dance Lab (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 232 Jazz Dance II (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 233 Tap Dance II (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 234 Ballet II (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 235 Modern Dance II (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 238 Ballroom Dance (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 331 Broadway Dance Repertory (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 332 Jazz Dance III (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 333 Tap Dance III (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 334 Ballet III (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 335 Modern Dance III (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 339 Hip Hop Dance (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 435 Advanced Contemporary Dance (0.5 or 1 unit)

Two course units from the list: 

• KIN/PETH 325 Kinesiology (1 unit)
• THEA 101 Theatre Appreciation (1 unit)
• THEA 276 Dance Appreciation (1 unit)
• MUTH 336 Dance Composition (1 unit)
• MUTH 337 Choreography (1 unit)

One course unit:

• MUTH 495 Dance: Special Projects (0.5 or 1 unit)

 

Certificate Sequence in Dance:

Three course units to include:

One course unit from the list:

• MUTH 132 Jazz Dance I (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 133 Tap Dance I (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 134A Ballet I (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 134B Ballet I (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 135 Modern Dance I (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 137 Dance Lab (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 232 Jazz Dance II (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 233 Tap Dance II (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 234 Ballet II (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 235 Modern Dance II (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 238 Ballroom Dance (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 331 Broadway Dance Repertory (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 332 Jazz Dance III (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 333 Tap Dance III (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 334 Ballet III (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 335 Modern Dance III (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 339 Hip Hop Dance (0.25 unit)
• MUTH 435 Advanced Contemporary Dance (0.5 or 1 unit)

Two course units from the list: 

• KIN/PETH 325 Kinesiology (1 unit)
• THEA 101 Theatre Appreciation (1 unit)
• THEA 276 Dance Appreciation (1 unit)
• MUTH 336 Dance Composition (1 unit)
• MUTH 337 Choreography (1 unit)
• MUTH 495 Dance: Special Projects (0.5 or 1 unit)

Course Descriptions Apply to SoTA