Dance B.A.

Bachelor of Arts - Dance

College of Visual & Perf Arts

Catalog Year: 2015-2016

Degree Specific Credits: 66

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Note: There is an Admission Audition which a prospective major must pass at the end of the first year to continue in the program. All students must take DANC 194: Freshman Seminar prior to auditioning for the major.

BA Dance Major LD Core

Rule: Must complete the following subcategories

24 Total Credits Required

Required Courses

Rule: All courses are required.

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Show Description DANC 165A - Dance Forms: African
(R-8) Offered autumn. Introduction to basic African dance vocabulary and technique.
 2 Credits
Show Description DANC 200A - Contemporary Modern II
(R-12) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., DANC 100A. Continuation of the modern dance vocabulary at an advanced-beginner level.
 2 Credits
Show Description DANC 220A - Creative Practice I
(R-6) Offered spring. Prereq., DANC 200A. Exploration of stimulus, structure, and performance of both composed and improvised movement. Elements such as space, shape, energy, motion, time, quality, form and awareness emphasized. Instructor-designed structures, transitioning to student-designed scores, culminating in originally created/improvised performance.
 3 Credits
Show Description THTR 102A - Introduction to Theatre Design
Offered autumn. Basic understanding of the principles of design for the theatre and television, including the production elements of scenery, costumes and lighting.
 3 Credits
Show Description THTR 106A - Theat Prod I:Run Crew
(R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Operation and running a show backstage on a scenery, costume, or prop crew for a major school production.
 1 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 11 Total Credits Required

Costuming Experience

Rule: Select 1 of the 2 options.

Note: For THTR 107A choose one from these four sections: Section 02: Costume Shop on MW, Section 03: Light Shop on MW, Section 05: Costume Shop on TR, or Section 06: Light Shop on TR.

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Show Description THTR 107A - Theat Prod I:Constr Crew
(R-9) Offered autumn and spring. The construction and completion of scenery/props, costumes, and/or lighting under supervision. Most assignments involve very basic construction techniques and/or maintenance duties found in professional shop. Involves minimum of two 4-hour labs a week.
 3 Credits
Show Description THTR 245 - Int Costume Construction
Offered spring. Intermediate costume construction focusing on the development of skills needed to function as a stitcher.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

Ballet Experience I

Rule: 6 credits required at or above the listed level.

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Show Description DANC 110A - Intro to Ballet
(R-4) Offered autumn and spring. Introduction to basic ballet positions and steps.
 2 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 6 Total Credits Required

Jazz Experience I

Rule: 4 credits required at or above the listed level.

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Show Description DANC 115A - Intro to Jazz Dance
(R-4) Offered autumn and spring. Introduction to basic strengthening and stretching exercises and stylistic characteristics of jazz.
 2 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 4 Total Credits Required

BA Dance Major UD Core

Rule: Must complete the following subcategories.

20 Total Credits Required

Required Courses

Rule: All courses are required

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Show Description DANC 305 - Contact Improvisation
(R-6) Offered autumn odd-numbered years. The art of moving with one or more partners while using a shifting point of contact and supporting each other's weight. Skills such as rolling, suspending, falling and recovering together explored through physical sensations that use weight, counter-balance and yielding.
 2 Credits
Show Description DANC 334 - Dance History
Offered autumn odd-numbered years. Discussion of primary movements and major figures in American modern dance, including global influences and its relationship to cultural trends of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
 3 Credits
Show Description DANC 494 - Seminar/Workshop
(R-6) Offered autumn even-numbered years.  Seminar to discuss both practical and philosophical issues confronting dance students about to enter the "real" world.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 8 Total Credits Required

Modern Experience I

Rule: 9 credits required at or above the listed level.

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Show Description DANC 300 - Contemporary Modern III
(R-12) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., DANC 200A. Extension of the modern dance vocabulary through lengthier combinations of movement.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 9 Total Credits Required

Junior Project

Rule: Students must complete project for graduation.

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Show Description DANC 399 - Jr Creat/Research Proj
(R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Independent study in choreography or a research paper which could be on such subjects as teaching styles, multiple intelligence theory, dance historical topics, dance injuries, etc. An initial proposal, a journal, and a paper are required.
 1 To 6 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 1 Total Credits Required

Senior Project

Rule: Students must complete project for graduation.

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Show Description DANC 498 - Senior Thesis/Creative Project
(R-6) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., dance major. Independent study in choreography or teaching. If the student is a BFA candidate, the project must take place off-campus in the Missoula community. The student is responsible for setting up the project. An initial proposal, a journal, and a paper are required.
 1 To 6 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 2 Total Credits Required

BA Dance Degree Electives

Rule: Must complete the following subcategories.

Minimum Required Grade: C-
7 Total Credits Required

Technique Experience II

Rule: 4 credits required at or above the listed level.

Note: Select 1 of the 3 options.

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Show Description DANC 215A - Jazz Dance II
(R-12) Offered autumn. Prereq., DANC 115A. Continuation of the jazz vocabulary at an advanced-beginner level.
 2 Credits
Show Description DANC 300 - Contemporary Modern III
(R-12) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., DANC 200A. Extension of the modern dance vocabulary through lengthier combinations of movement.
 3 Credits
Show Description DANC 310 - Ballet III
(R-12) Offered autumn and spring. Development of ability to combine steps; carriage of head and arms.
 2 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 4 Total Credits Required

Elective Courses

Rule: Select 2 of the 8 options.

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Show Description DANC 298 - Internship: Children's Dance
(R-4) Offered autumn and spring. Students participate and gain beginning-level teaching experience in two of four dance classes for children ranging in ages from 3 ½ to 12 years old.
 1 Credits
Show Description DANC 320 - Creative Practice II
(R-6) Prereq., DANC 220A. Explores ways to manipulate several dancers in space, through repetition of shapes, through related rhythms. May include choreography for videotape.
 2 Credits
Show Description DANC 360L - World Dance
(R-6) Offered autumn odd-numbered years. Investigation of dances of diverse cultures. Study of dance as: an emblem of cultural identity, social order, power and gender-specific behavior; an expression of religion and/or ritual; a classical art form; and as a medium for personal expression in Western and non-Western world cultures.
 3 Credits
Show Description DANC 380 - Science of Dance Movement
Offered spring even-numbered years. Study of the skeletal system and how it relates to dance movement. Basic kinesthetic principles, conditioning for dancers, and injury recognition and prevention.
 3 Credits
Show Description DANC 406 - Dance as a Healing Art
(R-6) Offered spring. Study of body movement as a reflection of inner emotional states. How changes in movement lead to changes in the psyche, promoting health and growth. Exploration of techniques for experiencing the inter-connection between movement and emotional expression.
 2 Credits
Show Description DANC 440 - Dance Pedagogy
(R-9) Offered autumn even-numbered years. Methods and experiences in teaching modern dance, ballet and jazz.
 3 Credits
Show Description DANC 497 - Methods: Tchng Movmnt in Schls
Offered autumn odd-numbered years. Prereq., consent of instr. Experience in planning, observing and directing creative movement as a teaching tool in K-5.
 3 Credits
Show Description THTR 220A - Acting I
Offered autumn and spring. Studio class intended to cultivate skill sets necessary for those with a background or interest in the craft of acting, especially those considering a career in the performing arts (theatre, music, dance, film, broadcasting): observation, imagination, concentration, improvisation, and character.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required