Dance Minor
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(Dancers perform in a structured improvisation during the residency with guest artist Claire Porter Oct. 07)
Photo credit: Bill Parsons/Maximal Image
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The Dance Minor is offered through the partnership of the School of Theater, College of Fine Arts and the Department of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (PERD). The Dance Minor at Boston University is designed to enhance
a student's preparedness for a number of multi-disciplinary
fields including dance ethnology, dance history, movement
therapy, musical theater, movement education, and arts administration.
For those who wish to pursue dance performance or choreography
as a career, or who wish to apply to graduate programs in
dance, the Dance Minor will serve as verification of their
skill level and commitment to this field of study.
Presently the minor is available to students in the College of Arts and Sciences, College
of Fine Arts, Sargent
College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, School
of Education, School of Management, School of Hospitality Administration, and College of Communication*. A proposal has
been submitted to other Colleges.
*Communication students may complete the dance minor as a secondary minor. For more information, visit COM student services.
Coursework
In order to petition for the Minor in Dance, students will
be required to complete 20 credits in dance
theory, studio, and performance classes.
A.
The three required Dance Theory classes are:
- 20th
Century Dance History, CFA DR 119 (fall semester)
- Dance
Aesthetics, CFA DR 203 (spring semester)
- Principles
of Choreography, CFA DR 334, or Choreography and Design, DR 434
B.
Students are required to take a minimum of one semester in
four of the following:
- Ballet,
Modern, Jazz, Tap, and Movement Improvisation. Two of these genres must be at the intermediate
level or higher.
- Students
may also take the recommended courses in PERD and in the
College of Fine Arts. There are over thirty dance technique
classes offered in PERD and select movement courses in the
School of Theatre from which to choose.
C.
Students are required to take four semesters of a Performance
and Repertory class, PDP DA 400 or CFA DR 601, concentrating
on performance or choreography (by permission).
D.
The Dance Minor is declared in the Senior Year and is recorded
on the student's transcript but does
not appear on the School or College diploma.
Dance Minor Intent Form: This form is required in the student's last semester. Requires signatures from both Micki Taylor-Pinney, the Director of Dance, and Jim Petosa, the Theatre Chair.
Dance Minor Curriculum
Advisors:
Judith Chaffee, 617-353-3390 (CFA Students);
Micki Taylor-Pinney, 617-353-1597 (non-CFA Students) budance@bu.edu
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