Dance Minor
For information, please contact Ashley Goos at goosae@MiamiOH.edu or the Department of Theatre, 119 Center for the Performing Arts, 513-529-3053.
The dance minor is offered through the Department of Theatre. The minor offers students the opportunity to pursue the specialized skills necessary to engage in the dance field. Students will complete courses in dance technique, dance as culture, and functional anatomy and integrate this learning through involvement with dance concerts and/or musical theatre productions. The minor is intended to provide curriculum and instruction in the area of dance as well as enhance current musical theatre and theatre curricula and programming.
Program Requirements
(18-19 credit hours)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| KNH 244 | Functional Anatomy | 3 |
| KNH 244L | Functional Anatomy Laboratory | 1 |
| SLM/THE 110A | Beginning Ballet 1 | 2 |
| or THE 261 | Intermediate Ballet | |
| SLM 110G | Beginning Modern Dance 1 | 2 |
| or THE 262 | Intermediate Modern Dance | |
| THE 110B | Beginning Jazz Dance 1 | 2 |
| or THE 263 | Intermediate Jazz Dance | |
| THE 351 | Dance as Culture | 3 |
| Complete at least one of the 200-level courses in dance technique: | ||
| Intermediate Ballet | ||
| Intermediate Modern Dance | ||
| Intermediate Jazz Dance | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 5-6 hours of the following: | 5-6 | |
| Introduction to Arts Management | ||
| Integrated Wellness and Practices | ||
| Alexander Technique 1 | ||
| Topics in Dance (maximum 4 hours) | ||
| Dance Practicum (maximum 1 hour) | ||
| Choreography | ||
| Advanced Ballet | ||
| Advanced Modern Dance | ||
| Advanced Jazz Dance | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 18-19 | |
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Courses offered credit/no-credit only.