The undergraduate minor in dance requires a minimum of 15 s.h. in University of Iowa Department of Dance courses. Students must maintain a cumulative g.p.a. of 3.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass.
Auditions for Admission to the Minor
An audition is required to be considered for the minor in dance, as well as for placement in dance classes. An online application is required in order to audition; visit Undergraduate Auditions on the Department of Dance website. Contact the Department of Dance for more information or questions about auditions.
The minor in dance requires the following coursework. Students must complete all prerequisites for the courses they choose for the minor. In order to enroll in DANC:3530 Major Ballet II, students must have taken at least two semesters of DANC:3030 Major Ballet I; to enroll in DANC:3540 Major Modern Dance II, students must have taken at least two semesters of DANC:3040 Major Modern Dance I.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| This course: | ||
| DANC:2060/DPA:2060 | Dance and Society in Global Contexts | 3 |
| One of these: | ||
| DANC:1150/LAS:1150 | Brazilian Culture and Carnival | 3 |
| DANC:2065 | Performing Power/Performing Protest: The Body, Identity, and the Image | 3 |
| Students select the remaining dance courses for the minor from these, to total 15 s.h.: | ||
| DANC:1055 | Creativity in Motion | 3 |
| DANC:1170 | Functional Anatomy | 1 |
| DANC:2020 | Intermediate Jazz (maximum of 6 s.h. of all intermediate-level coursework will count toward the minor) | 2 |
| DANC:2029 | Intermediate Ballet for Nonmajors (maximum of 6 s.h. of all intermediate-level coursework will count toward the minor) | 2 |
| DANC:2030 | Majors Intermediate Ballet (maximum of 6 s.h. of all intermediate-level coursework will count toward the minor) | 3 |
| DANC:2040 | Majors Intermediate Modern Dance (maximum of 6 s.h. of all intermediate-level coursework will count toward the minor) | 3 |
| DANC:2050 | Improvisation I | 2 |
| DANC:3010 | Topics in Global Dance Techniques | 2 |
| DANC:3030 | Major Ballet I (mandatory Department of Dance audition; enrollment is limited to the fall semester) | 1-3 |
| DANC:3039 | Partnering Class | 1 |
| DANC:3040 | Major Modern Dance I (mandatory Department of Dance audition; enrollment is limited to the fall semester) | 1-3 |
| DANC:3050/INTM:3050 | Body/Image: Dance and Media in Discourse and Practice | 3 |
| DANC:3060 | Western Concert Dance History: Romantic to Contemporary | 3 |
| DANC:3070 | Dance Kinesiology | 3 |
| DANC:3150 | Choreography I | 2 |
| DANC:3530 | Major Ballet II (mandatory Department of Dance audition; enrollment is limited to the fall semester) | 1-2 |
| DANC:3540 | Major Modern Dance II (mandatory Department of Dance audition; enrollment is limited to the fall semester) | 1-2 |
| DANC:3850/DPA:3850/MUS:3850/THTR:3850 | Introduction to Laban Movement Studies | 2-3 |
| DANC:3851/DPA:3851/MUS:3851 | Introduction to the Alexander Technique | 3 |
| DANC:3852 | Introduction to the Feldenkrais Method: Posture, Perception, and Pain Relief | 2 |
| DANC:4030 | Major Ballet III | 1-2 |
| DANC:4034 | Ballet Pointe I | 1 |
| DANC:4035 | Ballet Pointe II | 1-2 |
| DANC:4040 | Major Modern Dance III | 1-2 |
| DANC:4452 | M.F.A. Independent Project Research Lab | arr. |
| DANC:4453 | M.F.A. Thesis Research Lab | arr. |
| DANC:4454 | Faculty Creative Research Lab | arr. |
| DANC:4540 | Major Contemporary Dance IV | 1 |
| DANC:4880 | Dance Gala Performance | 1-4 |
| DANC:4881 | Collaborative Dance Performance Concert | 1 |
| DANC:4882 | Graduate/Undergraduate Concert | 1-4 |
| DANC:4883 | Faculty/Graduate Concert | 1-4 |
| DANC:4884 | Undergraduate Event | 1-4 |
| DANC:4885 | M.F.A. Thesis Concert | 1-4 |
| DANC:4886 | B.F.A. Concert | 1-4 |
| DANC:4887 | M.F.A. Event | 1-2 |
| DANC:4888 | Special Project Student Performance | arr. |