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.
Required Coursework
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 Contemporary Movement Practices II, students must have taken at least two semesters of DANC:3040 Major Contemporary Movement Practices 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 |
| DANC:2085 | Introduction to African Caribbean Dance Practices | 3 |
| Students select the remaining dance courses for the minor from these, to total 15 s.h.: | ||
| 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:2025 | Intermediate Hip Hop Dance (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 Contemporary Movement Practices (maximum of 6 s.h. of all intermediate-level coursework will count toward the minor) | 3 |
| DANC:2050 | Introduction to Improvisation and Composition | 3 |
| DANC:2150 | Brazilian Social Dance: The Samba | 2 |
| DANC:3010 | Topics in Global Movement Practices | 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 Contemporary Movement Practices I (mandatory Department of Dance audition; enrollment is limited to the fall semester) | 1-3 |
| DANC: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 Contemporary Movement Practices II (mandatory Department of Dance audition; enrollment is limited to the fall semester) | 1-2 |
| DANC:3700 | Dance Pedagogy: Theories, Issues, and Perspectives | 3 |
| DANC:3710 | Topics in Intermedia | 4 |
| DANC:3851/DPA:3851/MUS:3851 | Introduction to the Alexander Technique | 3 |
| DANC:3852 | Introduction to the Feldenkrais Method: Posture, Perception, and Pain Relief | 3 |
| DANC:3853 | Introduction to Klein Technique | 2 |
| DANC:4030 | Major Ballet III | 1-2 |
| DANC:4034 | Ballet Pointe I | 1 |
| DANC:4035 | Ballet Pointe II | 1-2 |
| DANC:4040 | Major Contemporary Movement Practices 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 Movement Practices 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. |