Dance, Minor

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 grade-point average 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

For incoming first-year students, an audition is required for the minor in order to determine placement in ballet and contemporary movement practices 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. Students may be invited to join the dance major after their audition for the minor.

Students who have already matriculated at the University of Iowa may add the minor without an audition by contacting the Department of Dance, but they must audition for placement in ballet and contemporary movement practices if they wish to take majors level courses (numbered 2000 and above) in these genres.

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.