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Overview

The Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) in Dance is a liberal arts degree grounded in a variety of dance styles, performance and choreography, and avenues that employ dance as a vehicle for exploring creative processes, musical forms, the history of dance in world cultures, the dance sciences, and dance education theory and practice, and more. The curriculum enables dancers to explore the scientific, aesthetic, theoretical and historical foundations of dance and understand and apply dance knowledge in interdisciplinary contexts.

Students will develop a broad range of skills in multiple dance techniques, as well as choreographic and improvisational approaches. They will also gain experiences in performance, technical production, and teaching. An audition is required for the dance major. An in-depth description of the program is available from the department at https://dance.uga.edu/.

Double Dawgs

This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Dance AB/Nonprofit Management and Leadership MA For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu

Contact

Department of Dance ugadance@uga.edu (706)542-4415

Four-Year Program of Study

Four-Year Program of Study

The following program of study provides a path for students to complete this degree program in four years.

Fall Year 1

Area I Mathematics Course

DANC 2000  Production Assignment I 1
DANC 2642 
Analytical Thinking
Jazz Dance II 2
DANC 2652  Contemporary Modern Dance II 2
DANC 2662  Ballet II 2
ENGL 1101 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
Spring Year 1

Area II Science Course

DANC 2600  Music for Dance 2
DANC 2642 
Analytical Thinking
Jazz Dance II 2
DANC 2652  Contemporary Modern Dance II 2
DANC 2662  Ballet II 2
ENGL 1102 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition II 3
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2

Area II Science Course

Area III Quantitative Reasoning Course

DANC 3000  Production Assignment II 1
DANC 3653 
Communication
Creativity & Innovation
Contemporary Modern Dance III 2
DANC 3663  Ballet III 2

DANC Major Technique Elective

General Elective Course

Spring Year 2

Area IV World Language and Global Culture Course

DANC 2300  Dance Improvisation I 2
DANC 3653 
Communication
Creativity & Innovation
Contemporary Modern Dance III 2
DANC 3663  Ballet III 2
DANC 3700  * Teaching Dance for Children 2

General Elective Course

Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3

Area IV World Language and Global Culture Course

Area V Social Science Course

DANC 2620  West African Dance Forms and Styles 2
DANC 2900  Student Performance I 1
DANC 3400  Dance Composition 3
DANC 3810E  Writing in Dance 1

PEDB Course

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

DANC 4654 
Creativity & Innovation
Contemporary Modern Dance IV 2
DANC 4664  Ballet IV 2
Spring Year 3

Area IV World Language and Global Culture Course

Area V Social Sciences Course

DANC 3020  Principles of Science and Somatics in Dance Training 3
DANC 3420  Digital Media for Dance 1
DANC 4030/6030  * Contemporizing Ballet: Histories, Choreographies, and Pedagogies 2

DANC Major Elective

DANC Performance or Technique Elective

General Elective Course

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

DANC 2620  West African Dance Forms and Styles 2
DANC 2640  Hip-Hop Dance and Culture 2
Summer Year 3

N/A

Fall Year 4

Area IV Humanities and the Arts Course

DANC 3010  *
Analytical Thinking
Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies 2
DANC 4700/6700 
Analytical Thinking
Issues in Dance Education and Pedagogy 3

DANC Major Elective

DANC Performance or Technique Elective

General Elective Course

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

DANC 4800 
Communication
Creativity & Innovation
Leadership & Collaboration
Senior Choreographic Project 1
DANC 4810  Applied Research 1
Spring Year 4

Area V Social Sciences Course

DANC 4500  Studies in Dance History 3
DANC 4910  Senior Seminar in Dance 1

DANC Major Elective

General Elective Course

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

DANC 4654 
Creativity & Innovation
Contemporary Modern Dance IV 2
DANC 4664  Ballet IV 2

* Students must take 2 courses from DANC 3010 Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies, DANC 3700 Teaching Dance for Children, or DANC 4030 Classical Ballet Forms

First 4 semesters of required DANC technique courses (Ballet, Contemporary Modern, Jazz) must be consecutive

Dance Electives, all with DANC prefix: 1617 Ballroom Foundations II, 1618 Ballroom Foundations II,1671 Pointe I, 1680 Pas de Deux, 2020 Practicing Wellness, 2030 Pilates Method I, 2040 Yoga: Asana Practice I, 2050 Alternative Dance Forms I, 2060 Aerial Yoga Trapeze I, 2080 Aerial Dance I, 2250 Performance Company II, 2550 Dance Repertory Lab I, 2610 Tap Dance II, 2620 West African Dance Forms & Styles, 2640 Hip-Hop Dance and Culture, 2662L Ballet Lab II, 2672 Pointe II, 2680 Pas de Deux, 2900 YCL I-performer, 3010 Laban, 3030 Pilates Method II, 3040 Yoga: Asana Practice II, 3050 Alternate Dance Forms II, 3060 Aerial Yoga Trapeze II, 3080 Aerial Dance II, 3200 Teaching Practicum I, 3210 Teaching Practicum II, 3220 Teaching Practicum III, 3250 Performance Co. III, 3500 Seminar in Dance, 3510 Dance in NYC Field Study, 3550 Dance Repertory Lab II, 3610 Tap Dance III, 3620 Int/Adv West African, 3640 Int/Adv Hip-Hop, 3643 Jazz Dance III, 3653 Contemp. Mod III, 3663 Ballet III,

3663L Ballet Lab III, 3672 Pointe II, 3680 Pas de Deux, 3700 Teaching Dance for Children, 3800 YCL-choreographer, 3900 YCL II-Performer, 4000 Independent Study, 4010 Special Topics, 4020 Dance and Community, 4030 Classical Ballet Forms, DANC 4080 Aerial Dance IV, 4250 Performance Co. IV, 4550 Dance Repertory Lab III, 4643 Jazz Dance III, 4654 Contemp. Mod. IV, 4664 Ballet IV, 4664L Ballet Lab IV, 4672 Pointe IV, 4680 Pas de Deux, 4754 Contemp. Mod. IV, 4764 Ballet IV

Technique Electives: 1617 Ballroom Foundations II, 1618 Ballroom Foundations II,1671 Pointe I, 1680 Pas de Deux, 2030 Pilates Method I, 2040 Yoga: Asana Practice I, 2050 Alternative Dance Forms I, 2060 Aerial Yoga Trapeze I, 2080 Aerial Dance I, 2610 Tap Dance II, 2620 West African Dance Forms & Styles, 2640 Hip-Hop Dance and Culture, 2662L Ballet Lab II, 2672 Pointe II, 2680 Pas de Deux, 3030 Pilates Method II, 3040 Yoga: Asana Practice II, 3050 Alternate Dance Forms II, 3060 Aerial Yoga Trapeze II, 3080 Aerial Dance II, 3610 Tap Dance III, 3620 Int/Adv West African, 3640 Int/Adv Hip-Hop, 3643 Jazz Dance III, 3653 Contemp. Mod III, 3663 Ballet III, 3663L Ballet Lab III, 3672 Pointe II, 3680 Pas de Deux, DANC 4080 Aerial Dance IV, 4643 Jazz Dance III, 4654 Contemp. Mod. IV, 4664 Ballet IV, 4664L Ballet Lab IV, 4672 Pointe IV, 4680 Pas de Deux, 4754 Contemp. Mod. IV, 4764 Ballet IV

Performance Electives: 2250 Performance Company II, 3250 Performance Co. III, 4250 Performance Co. IV, 2550 Dance Repertory Lab I, 3550 Dance Repertory Lab II, 4550 Dance Repertory Lab III

Summer Year 4

N/A

University-Wide Requirements

Link: University-wide Requirements

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