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Dance Minor

Department of Theatre and Dance

Office: 212 Rockefeller Arts Center

(716) 673-3596

Robert Deemer, Interim Chairperson

Email: theatre.dance@fredonia.edu

Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/theatre-dance

The Minor in Dance requires the completion of technique courses in Contemporary Dance, Jazz and Ballet, as well as theoretical courses including:  Choreography, Kinesioloogy and Dance History.  The Dance Minor can complement any major and is open to all students in good academic standing. 

Students must earn a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all Minor courses in order to graduate with a Minor in Dance.  

Minor Requirements

Some courses require prerequisites.  Click on any hyperlinked course for additional information. 

Movement Courses:

DANC 111Contemporary Technique I

2
DANC 112Ballet I

2
DANC 113Jazz Dance I

2
DANC 241Dance Improvisation

2
Total Credit Hours:8

Theory Courses:

DANC 260Dance Kinesiology

3
DANC 264Choreography I

3
DANC 353Contemporary Dance History

3
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DANC 453Forces and Figures in American Jazz Dance

3
DANC 360Dancer Wellness

3
Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 20