K-12 Education in Dance

64 credit hours

In addition to core course requirements for the minor in education (K-12), course requirements for K-12 certification in dance are the following

 

 

Orientation

DAN 17000Freshman Seminar in Dance

1

Technique

Eight credit hours of Ballet:

DAN 10010Ballet I

2

DAN 20010Ballet II

2

DAN 30010Ballet III

2

DAN 40010Ballet IV

2

Four credit hours in a second area of technique, two credit hours in a third area of technique, and two credit hours in a fourth area of technique selected from the following options:

DAN 10020Contemporary I

2

DAN 20020Contemporary II

2

DAN 30020Contemporary III

2

DAN 40020Contemporary IV

2

DAN 10030Jazz I

2

DAN 20030Jazz II

2

DAN 30030Jazz III

2

DAN 40030Jazz IV

2

DAN 10040Tap I

2

DAN 20040Tap II

2

DAN 30040Tap III

2

DAN 40040Tap IV

2

Performance Practicum

Two credit hours selected from the following options:

DAN 10300Dance Performance Practicum I

1

DAN 20300Dance Performance Practicum II

1

DAN 30300Dance Performance Practicum III

1

DAN 37500University Dance Ensemble

1

DAN 40300Dance Performance Practicum IV

1

Theory and Composition

DAN 20050Dance Theory and Composition I

3

DAN 20055Dance Theory and Composition II

3

MUS 11800Music Theory for Non-Majors

3

Composition Practicum

Two credit hours selected from the following options:

DAN 10350Dance Composition Practicum I

1

DAN 20350Dance Composition Practicum II

1

DAN 30350Dance Composition Practicum III

1

DAN 40350Dance Composition Practicum IV

1

Anatomy and Kinesiology

DAN 26000Anatomy for Dancers

3

DAN 36000Dance Kinesiology

3

History

DAN 17100Dance as an Art

3

DAN 27100Dance History

3

DAN 37100Dance in the 21st Century

3

 

Capstone

DAN 47000Senior Seminar in Dance

0

Dance Education

DAN 27200Content and Standards for K-12 Dance Education

2

EDU 32310Methods of Teaching Elementary School Dance

3

EDU 37200Secondary Methods of Teaching Dance

3

 

Special General Education Courses 

BSC 10000Concepts in Biology

4

CHM 10000Concepts in Chemistry

4

MTH 14100Basic Statistics

3