Program Requirements

• Total units required: 17 units

Required Courses

Studio-Based/Technique Courses: 9 units

At least 6 of these units must be at the 300 level or above. Students must select from the following list:

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Ballet
Dance 221	Fundamentals of Classical Ballet	2
Dance 222	Fundamentals of Classical Ballet	2
Dance 321	Classical Ballet: Intermediate I	2
Dance 3221	Classical Ballet: Intermediate II	2
Dance 3224	Intermediate Pointe Technique	1
Dance 415	High Intermediate Ballet I	2
Dance 416	High Intermediate Ballet II	2
Dance 4281	Classical Ballet III	2
Dance 4291	Classical Ballet IV	2
Modern
Dance 106E	Introduction to Dance as a Contemporary Art Form	2
Dance 201E	Theory and Technique of Modern Dance I	2
Dance 202	Theory and Technique of Modern Dance II	2
Dance 240	Afro-Modern Dance (Dunham Technique)	2
Dance 301	Theory and Technique of Modern Dance III	2
Dance 3021	Theory and Technique of Modern Dance IV	2
Dance 3101	Dance Improvisation: Spontaneous Composition & Performance Techniques	2
Dance 311	Modern Dance and the African-American Legacy	2
Dance 401	Theory and Technique of Modern Dance V	2
Dance 4021	Theory and Technique of Modern Dance VI	2
Dance 413	Modern Dance and the African American Legacy II	2
Jazz
Dance 297	Fundamentals of Jazz Dance	2
Dance 300	Jazz Dance II	2
Dance 403	Jazz III	2
West African
Dance 343	West African Music and Dance in Context	2

Composition Course: 3 units

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Dance 203	Composition I	3

History/Theory Course: 3 units

Students must select from the following list:

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Dance 316	Histories of Theatrical and Concert Dance	3
Dance 331	Movement and Meaning: Dance in a Global Context	3
Dance 340	Ballet as Ethnic Dance and Classical Art	3
Dance 342	Critical Thinking in Western Theatrical Dance: Questioning Meets Creative Thinking and Collaboration	3
Dance 363	The Neuroscience of Movement: You Think, So You Can Dance?	3
Dance 426	Performing the Political in American Dance	3
Dance 430	Dance Pedagogy	2
Dance 433	Performing Gender and Sexuality in America	3

Elective Course

Students must complete 2 units of an elective course. Any additional history/theory course or studio-based/technique course at the 300 level or above may be used to fulfill this requirement.

Additional Information

• Students must earn a grade of C- or better in all required and elective dance courses in order for them to apply toward minor requirements.
• A maximum of 3 credits earned outside of Arts & Sciences at Washington University (e.g., through transfer credit or study abroad) may be applied to the dance minor, with permission from the Dance Overseas Programs Advisor.