Program: Dance (B.A.) - Shenandoah University

Apr 07, 2025

Undergraduate Catalog 2019-2020

Maurice Fraga, Associate Professor of Dance
Shingleton 26, (540) 665-4565, mfraga@su.edu

The Bachelor of Arts in Dance curriculum is designed for students who are interested in a broad general education while continuing to pursue their dance studies. It is suitable for students preparing for careers in dance history, therapy, kinesiology and library science. An audition is required for entrance into the program.

Program Outcomes

Students completing the Bachelor of Arts in Dance will be able to:

demonstrate technical skill and artistry in a variety of styles and performance settings;
improvise and compose dance in a variety of forms, employing a variety of methods and technologies;
demonstrate knowledge of dance history, aesthetics, production and science; and
demonstrate research, writing, presentation, entrepreneurial and advocacy skills appropriate to furthering a professional career in dance or a related field.

Course and Credit Requirements

Dance majors must enroll in both ballet and modern dance technique during their first two semesters in residence at Shenandoah University.

1st Year – Fall

DA 111 Modern Dance I Credit(s): 2 *
DA 121 Ballet I Credit(s): 2 *
DA 131 Jazz I Credit(s): 2 *
DA 143 Freshman Seminar Credit(s): 1
DA 351 Dance Production I Credit(s): 1
DAPE 152 Contact Improvisation Credit(s): 1 *
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5
ENG 101 Composition Credit(s): 3 (Oral and Communicative Literacies Region)
FYS 101 Going Global First-Year Seminar Credit(s): 3

Total: 15.5 credits

1st Year – Spring

DA 112 Modern Dance II Credit(s): 2 *
DA 122 Ballet II Credit(s): 2 *
DA 132 Jazz II Credit(s): 2 *
DA 152 Contemporary Partnering Credit(s): 1 *
DA 352 Dance Production II Credit(s): 1
DA 386 Dance Ensemble Credit(s): 1
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5
Social and Behavioral Science Region Elective Credit(s): 3
Open Elective(s) Credit(s): 3 (not to include performance or skill-based instruction)

Total: 15.5 credits

2nd Year – Fall

DA 241 Dance Composition I Credit(s): 2 *
DA 271 History and Philosophy of Dance I Credit(s): 3 ^(ALT)(Cultural Understanding Region)
DA Dance Technique Elective(s) Credit(s): 2 *
DA 381 Dance and Music Credit(s): 2
PRF 201 Health Issues for Artists Credit(s): 0.5
Quantitative Literacy Region Elective Credit(s): 3
Open Elective(s) Credit(s): 3 (not to include performance or skill-based instruction)

Total: 15.5 credits

2nd Year – Spring

DA 242 Dance Composition II Credit(s): 2 *
DA 472 History and Philosophy of Dance II Credit(s): 3 ^(ALT)
DA Dance Technique Elective(s) Credit(s): 2 *
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5
Natural Science Region Elective Credit(s): 3
Ethical Reasoning Region Elective Credit(s): 3
Open Elective(s) Credit(s): 3 (not to include performance or skill-based instruction)

Total: 16.5 credits

3rd Year – Fall

DA 371 Dance Science: Kinesiology Credit(s): 3 ^(ALT)
Dance Technique Elective(s) Credit(s): 2 *
MULT 275 Western Art Music Appreciation Credit(s): 3 (Creative Expression sphere)
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5
Foreign Language Elective Credit(s): 3
Open Elective(s) Credit(s): 3 (not to include performance or skill-based instruction)

Theatre History Elective

Select from: (Cultural Understanding Region)

TH 351 History of Theatre I Credit(s): 3

Total: 3 credits

Total: 17.5 credits

3rd Year – Spring

DA Dance Elective(s) Credit(s): 3
PRF 101 Performance Forum Credit(s): 0.5
MCOM 150 Principles of Public Speaking Credit(s): 3 (Oral and Communicative Literacies Region)
Foreign Language Elective Credit(s): 3
Open Elective(s) Credit(s): 6 (not to include performance or skill-based instruction)

Total: 15.5 credits

4th Year – Fall

DA 498 Culminating Project Credit(s): 1 or 2
DA Dance Technique Elective(s) Credit(s): 2 *
DAPE 135 Tap I Credit(s): 1
Open Elective(s) Credit(s): 9 (not to include performance or skill-based instruction)

Total: 13 credits

4th Year – Spring

DA 444 Senior Concert and Seminar II Credit(s): 2
DA 498 Culminating Project Credit(s): 1 or 2
Open Elective(s) Credit(s): 9 (not to include performance or skill-based instruction)

Total: 12 credits

Degree Total: 121 credits

*Minimum grade of “C” required.

(ALT) Offered on alternating schedule; consult with advisor.

Bachelor of Arts in Dance majors are encouraged to participate in all main-stage productions of the Dance Division as either cast or crew.

Catalog

Program Outcomes

Course and Credit Requirements

1st Year – Fall

Total: 15.5 credits

1st Year – Spring

Total: 15.5 credits

2nd Year – Fall

Total: 15.5 credits

2nd Year – Spring

Total: 16.5 credits

3rd Year – Fall

Theatre History Elective

Total: 3 credits

Total: 17.5 credits

3rd Year – Spring

Total: 15.5 credits

4th Year – Fall

Total: 13 credits

4th Year – Spring

Total: 12 credits

Degree Total: 121 credits

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