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| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Structure and function of the human body. Lab included. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | PDBio 220. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Developing conditioning programs specific to dance. Recognizing and resolving dance injuries. Practical application. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 241R or equivalent; instructor's consent; concurrent enrollment in Dance 243R the first time taken. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Beginning improvisation and composition in a workshop setting. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to dance as a discipline and at Brigham Young University. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| DESCRIPTION: | Basic music notation, simple and complex rhythmic patterns, and polyrhythms; analysis of selected international music styles; brief historical survey. |
| OFFERED: | W; Sp odd years |
| PREREQUISITE: | PDBio 220, Dance 230. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Study and analysis of the neuromusculoskeletal system in practical application to dance for more efficient use of the body and reduction of injuries. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Principles and practices of technical aspects of dance production. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Seminar exposing students to a variety of dance related topics. Instruction by multiple dance professionals in their areas of expertise. |
| OFFERED: | F, Su odd years |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of dance in tribal cultures and ancient through Romantic historical periods, emphasizing dance of Western civilization. |
| OFFERED: | W, Su even years |
| DESCRIPTION: | Survey of dance in modern and postmodern historical periods, emphasizing dance of Western civilization. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 462 for all dance education majors and for composite dance and modern dance emphasis majors who choose to do a choreographic project. |
Note: Dance 469 is a capstone course.
| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 243 and 244, or 291R; 342. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Experiential approach to movement training including body patterning. Integration and personal expression of body and movement choices. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 243R, 244R, 291R. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Tools to make sense of, and derive meaning from movement. Constituent movement components that facilitate accuracy in teaching, performance, and choreography. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 231, 235, 243, 244, 291R, TMA 229. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Physical and conceptual aspects of dance styles as they relate to music dance theatre. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 244R. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Fundamental compositional structure emphasizing visual, kinesthetic, and musical aspects. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 243R, 244R, 261. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Seminar with rotating topics and issues selected from: dance and health, dance and identity, dance and technology, and dance philosophy and aesthetics. |
| OFFERED: | W even years. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 376. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Study of dance as an expression of culture. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Experience in modern dance equivalent to Dance 240R; instructor's consent. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 241R or equivalent; instructor's consent; concurrent enrollment in Dance 244R the first time taken. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Technique and theory in a workshop setting. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 290 or equivalent. |
Note: Qualified students may substitute higher-level technique courses for required lower-level technique courses with permission from the Dance Department.
Note 1: At least five hours must be completed in 300-level or above courses. R courses may count only once to complete this requirement, with the exception of modern dance and ballet courses (Dance 340R, 391R, 440R, 490R).
Note 2: Dance 173, 273R, 373R offer different ethnic dance styles taught on a rotation basis. Please see the department for a rotation schedule.
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Beginning steps and technique, emphasizing slide/drag. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 135 or equivalent. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 171 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Intermediate steps and technique; buck styling; introduction to choreography. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 235 or equivalent. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 271 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Advanced technique and steps; buck and Canadian styling and free styling. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Fundamental dance skills in western styles of country, round, and square dance. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Bronze level. Waltz, fox-trot, tango, quickstep. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Bronze level. Cha-cha, rumba, samba, jive, paso doble. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 180 or equivalent. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 184 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Silver level. Waltz, fox-trot, tango, quickstep. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 185 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Silver level. Cha-cha, rumba, samba, jive, paso doble. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 280 or equivalent. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 284 or equivalent; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Gold 1 level. Waltz, tango, fox-trot, quickstep. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 285 or equivalent; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Gold 1 level. Cha-cha, samba, rumba, paso doble. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 382R or equivalent; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Gold 2 level. Waltz, fox-trot, tango, quickstep. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 383R or equivalent ; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Gold 2 level. Cha-cha, rumba, samba, jive, paso doble. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 384R or equivalent; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Gold bar level: waltz, tango, fox-trot, quickstep, Viennese waltz. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 385R or equivalent; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Gold bar level: cha-cha, rumba, samba, jive, paso doble. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Audition. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Ballet partnering techniques. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| DESCRIPTION: | Ethnic dances selected from the Irish, Polynesian, or Spanish cultures. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 170 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Techniques of selected traditional, folk, and national dance styles. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 173R or previous dance experience. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Accelerated ethnic dance techniques selected from the Chinese, Hungarian, Irish, Polynesian, Spanish, or Ukrainian cultures. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 270. |
| DESCRIPTION: | In-depth dance technique of selected traditional, folk, and national dance styles. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 273R or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Advanced ethnic dance techniques selected from the Chinese, Hungarian, Irish, Polynesian. Spanish, or Ukrainian cultures. |
Note: One course may fulfill two of the required foot articulation, partnering, and ethnic dance categories, possibly reducing the number of enrollments for this requirement from three to two: Dance 173R, 273R, 373R (Irish) and Dance 273R (Spanish) will satisfy both articulation and ethnic categories; Dance 273R, 373R (Hungarian) will satisfy both partnering and ethnic categories.
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Beginning steps and technique, emphasizing slide/drag. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Fundamental dance skills in western styles of country, round, and square dance. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| DESCRIPTION: | Ethnic dances selected from the Irish, Polynesian, or Spanish cultures. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Bronze level. Waltz, fox-trot, tango, quickstep. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Bronze level. Cha-cha, rumba, samba, jive, paso doble. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 131 or equivalent; 240R or 290. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 135 or equivalent. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 170 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Techniques of selected traditional, folk, and national dance styles. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 171 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Intermediate steps and technique; buck styling; introduction to choreography. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 173R or previous dance experience. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Accelerated ethnic dance techniques selected from the Chinese, Hungarian, Irish, Polynesian, Spanish, or Ukrainian cultures. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 180 or equivalent. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 172, 181, or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Intermediate-level instruction in popular country western dances. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 184 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Silver level. Waltz, fox-trot, tango, quickstep. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 185 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Silver level. Cha-cha, rumba, samba, jive, paso doble. |
| OFFERED: | F odd years; W odd years. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Male and female techniques of traditional national folk forms stylized with classical ballet discipline. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Concurrent enrollment in Dance 291R. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 231 or equivalent; 241R, 242, or 291R. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 235 or equivalent. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 241R or equivalent; instructor's consent; concurrent enrollment in Dance 243R the first time taken. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 270. |
| DESCRIPTION: | In-depth dance technique of selected traditional, folk, and national dance styles. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 271 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Advanced technique and steps; buck and Canadian styling and free styling. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 273R or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Advanced ethnic dance techniques selected from the Chinese, Hungarian, Irish, Polynesian. Spanish, or Ukrainian cultures. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 280 or equivalent. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 284 or equivalent; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Gold 1 level. Waltz, tango, fox-trot, quickstep. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 285 or equivalent; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Gold 1 level. Cha-cha, samba, rumba, paso doble. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 382R or equivalent; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Gold 2 level. Waltz, fox-trot, tango, quickstep. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 383R or equivalent ; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Gold 2 level. Cha-cha, rumba, samba, jive, paso doble. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Audition. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Audition. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Concurrent enrollment in Dance 391R. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 340R or equivalent; instructor's consent. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 384R or equivalent; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Gold bar level: waltz, tango, fox-trot, quickstep, Viennese waltz. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 385R or equivalent; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Gold bar level: cha-cha, rumba, samba, jive, paso doble. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Audition. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Advanced ballet technique, including advanced pointe work for women and advanced technique for men. |
| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 391R and 393R or equivalents. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Audition. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Ballet partnering techniques. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Experience with Workshop in Dance: ballet or ballroom. |
| OFFERED: | Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 340R or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Advanced technique, with movement combinations emphasizing dance as a performance art. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 342 or ExSc 362; Dance 343 or ExSc 363. |
| RECOMMENDED: | NDFS 100. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 243R, 244R, or approved Kinnect membership. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Theory and teaching experience in creative movement for preschool and elementary school children. |
| OFFERED: | W, Sp, odd years |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 243R, 244R (or equivalents); Dance 261. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Planning, teaching, and evaluating lessons. |
| OFFERED: | F, Sp odd years. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 243R, 244R. |
| OFFERED: | F |
| RECOMMENDED: | Dance 170 or equivalent. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| RECOMMENDED: | Dance 180 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Pedagogy training in social dance at the bronze and silver skill levels. |
| OFFERED: | W even years |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 390R or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Teaching classical ballet from preballet through advanced; includes analysis of Bournonville, Cecchetti, Vaganova, RAD, Kneeland, and SAB methods. |
| OFFERED: | W even years. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 384R. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Theory and notation of International Standard Ballroom Dance and preparation for professional teaching certification examinations. |
| OFFERED: | W odd years. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 385R. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Theory and notation of International Latin Dance and preparation for professional teaching certification examinations. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Production director's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Participation as dancers in concert dance production. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Audition. |
| OFFERED: | W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Audition. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Educational outreach dance company specifically focusing on developing teaching, creative, and performance skills. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Audition. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Experiences in modern dance choreography and performance. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Audition. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Performance techniques and experience in folk dance. |
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Audition. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Performance techniques and experience in ballroom dance. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 382R or equivalent; instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Participation as dancers in concert dance production. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Audition. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Performing modern dance repertory and new works on and off campus. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Audition. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Performance techniques with International/American Folk Dance Company. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Audition. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Performance techniques and experience with BYU Ballroom Dance Company. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Creation and presentation of ballroom competitive routines, emphasizing visual and musical aspects. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Audition and concurrent enrollment in Dance 391R or 490R; 494R or 495R. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Performance technique and experience with BYU Theatre Ballet. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 342 or ExSc 362; Dance 343 or ExSc 363. |
| RECOMMENDED: | NDFS 100. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 243R, 244R, 261. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Seminar with rotating topics and issues selected from: dance and health, dance and identity, dance and technology, and dance philosophy and aesthetics. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 231, 235, 243, 244, 291R, TMA 229. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Physical and conceptual aspects of dance styles as they relate to music dance theatre. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 244R. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Fundamental compositional structure emphasizing visual, kinesthetic, and musical aspects. |
| OFFERED: | F |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 244R. |
| OFFERED: | W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 243R, 244R, or approved Kinnect membership. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Theory and teaching experience in creative movement for preschool and elementary school children. |
| OFFERED: | W, Sp, odd years |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 243R, 244R (or equivalents); Dance 261. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Planning, teaching, and evaluating lessons. |
| OFFERED: | F, Sp odd years. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 243R, 244R. |
| OFFERED: | F |
| RECOMMENDED: | Dance 170 or equivalent. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| RECOMMENDED: | Dance 180 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Pedagogy training in social dance at the bronze and silver skill levels. |
| OFFERED: | W even years |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 390R or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Teaching classical ballet from preballet through advanced; includes analysis of Bournonville, Cecchetti, Vaganova, RAD, Kneeland, and SAB methods. |
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 362. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Creation and presentation of complete choreographic works. |
| OFFERED: | F, Su odd years. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 264. |
| OFFERED: | W even years. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 376. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Study of dance as an expression of culture. |
| OFFERED: | W even years. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 384R. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Theory and notation of International Standard Ballroom Dance and preparation for professional teaching certification examinations. |
| OFFERED: | W odd years. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 385R. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Theory and notation of International Latin Dance and preparation for professional teaching certification examinations. |
| OFFERED: | Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 362 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Development of substantive modern dance compositional works based on intent, form, and content relationships. |
| OFFERED: | Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Dance 363 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Developing advanced skills of immediate movement response to enhance nonverbal communication. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Introduction to fund accounting, budgeting processes, and sources of revenue such as taxes, municipal bonds, user fees, donations, grants, dues, and ticket sales. |
Note: R courses may count only once to complete this requirement, with the exception of modern dance and ballet courses 340R, 391R, 440R, 490R.
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.