Dance–Performance, BFA

Requirements for the Major

Applicants are admitted to the program on the basis of academic acceptance by the University and an audition in ballet.

All majors in dance (BA, BFA, and BS) require the completion of 128 credit hours. Coursework is comprised of studio practice, performance, choreography, theory, history, pedagogy, related courses in the arts, and the Core Curriculum of the University. For detailed degree requirements, see www.butler.edu/jordanarts/undergraduate-programs/dance/majors/.

Required Dance Courses (74 Credits)

• Professional Practices (P/F)

• DA 109 - Professional Practices Min Units: 0
• DA 110 - Professional Practices Min Units: 0

• Ballet Technique - First Year

• DA 111 - Ballet Technique 1–First Year Min Units: 2
• DA 112 - Ballet Technique 1–First Year Min Units: 2

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• DA 113 - Ballet Technique 2–First Year Min Units: 2
• DA 114 - Ballet Technique 2–First Year Min Units: 2

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  DA 115

• DA 116

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• DA 119 - Ballet Technique, Men–First Year Min Units: 2
• DA 120 - Ballet Technique, Men–First Year Min Units: 2

• Ballet Technique - Sophomores

• DA 213 - Ballet Technique 2 Min Units: 2
• DA 214 - Ballet Technique 2 Min Units: 2

• or

• DA 215 - Ballet Technique 3 Min Units: 2
• DA 216 - Ballet Technique 3 Min Units: 2

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• DA 219 - Ballet Technique, Men–Sophomores Min Units: 2
• DA 220 - Ballet Technique, Men–Sophomores Min Units: 2

• Ballet Technique - Juniors

• DA 315 - Ballet Technique 3 Min Units: 2
• DA 316 - Ballet Technique 3 Min Units: 2

• or

• DA 317 - Ballet Technique 4 Min Units: 2
• DA 318 - Ballet Technique 4 Min Units: 2

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• DA 319 - Ballet Technique, Men–Juniors Min Units: 2
• DA 320 - Ballet Technique, Men–Juniors Min Units: 2

• Pointe (Women) or Pas de Deux 1 (Men)

• DA 121 - Pointe 1–First Year Min Units: 1
• DA 122 - Pointe 1–First Year Min Units: 1

• or

• DA 123 - Pointe 2–First Year Min Units: 1
• DA 124 - Pointe 2–First Year Min Units: 1 (women)

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• DA 125 - Pas de Deux 1 Min Units: 1
• DA 126 - Pas de Deux 1 Min Units: 1 (men)

• Modern Technique 1, 2 and 3

• DA 131 - Modern Technique 1 Min Units: 1
• DA 132 - Modern Technique 1 Min Units: 1
• DA 231 - Modern Technique 2 Min Units: 1
• DA 232 - Modern Technique 2 Min Units: 1
• DA 331 - Modern Technique 3 Min Units: 1
• DA 332 - Modern Technique 3 Min Units: 1

• Jazz 1 and 2

• DA 141 - Jazz 1 Min Units: 1
• DA 142 - Jazz 1 Min Units: 1
• DA 241 - Jazz 2 Min Units: 1
• DA 242 - Jazz 2 Min Units: 1

• Butler Ballet - First Year and Sophomores

• DA 151 - Butler Ballet–First Year Min Units: 1
• DA 152 - Butler Ballet–First Year Min Units: 1
• DA 251 - Butler Ballet–Sophomores Min Units: 1
• DA 252 - Butler Ballet–Sophomores Min Units: 1

• Body Placement 1 and 2

• DA 161 - Body Placement 1 Min Units: 1
• DA 162 - Body Placement 2 Min Units: 1

• Dancing Beyond Boundaries

• DA 266 - Dancing Beyond Boundaries - Revisiting and Revising History Min Units: 3

• Improvisation

• DA 233 - Improvisation 1 Min Units: 1

• Character  Dance and World Dance Technique

• DA 247 - Character Dance Min Units: 1
• DA 248 - World Dance Technique Min Units: 1

• Laban Movement Analysis

• DA 261 - Laban Movement Analysis Min Units: 2

• Music for Dance - Theory and Music for Dance - Class and Choreography

• DA 163 - Music for Dance–Theory Min Units: 1
• DA 264 - Music for Dance–Class and Choreography Min Units: 1

• Butler Ballet - Juniors and Seniors

• DA 351 - Butler Ballet–Juniors Min Units: 2
• DA 352 - Butler Ballet–Juniors Min Units: 2
• DA 451 - Butler Ballet–Seniors Min Units: 2
• DA 452 - Butler Ballet–Seniors Min Units: 2

• Choreography 1 and 2

• DA 361 - Choreography 1 Min Units: 2
• DA 362 - Choreography 2 Min Units: 2

• Dance History 1 and 2

• DA 365 - Dance History 1 Min Units: 3
• DA 366 - Dance History 2 Min Units: 3

• Senior Seminar: Dance Aesthetics, Critique, Theory

• DA 466 - Senior Seminar: Dance Aesthetics, Critique, and Theory Min Units: 2

• Teaching Analysis of Classical Technique

• DA 471 - Teaching Analysis of Classical Technique Min Units: 2

• Teaching Analysis of Inter/Adv Classical or Modern Jazz Techniques

• DA 472 - Teaching Analysis of Intermediate and Advanced Classical Techniques Min Units: 2

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• DA 474 - Teaching Analysis of Modern Techniques Min Units: 2

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• DA 476 - Teaching Analysis of Jazz Techniques Min Units: 2

• Arts Event Attendance (P/F)

• DA 190 - Arts Event Attendance Min Units: 0
• DA 290 - Arts Event Attendance Min Units: 0
• DA 390 - Arts Event Attendance Min Units: 0
• DA 490 - Arts Event Attendance Min Units: 0

Related Areas Requirements (9 credits)

• Applied Music (2 credits, AM 13 or higher)

  Acting for Dancers (2 credits)

• DA 249 - Acting for Dancers Min Units: 2

• Historical Survey of Music (3 credits)

• MH 111 - Historical Survey of Music Min Units: 3

• Fine Arts Elective (2 credits)

  May include:

• AM 11 - Keyboard Skills 1 Min Units: 1
• AM 12 - Keyboard Skills 2 Min Units: 1

Butler Core Curriculum (26 credits)

See the Core Curriculum  for more information

•  First -YearSeminar - FYS 101, FYS 102  (6 Credits)
• Global and Historical Studies - GHS ___, GHS ___  (6 Credits)
• Areas of Inquiry - Text and Ideas, The Social World, The Natural World, Analytical Reasoning (14 credits)

Electives (19 credits)

• Dance electives (12 credits)
• Free electives (7 credits)