Dance (Pedagogy), BA

Applicants are admitted to the program on the basis of academic acceptance by the University and an audition. Visit https://www.butler.edu/jordan-arts/admission/ for details.
The BA in Dance (Pedagogy) requires the completion of 128 credit hours; 40 hours must be at the 300-level or above.
A grade of C or higher is required for all JCA courses.
All Dance majors are required to attend Arts Events; see www.butler.edu/jordan-arts/current-student-resources/ for details (JCA Arts Event Attendance Requirements).
For detailed degree requirements, including an eight-semester suggested sequence of courses, see www.butler.edu/jordan-arts/undergraduate-programs/dance/majors/.

Required Courses in Dance (61 credits)

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
or
DA 113 - Ballet Technique 2–First Year Min Units: 2
DA 114 - Ballet Technique 2–First Year Min Units: 2
DA 115 - Ballet Technique 3 Min Units: 2
DA 116 - Ballet Technique 3 Min Units: 2
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
or
DA 219 - Ballet Technique, Men–Sophomores Min Units: 2
DA 220 - Ballet Technique, Men–Sophomores Min Units: 2
Pointe 1–First Year (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 125 - Pas de Deux 1 Min Units: 1
DA 126 - Pas de Deux 1 Min Units: 1
Modern Technique 1 and 2
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 141 - Jazz 1 Min Units: 1
DA 142 - Jazz 1 Min Units: 1
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
DA 161 - Body Placement 1 Min Units: 1
DA 162 - Body Placement 2 Min Units: 1
DA 266 - Dancing Beyond Boundaries - Revisiting and Revising History Min Units: 3
DA 233 - Improvisation 1 Min Units: 1
DA 247 - Character Dance Min Units: 1
DA 248 - World Dance Technique Min Units: 1
DA 261 - Laban Movement Analysis Min Units: 2
DA 163 - Music for Dance–Theory Min Units: 1
DA 264 - Music for Dance–Class and Choreography Min Units: 1
Modern Technique 3 or Jazz 2
DA 242 - Jazz 2 Min Units: 1
DA 331 - Modern Technique 3 Min Units: 1
Choose one course
DA 351 - Butler Ballet–Juniors Min Units: 2 - ICR or
DA 352 - Butler Ballet–Juniors Min Units: 2
Dance History 1 and 2
DA 361 - Choreography 1 Min Units: 2
DA 362 - Choreography 2 Min Units: 2
DA 365 - Dance History 1 Min Units: 3
DA 366 - Dance History 2 Min Units: 3
Ballet Technique (4 semesters)
DA 410 - Ballet Technique Min Units: 1
DA 466 - Senior Seminar: Dance Aesthetics, Critique, and Theory Min Units: 2
DA 471 - Teaching Analysis of Classical Technique Min Units: 2
DA 472 - Teaching Analysis of Intermediate and Advanced Classical Techniques Min Units: 2
Teaching Analysis of Modern Techniques or Teaching Analysis of Jazz Techniques
DA 474 - Teaching Analysis of Modern Techniques Min Units: 2
or
DA 476 - Teaching Analysis of Jazz Techniques Min Units: 2
Dance Teaching Practicum
DA 477 - Dance Teaching Practicum Min Units: 2
or
DA 478 - Dance Teaching Practicum 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

Required Courses in Related Areas (24 credits)

Science
BI 257 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Min Units: 5
Education
ED 241 - Developmental Theory & Application in Education Min Units: 3
Elective: Psychology or College of Education (3 credits)

Fine Arts

Applied Music AM 13 or higher (e.g., Piano, Voice, etc.) * (2 credits)
MH 111 - Historical Survey of Music Min Units: 3
PCA 200-ART - Introduction to Visual Art Min Units: 3
Arts Electives (may include AM 011 and AM 012) Min Units: 5

*Proficiency for AM 013 Keyboard Skills must be demonstrated

Butler Core Curriculum (26 credits)

FYS 101 and FYS 102, First Year Seminar	6 (3,3)
GHS, Global and Historical Studies (2 courses)	6 (3,3)
AR, Analytic Reasoning	3
NW, The Natural World	5
SW, The Social World	3
TI, Texts and Ideas	3

Dance majors are exempt from the following requirements of the University Core Curriculum: Perspectives in the Creative Arts (because they take nine credit hours in the arts), Well-Being, and the Butler Cultural Requirement

Electives (17 credits)

Dance Electives (3 credits)
Free Electives (14 credits)