Dance–Performance, BFA

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 BFA in Dance - Performance 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/.

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)

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
or
DA 115 - Ballet Technique 3 Min Units: 2
DA 116 - Ballet Technique 3 Min Units: 2
or
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
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
or
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)

Women
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
or

Men
DA 125 - Pas de Deux 1 Min Units: 1
DA 126 - Pas de Deux 1 Min Units: 1
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
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
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
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
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
DA 466 - Senior Seminar: Dance Aesthetics, Critique, and Theory Min Units: 2
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
or
DA 474 - Teaching Analysis of Modern Techniques Min Units: 2
or
DA 476 - Teaching Analysis of Jazz Techniques Min Units: 2
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

Advanced Technique

Related Areas Requirements (9 credits)

Applied Music (2 credits, AM 13 or higher)
DA 249 - Acting for Dancers Min Units: 2
MH 111 - Historical Survey of Music Min Units: 3
Arts Electives (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 Year Seminar - FYS 101, FYS 102 (6 Credits)
Global and Historical Studies - GHS ___, GHS ___ (6 Credits)
Areas of Inquiry - Texts and Ideas, The Social World, The Natural World, Analytic Reasoning (14 credits)

Electives (19 credits)

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