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 120 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 (83 Credits)

DA 109 - Professional Practices Min Units: 0
DA 110 - Ballet Terminology Min Units: 1
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 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–Sophomores Min Units: 2
DA 214 - Ballet Technique 2–Sophomores 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–Juniors Min Units: 2
DA 316 - Ballet Technique 3–Juniors Min Units: 2
or
DA 319 - Ballet Technique, Men–Juniors Min Units: 2
DA 320 - Ballet Technique, Men–Juniors Min Units: 2
Pointe or Allegro 1
DA 121 - Pointe 1–First Year Min Units: 1
DA 122 - Pointe 1–First Year Min Units: 1
or
DA 127 - Allegro Technique 1 Min Units: 1
DA 128 - Allegro Technique 1 Min Units: 1
DA 126 - Pas de Deux 1 Min Units: 1
DA 125 - 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–Theatre Dance Min Units: 1
DA 242 - Jazz 2–Hip Hop Min Units: 1
DA 341 - Jazz 3 Min Units: 1
DA 342 - Jazz 3 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 163 - Music for Dance–Theory Min Units: 1
DA 233 - Improvisation 1 Min Units: 1
DA 247 - Character Dance Min Units: 1
DA 248 - World Dance Technique Min Units: 1
DA 249 - Acting for Dancers Min Units: 2
DA 261 - Laban Movement Analysis Min Units: 2
DA 264 - Music for Dance–Class and Choreography Min Units: 1
DA 266 - Dancing Beyond Boundaries–Revisiting and Revising History Min Units: 3
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 465 - Career Planning: Taking the Next Step 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
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

Advanced Technique Requirements

DA 417 - Ballet Technique 4–Seniors Min Units: 2
DA 418 - Ballet Technique 4–Seniors Min Units: 2
or
DA 419 - Ballet Technique, Men–Seniors Min Units: 2
DA 420 - Ballet Technique, Men–Seniors Min Units: 2
DA 431 - Modern Technique 4 Min Units: 1
DA 432 - Modern Technique 4 Min Units: 1
or
DA 441 - Jazz 4 Min Units: 1
DA 442 - Jazz 4 Min Units: 1
DA 221 - Pointe 2–Sophomores Min Units: 1
DA 222 - Pointe 2–Sophomores Min Units: 1
or
DA 225 - Pas de Deux 2 Min Units: 1
DA 226 - Pas de Deux 2 Min Units: 1
DA 321 - Pointe 3–Juniors Min Units: 1
DA 322 - Pointe 3–Juniors Min Units: 1
or
DA 325 - Pas de Deux 3 Min Units: 1
DA 326 - Pas de Deux 3 Min Units: 1

Required Courses in Related Areas (5 credits)

MH 111 - Historical Survey of Music Min Units: 3
2 semesters of Applied Music (AM); at least 1 semester must be Keyboard

University 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 fulfill the following requirements of the University Core Curriculum: Perspectives in the Creative Arts (because they take nine credit hours in the arts), Well-Being, the Indianapolis Community Requirement, and the Butler Cultural Requirement.

INTERNAL RESOURCES

Dance–Performance, BFA

Required Courses in Dance (83 Credits)

Advanced Technique Requirements

Required Courses in Related Areas (5 credits)

University Core Curriculum (26 credits)

Free Electives (6 credits)