Dance (Pedagogy), BA

Required Courses in Dance (49 credits)

• DA 109 - Professional Practices Min Units: 0
• DA 110 - Ballet Terminology Min Units: 1

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

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• Ballet Technique - Sophomores

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

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• Ballet Technique - Juniors

• DA 315 - Ballet Technique 3–Juniors Min Units: 2

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

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• Pointe 1–First Year or Allegro 1

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

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• DA 127 - Allegro Technique 1 Min Units: 1
• DA 128 - Allegro Technique 1 Min Units: 1

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• 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 241 - Jazz 2–Theatre Dance Min Units: 1
• DA 242 - Jazz 2–Hip Hop 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 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 261 - Laban Movement Analysis Min Units: 2
• DA 266 - Dancing Beyond Boundaries–Revisiting and Revising History Min Units: 3
• DA 351 - Butler Ballet–Juniors 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

Required Courses for the Pedagogy Emphasis (17 credits)

Course work required for the Pedagogy emphasis

• DA 162 - Body Placement 2 Min Units: 1

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• DA 316 - Ballet Technique 3–Juniors Min Units: 2

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

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• DA 257 - Human Anatomy for Dancers Min Units: 3
• DA 264 - Music for Dance–Class and Choreography Min Units: 1

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• Modern or Jazz Technique (2 semesters, pre/corequisite for DA 474/476)

• DA 331 - Modern Technique 3 Min Units: 1
• DA 332 - Modern Technique 3 Min Units: 1

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• DA 341 - Jazz 3 Min Units: 1
• DA 342 - Jazz 3 Min Units: 1

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• DA 377 - Dance Teaching Practicum Observation Min Units: 0
• DA 471 - Teaching Analysis of Classical Technique Min Units: 2
• 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

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• DA 477 - Dance Teaching Practicum Min Units: 2

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• DA 478 - Dance Teaching Practicum Min Units: 2

Required Courses in Related Areas (14 credits)

• MH 111 - Historical Survey of Music Min Units: 3
• PCA 200-ART - Introduction to Visual Art Min Units: 3
• ED 241 - Developmental Theory & Application in Education Min Units: 3

• Elective: College of Education (ED) or Psychology (PS)

• Applied Music: 2 semesters (AM courses; 1 semester must be keyboard)

University Core Curriculum (26 credits)

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.

Free Electives (14 credits)