Program: Dance, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 04, 2025

2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog

Theatre and Dance
Meg Brooker, Program Coordinator
615-898-5023
Meg.Brooker@mtsu.edu

The B.S. in Dance provides students with diverse opportunities to develop theoretical and practical applications of dance. The program is designed to prepare students for the profession or further study at the graduate level. Students should consult with their advisors each semester in order to plan their schedule of courses.

Students majoring in Dance must select a track of study: performance/choreography or dance pedagogy in practice.

Admission to the B.S. in Dance is through audition only, and students must maintain a 2.0 GPA in all dance course work.

Students audition to be accepted into the Dance major through regularly scheduled auditions every year. For additional information and to register for the audition, contact the dance program coordinator.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Dance, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	53 hours
Theory Requirements	18 hours
Core Technique Requirements	20 hours
Track of Study	15 hours
Electives	26 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (53 hours)

Tracks of Study

Students will select one of the following tracks:

Performance and Choreography (15 hours)

Composition Requirement (6 hours)

DANC 4110 - Choreography II 3 credit hours
DANC 4000 - Dance Performance I 1 credit hour (3 credit hours required)

Applied Professional Skills (9 hours)

Choose from the following:

DANC 3200 - Dance Improvisation 2 credit hours
DANC 4000 - Dance Performance I 1 credit hour
May be taken for one credit per semester for a total of 6 credits
DANC 4130 - Dance for Theatre 3 credit hours
THEA 3200 - Introduction to Costume for Arts and Entertainment 3 credit hours
THEA 3400 - Lighting for Arts and Entertainment I 3 credit hours

Dance Pedagogy in Practice (15 hours)

Pedagogy Requirement (6 hours)

DANC 3600 - Teaching Creative Movement for Children 3 credit hours
DANC 4610 - Theory and Practice of Teaching Dance 3 credit hours

Applied Professional Skills (9 hours)

Choose from the following:

DANC 4000 - Dance Performance I 1 credit hour (1-6 credit hours)
May be taken for one credit per semester for a total of 6 credits
DANC 4140 - Internship in Dance 3 credit hours
THEA 3200 - Introduction to Costume for Arts and Entertainment 3 credit hours
THEA 3400 - Lighting for Arts and Entertainment I 3 credit hours

Electives (26 hours)

Only 6 credit hours may be in DANC courses

Recommended Curriculum: Dance

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

All students pursuing a major within this department must complete the General Education requirements. The following is a suggested pattern of study; however, consultation with the assigned advisor is necessary before each registration.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
DANC 2000 - First Year Seminar in Dance 3 credit hours
Core dance techniques 4 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
DANC 4100 - Choreography I 3 credit hours
DANC 4800 - History of Dance 3 credit hours
Core dance techniques 4 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 6 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Junior

DANC 4570 - The Body Intelligent: A Study of the Alexander Technique 3 credit hours
DANC 4600 - Dance Kinesiology 3 credit hours
Core dance techniques 6 credit hours
Dance specialized track courses 9 credit hours
General electives 11 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Senior

DANC 4990 - Senior Seminar in Dance 3 credit hours
Core dance techniques 6 credit hours
Dance specialized track courses 6 credit hours
General electives 15 credit hours

Dance, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (53 hours)

Theory Requirements (18 hours)

Core Technique Requirements (20 hours)

Choose 8 credit hours from the following:

Tracks of Study

Performance and Choreography (15 hours)

Composition Requirement (6 hours)

Applied Professional Skills (9 hours)

Dance Pedagogy in Practice (15 hours)

Pedagogy Requirement (6 hours)

Applied Professional Skills (9 hours)

Electives (26 hours)

Recommended Curriculum: Dance

Freshman

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 30 Hours