Dance - BA

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The BA in Dance at Hunter is open to all students who have been admitted to Hunter College. To be declared a BA Dance Major, students must be admitted into DAN 21500 Ballet 1 or DAN 21000 Contemporary Dance Technique I or higher as determined by placement audition open to all students. The student will meet with the advisor in the Dance Department as soon as they qualify for level 1 technique or higher and every semester therafter.

All Dance majors are required to earn 42 credits minimum in DAN courses and complete all requirements including:

Be registered in at least one dance technique course every semester in order to remain a Dance major in good standing, unless granted exemption by the deparment;
Perform in a minimum of 2 student choreographed pieces during their studies at Hunter College;
Earn a C grade or better in all courses required for the major (grades below C will not count toward the major.)

Courses Required for the Major (42- 46 credits)

The BA Dance Degree Curriculum is divided into 4 areas of study:

Dance Technique and Performance (20-24 credits minimum)
Creative work: Improvisation, choreography, performance (11 credits)
Dance Studies (8 credits)
Electives (3 credits)

1. Dance Technique and Performance (20-24 credits)

Four credits of any dance technique style at level I (all four credits must be in the same style) (4)
Four credits of dance technique level III (all four credits must be in the same style) (4)
Eight credits of dance technique any style at level I or higher (8)
DAN 43200 (1) and DAN 43300 (1)
DAN 44000 (2)
Students who do not place into a dance technique level 1 class must take DAN 10100 Fundamentals of Contemporary Dance Technique and/or DAN 10500 Fundamentals of Ballet (0-3)

2. Creative Work (11 credits)

*Please note that DAN 12400 Production Crew must be taken twice to complete the major.

3. Dance Studies (8 credits)

4. Electives (3 credits)*

Dance Technique Electives

Other Electives

*Dance Technique and Creative Work courses are repeatable for elective credit.

Note: All required classes are not offered every semester. Annual meetings with dance advisers are essential for both majors and minors in order to assure that required coursework will be completed in time for graduation.

Teacher Education Pathway for Creative Arts

Students planning to teach this subject in grades PreK-12 should look at the School of Education: Program List for information about their programs that lead to the recomendation for New York State Initial Certification required to be a lead teacher in NYS public schools.

Minor in Dance

The Hunter College Minor in Dance (a minimum of 16 required credits) is designed to allow students to pursue a variety of interests in the field.

Required courses (a minimum of 16 credits total)

The following 2 courses must be taken prior to declaration of the minor:

DAN 10100 - Fundamentals of Contemporary Dance Technique (can be waived by program permission)
DAN 10200 - Dance, Dancers and the Audience

Additional required courses

DAN 21000 - Contemporary Dance Technique I
DAN 22100 - Improvisation
1 additional dance technique course, selected from the following:
DAN 10500 - Fundamentals of Ballet
DAN 15100 - Global Dance 1
DAN 22000 - Contemporary Dance Technique II
DAN 21500 - Ballet 1
DAN 25200 - Special Topics: Traditional Dance I
DAN 31000 - Contemporary Dance Technique III
DAN 41000 - Contemporary Dance Technique 4
DAN 22500 - Ballet 2
DAN 35200 - Special Topics: Traditional Dance II

Plus a minimum of 6 additional credits in dance

A minimum of 6 additional credits in Dance (choices must be approved by Dance Faculty Adviser):

Any DAN course at the 200 level or above (At least one of these must be a 3-credit course)

Additional Requirements of the Dance Minor

Participation on one production crew team for a fully produced dance program concert.

Performance in at least one Hunter dance concert.