ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Department of Dance
(770) 423-6789
This liberal arts degree in dance is designed to provide students with a diverse and comprehensive curricular experience, preparing them for a variety of career options in dance and other related fields. Students audition to be accepted into the program and have the option of pursuing a concentrated study in modern, ballet or jazz dance forms. The core curriculum prepares students with a theoretical and practical experience of dance, while the 15-hour concentration allows students to develop technical proficiency in the area selected.
The 3-credit applied professionals skills requirement allows students to receive academic credit for professional internships and practical experience in the field. The senior seminar and senior project requirements ensure that graduates gain a creative and scholarly understanding of the art form, emphasizing a scholar-artist approach that is central to the Department’s educational mission.
Audition Requirements
All students entering the program must demonstrate technical and artistic aptitude capable of successfully completing the program of study. The audition process will consist of a 30-minute ballet barre warm-up, followed by a short center-floor modern/ jazz combination, and a final across-the-floor ballet, modern or jazz combination. Students must bring appropriate footwear to the audition. Students are not required to prepare a solo combination for the audition. Following the audition class, students will meet individually with faculty to discuss goals and receive program information. Students will be notified about acceptance into the program within a week following the audition. To register for an audition, receive audition information or schedule a special audition (for students who are unable to attend the regularly scheduled audition due to unavoidable circumstances), please view the dance Website under the College of the Arts www.kennesaw.edu/dance or contact
770-423-6789.
Transfer Auditions
Students who wish to transfer to the Department of Dance at KSU from another institution or from another department follow the same audition procedures as new students. A special audition may be scheduled for students who wish to enter the program at a time when regular auditions are not scheduled.
Course Placement
At the time of acceptance into the program, students will be advised about course scheduling and technical level placement. The individual course instructor reserves the right to request a student to take a different level technique course if the student is not technically at the level appropriate for the course.
Applied Professional Sequence (Internship)
Students are encouraged to complete the above requirement only at the junior and/or senior academic levels. Every student will be assigned a faculty internship advisor, and will be required to obtain approval from the advisor prior to pursuing an internship or professional opportunities in the field. Students may substitute a DANC 4490 course for this requirement.
General Education: 42 Credits |
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| Fitness for Living | 3 Credits | |
| Lower Division Major Requirements (Area F) : 18 Credits | ||
| DANC 2000 | Dance History I | 3 Credits |
| FL 2002 | Intermediate level foreign language | 3 Credits |
DANC 2713 OR DANC 4490 |
Dance Production OR Special Topics in Dance |
8 Credits* |
| Any two from the following: | ||
| DANC 2100 | African Dance Tech | 2 Credits |
| DANC 2200 | Tap Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| DANC 2300 | Ethnic Dance Forms | 2 Credits |
| DANC 2400 | Social Dance | 2 Credits |
| DANC 2500 | Indian Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| * Dance Production or Special Topics in Dance must be taken 4 times for a total of 8 credits | ||
| Upper Division Major Requirements: 27 Credits | ||
| Upper Level Core Requirements: 12 Credits | ||
| DANC 4010 | History II | 3 Credits |
| DANC 4100 | Dance Kinesiology | 3 Credits |
| DANC 4200 | Analysis and Criticism of Dance | 3 Credits |
| DANC 4300 | Dance Pedagogy | 3 Credits |
| Plus one of the following concentrations: 15 Credits | ||
| Ballet Concentration | ||
| DANC 4500 | Choreography | 3 Credits |
| DANC 3210 | Jazz Dance: Styles II | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3310 | Modern Dance II: Contemporary Dance Techniques | 2 Credits |
| Any four from the following for a total of 8 credit hours: Ballet I, II, and III can only be taken twice for credit; Ballet IV can be taken up to four times for credit. |
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| DANC 3100 | Ballet I: Classical Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3110 | Ballet II: Classical Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3120 | Ballet III: Classical Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3130 | Ballet IV: Classical Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| Plus one of the following: | ||
| DANC 3400 | Movement for Performers | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3500 | Pas de Deux/Pointe | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3600 | Dance Improvisation | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3700 | Body Conditioning and Somatics | 2 Credits |
| Modern Concentration | ||
| DANC 4500 | Choreography | 3 Credits |
| DANC 3210 | Jazz Dance: Styles II | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3310 | Modern Dance II: Contemporary Dance Techniques | 2 Credits |
| Any four from the following for a total of 8 credit hours: Modern I, II, and III can only be taken twice for credit; Modern IV can be taken up to four times for credit. |
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| DANC 3300 | Modern Dance I: Contemporary Dance Techniques | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3310 | Modern Dance II: Contemporary Dance Techniques | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3320 | Modern Dance III: Contemporary Dance Techniques | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3330 | Modern Dance IV: Contemporary Dance Techniques | 2 Credits |
| Plus one of the following: | ||
| DANC 3400 | Movement for Performers | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3500 | Pas de Deux/Pointe | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3600 | Dance Improvisation | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3700 | Body Conditioning and Somatics | 2 Credits |
| Jazz Concentration | ||
| DANC 4500 | Choreography | 3 Credits |
| DANC 3001 | Musical Theater Dance: Styles II | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3310 | Modern Dance II: Contemporary Dance Techniques | 2 Credits |
| Any four from the following for a total of 8 credit hours: Jazz I, II, and III can only be taken twice for credit; Jazz IV can be taken up to four times for credit. |
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| DANC 3200 | Jazz Dance: Styles I | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3210 | Jazz Dance: Styles II | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3220 | Jazz Dance: Styles III | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3230 | Jazz Dance: Styles IV | 2 Credits |
| Plus one of the following: | ||
| DANC 3400 | Mvt. for the Performer | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3500 | Pas de Deux/Pointe | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3600 | Dance Improvisation | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3700 | Body Cond/Somatics | 2 Credits |
| DANC 4800 | Senior Seminar | 3 Credits |
| DANC 4900 | Senior Project | 3 Credits |
| DANC 3398 or DANC 4400 | Applied Professional Skills (Internship) or Directed Study | 3 Credits |
| Related Studies: 12 Credits | ||
| 12 hours of upper-division studies beyond the major requirements as approved by the academic advisor. Lower-division courses may also be approved when appropriate. | ||
| Free Electives: 12 Credits | ||
| Any course in the university curriculum. | ||
TOTAL: 123 hours |
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DANCE MINOR ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
MINOR IN DANCE
The dance minor is designed for students who wish to continue their dance training while pursuing any major field of study offered at Kennesaw State University. Of the 15 credit hours required for the dance minor, 9 must be taken at the upper division level.
| Required 3 credits: | ||
| DANC 2000 or DANC 4010 | Dance History I or Dance History II | 3 Credits |
| 12 credit hours from any of the following courses: | ||
| DANC 2100 | African Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| DANC 2200 | Tap Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| DANC 2300 | Ethnic Dance Forms | 2 Credits |
| DANC 2400 | Social Dance | 2 Credits |
| DANC 2500 | Indian Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| DANC 2713 | Dance Production | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3000 | Musical Theater Dance: Styles I | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3001 | Musical Theater Dance: Styles II | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3100 | Ballet I: Classical Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3110 | Ballet II: Classical Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3120 | Ballet III: Classical Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3130 | Ballet IV: Classical Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3200 | Jazz Dance: Styles I | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3210 | Jazz Dance: Styles II | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3220 | Jazz Dance: Styles III | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3230 | Jazz Dance: Styles IV | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3300 | Modern Dance I: Contemporary Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3310 | Modern Dance II: Contemporary Dance Technique | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3400 | Movement for Performers | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3500 | Pas de Deux/Pointe | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3600 | Dance Improvisation | 2 Credits |
| DANC 3700 | Body Conditioning and Somatics | 2 Credits |
| DANC 4100 | Dance Kinesiology | 2 Credits |
| DANC 4201 | Analysis and Criticism of Dance | 2 Credits |
| DANC 4300 | Dance Pedagogy | 2 Credits |
| DANC 4490 | Special Topics | 2 Credits |
| DANC 4500 | Choreography | 2 Credits |