{"id":996,"date":"2015-06-16T12:27:23","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T19:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/theatre-dance\/?page_id=996"},"modified":"2021-11-05T13:20:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T20:20:51","slug":"babs-in-dance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/theatre-dance\/danceold\/prospective-dance-students\/babs-in-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance Degrees and Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1169px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.12.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><b>Bachelor in Dance 69 credits<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The B.A. in Dance is designed to develop well-rounded dancers with a solid foundation for a career in performance, choreography, teaching, or advanced graduate study. Coursework includes technique training in modern, ballet, jazz and hip hop. Theory courses include wellness for dancers, dance production, dance history, composition, and dance pedagogy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Performance and choreographic opportunities include student choreography for formal and informal productions, senior thesis projects, guest artist works, faculty choreographic works, performances at the American College Dance Association\u2019s annual conference and in our annual MainStage performances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guest artist programming is a main component of the dance curriculum. We regularly bring in guest artists for workshops, masterclasses, and residencies. Students have opportunities and are encouraged to learn and practice their art in collaboration with students and faculty from other arts disciplines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><b>B.A. in Dance Core Courses (69 Credits)<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><b>Dancer Wellness Series 9 cr<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 240 Wellness for Dancers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 340 Conditioning for Dancers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 390 Kinesiology for Dancers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Dance Composition Series 12 cr<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 260 Dance Improvisation\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 351 Dance Composition I<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 352 Dance Composition II<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 455 Advanced Choreography<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Dance Production Series 4 cr<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 451 Dance Production<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 451 Dance Production Lab<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Dance Pedagogy Series 6 cr<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 491 Creative Dance for Children<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 494 Dance Teaching Methods<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Dance History Series 6 cr<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 252 Latin Dances from Around the World<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 453 Ballet History<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 454 Evolution of Modern Dance<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Dance Technique Series 32 cr<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b><i>Dance Partnering 2 cr<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 270 Dance Partnering<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b><i>Modern Dance Technique 12 cr<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 280-282 Intermediate Modern Dance\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 380-382 Pre-Advanced Modern Dance\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 480-482 Advanced Modern Dance\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b><i>Ballet Technique 10 cr<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 285-287 Intermediate Ballet\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 385-387 Pre-Advanced Ballet\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 485-487 Advanced Ballet\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b><i>Hip Hop and Jazz Technique Courses 8 cr<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 277-279 Intermediate Hip Hop\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D 288-290 Intermediate Jazz Dance\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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