Dance Minor

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A dance minor consists of a minimum of 21 credits. Those wishing to declare a minor in dance must wait until their 4th semester to register. However, students are eligible to begin taking dance classes from their first semester on campus. All credits earned in dance prior to declaring a minor will be applied to the 21-credit requirement. Students entering Millikin with advanced dance training may fulfill the Jazz, Ballet, Tap, and Modern core requirements with upper-level courses at the discretion of the dance faculty.

Dance Core (11 credits)

DA 100 - Dance Lab Credit(s): 1
DA 101 - Jazz Dance I Credit(s): 1
DA 102 - Tap I Credit(s): 1
DA 105 - Modern I Credit(s): 1
DA 107 - Ballet I-a Credit(s): 1
DA 430 - Dance Minor Choreography Project Credit(s): 1
DA 446 - Theatre Dance I Credit(s): 2
OR
DA 447 - Theatre Dance II Credit(s): 2
DA 420 - Musical Theatre Choreography Credit(s): 3
OR
DA 490 - Workshop in Choreography Credit(s): 3

Note:

(Note: Students may be placed in a higher level course at the discretion of dance faculty.)

Elective (choose one course: 2-3 credits)

TH 141 - Acting I Credit(s): 3
MT 111 - Music Theory I Credit(s): 3
Or approved electives

Specialization (8 credits)

In addition to the core requirements, each student will select two areas of specialization and complete a total of eight combined credits in both areas. At least five of these eight credits must be taken at the 300 level or above.

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