Dance Minor

Program Requirements

Outcomes

Upon graduation an Avila University Dance minor will have demonstrated ability to:

Outcome 1.

Provide a broad foundation of creative and technical experience for the development of disciplined and sensitive artists (All DA).

Outcome 2.

Learn a variety of dance styles, classic reconstructions, new choreographies, and ethnic forms (DA 314  and DA 360 ).

Outcome 3.

Participate in dance as a theatrical performance (All DA).

Assessment

The Dance minor outcomes are assessed in the following ways:

1. Individual and group performance.
2. Individual and group improvisation.
3. Individual and group performance of long dance combination.
4. Class attendance and participation that demonstrates a mastery of technique, balance, control, flexibility, rhythm, coordination, strength and alignment, precision, and spatial principles.
5. Written and performance-based exercises that explore dance as a theatrical form in a variety of historical and cultural contexts.

Minor Note

• At least 18 semester hours in a subject area are required for a minor.
• A minimum of 9 hours in the minor must be earned at Avila University

  • At least six of these hours must be numbered 300 or above. (Note: If the minor is in Biology or Chemistry, only four (4) of the 9 semester hours in the minor at Avila must be in courses numbered 300 or above.)

• A minimum of 9 hours must be unique between a major and a minor. 
• A grade of “C” or better must be earned for all graded courses required for the minor.