USC DANCE MINOR CURRICULUM

TECHNIQUES
6 credit hours required; 4 must be at the intermediate level
*Each dance technique course is worth 1 credit hour

Choose 6 from:
Ballet
Pointe/Variations
Pas de Deux
Jazz
Tap
Ballroom
World Dance
Contemporary

DANCE ACADEMICS
9 credit hours required
*Each dance academic course is worth 3 credit hours

Choose 3 from:
DANC 101 Dance Appreciation
DANC 300 Music for Dancers
DANC 150 Introduction to Dance
DANC 307 West African Dance
DANC 380 Movement and Dance for Musical Theatre
DANC 421 Teaching Methods of Contemporary Dance
DANC 420 Teaching Methods of Ballet
DANC 203 Dancer’s Body
DANC 480 Dance Analysis and Critique
DANC 350 Choreography I
DANC 250 Improvisation and Composition
DANC 280 Ballet Dance History
DANC 282 Contemporary Dance History

DANCE PERFORMANCE
3 credit hours required

Choose 1 from:
DANC 577 Dance Performance (3 credit hours)
DANC 576 Production Design for Dance (3 credit hours)
DANC 177 Dance Company (1 credit hour, may be taken 3 times for 3 credits)