In addition to the listed degree requirements, the following courses must be completed for teacher certification. Several of these courses may be taken as electives or to partially complete existing degree requirements. This is a practical workshop in support of Dance Program concerts and activities. Special seminars in areas such as diet and health, auditioning and career opportunities and options are also included. Dances indigenous to Europe, Mexico and the United States are studied in relation to their cultural derivations.
Special consideration is given to dance as a cultural and recreational activity.
Beginning and intermediate techniques are studied in ballet, jazz, modern dance, body conditioning, and stage movement for actors. This course explores concepts designed to employ movement and vocal skills that will enhance performance and creativity. Emphasis is on solo and group work that will help the student discover the diversity and range of the human instrument. This course is a video survey of the vast range of theatrical dance that has taken place in the twentieth century. A study is made of musical forms, rhythm and meter in relation to the needs of a dancer-choreographer.