Contemporary Dance (Minor)
Variable Credit Min
Variable Credit Max
Program Requirements
Requirement 1 — Complete 2 hours
Before being accepted into the minor, a student must complete with a grade of B- or better.
course - Contemp Mdrn, Tech & Theory 2 - You may take once 2.0
The Dance Department requires a minimum of 10.5 hours to be completed in residency at BYU for this minor program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.
Requirement 2 — Complete 2 Courses
Core courses:
course - Introduction to Dance 3.0
Requirement 3 — Complete 4 Courses
Note: Dance 362 must be a contemporary dance section.
course - Std Workshop Cont Mdrn Dance - You may take once 2.5
course - Std Wrkshp Improv & Choreog - You may take once 1.0
course - Cont Mdrn Dnce Choreo Interm 2.0
course - Dance Improvisation, Interm - You may take once 1.0
Requirement 4 — Complete 3 of 11 Courses
Note: R-suffix courses may not be taken more than once for minor credit.
course - Music for Dancers 2.0
course - Cont Modrn Tech & Theory 3 2.5v
course - Principles of Somatics 2.0
course - Kinnect - 2.0v
course - Laban Movement Analysis 2.0
course - Dance and Film 2.0
course - Creative Dance Elementary Edu 2.0
course - Tchg Mthds of Mdrn & Cont Dnce 2.0
course - MthdsTchg Chld Creative Dance 2.0
course - DancEnsemble - 2.0v
course - Choreo, Adv 2.0
course - Contemporary Dance Theatre 3.0