Dance (BFA) *

This is a limited-enrollment program requiring that students pass an audition and receive departmental acceptance. Please see the Dance Department for information regarding requirements for application to this major, and for all pre-major requirements.

Proficiency audition is required for placement and registration in technique courses.

Students are required to participate in regular proficiency assessments and are subject to being transferred from the BFA program into the BA program if proficiencies are not maintained.

All technique courses require at least a B- and teacher approval to advance to the next level.

The Dance Department requires a minimum of 30 hours of dance credit to be taken in residency at BYU's Provo campus for this degree program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.

Requirement 1 — Complete 3 Courses

Complete the following prerequisite courses:

course - Human Anatomy (with lab) 4.0

course - Contemp Mdrn, Tech & Theory 2 - You may take once 2.0

course - Ballet Accelerated Technique 1 1.5

Requirement 2 — Complete 11 Courses

course - Conditioning 2.0

course - Freshman Seminar in Dance 1.0

course - Music for Dancers 2.0

course - Adv Writing for Dance 3.0

course - Kinesiology for Dancers 4.0

course - Principles of Somatics 2.0

course - Laban Movement Analysis 2.0

course - Dnc Prductn Intro 2.0

course - Seminar in Dance 1.0

course - Dance History and Theory 3.0

course - Capstone in Dance 2.0

Requirement 3 — Complete 1 Course

course - Std Workshop Cont Mdrn Dance - You may take once 2.5

Requirement 4 — Complete 2.5 hours

course - Cont Modrn Tech & Theory 3 - You may take once 1.5v

Requirement 5 — Complete 5 hours

Complete 2 semesters of the following intermediate technique course:

course - Ballet Technique 3 - You may take 2 times 1.5v

Requirement 6 — Complete 10 hours

Advanced technique:

course - Cont Modrn Tech & Theory 3 - You may take 4 times 1.5v

course - Cntmpry Mdrn Tech Forms - You may take 4 times 2.5

course - Cultural Dance Technique 2    1.0

course – Hungarian Dance Technique 2 - you may take this course up to 4 times  1.0  

course - Ballroom Dnc, Intl Tech 3 1.0

course - Latin Dance, Intl Tech 3 1.0

course - Ballet Technique 3 - You may take 4 times 1.5v

course - Ballet Technique 4 - You may take 4 times 3.0

course - Cont Mdrn Dnc Technq & Thry 4 - You may take 4 times 2.5

course - Ballroom Dance, International Technique 4 - You may take this course up to 4 times. 1.0   

course - Latin Dance, International Technique 4 - You may take this course up to 4 times. 1.0

course - Ballet Technique 5 - You may take 4 times 3.0

Requirement 7 — Complete 2 Requirements

Requirement 7.1 — Complete 3 Courses

course - Beginning Creative Processes  - You may take once 1.0

course - Dance Improvisation, Interm - You may take once 1.0

course - Dance Choreography, Advanced - You may take once 2.0

Requirement 7.2 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Cont Mdrn Dnce Choreo Interm 2.0

course - Cultural Dance Choreography  2.0

course - Ballroom Dance Choreography  2.0

course - Ballet Choreography - You may take once 2.0

Requirement 8 — Complete 2 hours

Dance 399R requires a minimum of 42 hours of approved off-campus intensive workshop experience per 1 credit hour registration. See advisor for more information.

course - Academic Internship: Dance BFA - You may take up to 2.0 credit hours 0.5v

Requirement 9 — Complete 1 course

Complete one additional registration of one of the following courses:

course – Cultural Dance Choreography 2.0

course - Ballroom Dance Choreography 2.0

course- Ballet Choreography 2.0

course -Dance Choreography, Advanced 2.0

Requirement 10 — Complete 6 hours

course - Living Legends -You may take this course up to 3 times   3.0v   

course - DancEnsemble - You may take 6 times 2.0v

course - Theatre Ballet Studio Company - You may take 3 times 3.0v

course - Contemporary Dance Theatre - You may take 3 times 3.0v

course - Folk Dance Performance Company -You may take this course up to 6 times 2.0

course- Ballroom Dance Performance Company - You may take this course up to 3 times  3.0v

course - Theatre Ballet - You may take 3 times 3.0v

Requirement 11 — Complete 2 Courses

Note: Each time Dance 229 is taken, it must be taken for 0.5 credit hours.

course - Dance Perf-1 - You may take 2 times 0.5v

course - Dance Perf-1 - You may take 2 times 0.5v

Requirement 12 — Complete 1 of 5 Courses

course - Ballet Technique, Men - You may take once 1.5

course - Jazz Dance Technique 2 - You may take once 1.5

course - Dance Improvisation, Interm - You may take once 1.0

course- Ballet Pointe 1 1.0 

course - Ballet Pointe 2 1.0

course - Ballet Pointe/Variations - You may take once 0.5

Requirement 13 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Contemporary Partnering 1.0

course - Hungarian Dance Technique 2 1.0

course- Ballroom Dance Intl. Technique 3 1.0

course - Latin Dance Intl. Technique 3  1.0

course- Social Dance Technique 3  1.0

course- Ballroom Dance Intl. Technique 4  1.0 

course- Latin Dance Intl. Technique 4  1.0

course - Pas de Deux - You may take once 1.0

Requirement 14 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - Tchg Mthds of Mdrn & Cont Dnce 2.0

course - Methods of Teaching Cultural Dance Technique   2.0

course - Methods of Teaching Social Dance    2.0

course - Methods of Teaching Ballet 2.0

Requirement 15 — Complete 1 of 3 Courses

course - Dance & Identity 2.0

course - Dance- A Reflection of Culture 2.0

course - Special Topics & Issues - You may take once 2.0

Requirement 16 — Complete 1 hour of Broader Genre Studies

course - Cultural Dance Introduction  1.0

course - American Clog Dance, Beginning 1.0

course - Western Square & Amer Dance 1.0

course- Culture-Specific Dance, Beg. 1.0

course - Irish Dance, Beginning 1.0

course - Polynesian Dance, Beginning 1.0

course - Social Dance, Beginning 1.0

course - Cntry Wstrn Soc Dance, Beg 1.0

course - Ballroom Dnc, Intl Beginning 1.0

course - Latin Dance, Intl Beginning 1.0

course - Character Dance 1.0

course - Aerial Dance Technique  1.0

course - Tap Dance Technique 1 - You may take once 1.0

course - Urban & Street Dance Forms 1.0

course- Clogging Dance Int. Tech-1 1.0

course - Culture-Specific Dance Technique 1  1.0

course - Hungarian Dnc, Tec-1  1.0 

course - Irish Dnc Tec-1  1.0 

course - Spanish Dance Tech 1 1.0

course - Ukrainian Dnc, Tec-1 1.0

course - Indian Dance: prct/thry, tech1 1.0

course - Studies in Dance - You may take once 0.5v

course - Workshop in Ballroom - You may take once 0.5v