B.A. in Dance Performance/B.S. in Dance Performance 48 months Undergraduate Program By Southern Utah University |Top Universities

B.A. in Dance Performance/B.S. in Dance Performance

Program Duration

48 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Performing ArtsMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

The dance program is dedicated to giving students the opportunity to find their individual strengths by engaging in a rich diversity of experiences aimed to nurture their aesthetic, creative, and scholarly potential. Students study dance within the breath of a liberal arts and science tradition that develops creative and critical thinking skills that have universal appeal to employers within a broad variety of professional opportunities. Possible Careers In addition to preparing dancers for placement in prestigious graduate programs the dance department has produced graduates of high caliber who have experienced a diversity of performing and creative opportunities. Available Resources Our campus is home to three state-of-the-art dance studios and two concert performance halls for our dancers’ use. We also house a library of Congress on Research in Dance and the Journal of Dance Education/RDE Database. Purpose Statement Our purpose is to foster academic and artistic excellence in a nurturing and challenging educational environment. Within a liberal arts and science tradition, the dance experience at SUU engages students in a rich diversity of experiences aimed to cultivate their aesthetic, creative, and scholarly potential. Central to our purposed is superior teaching and personalized mentorship that empowers and transforms the learner to be a dynamic individual. Intended Outcomes/Objectives for Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Science Degrees in Dance Performance A successful student will: Have a working knowledge of how principles of composition are used as tools for choreography Understand basic production processes (i.e. performing, dancing, choreographing, and sound editing). Have a working knowledge of the historical development of dance as an art form Examine perspectives of critical analysis of the artistic process and aesthetics Have a working knowledge of human movement and anatomy Demonstrate advanced proficiency in modern dance or ballet and an intermediate level in modern dance or ballet

Program overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

The dance program is dedicated to giving students the opportunity to find their individual strengths by engaging in a rich diversity of experiences aimed to nurture their aesthetic, creative, and scholarly potential. Students study dance within the breath of a liberal arts and science tradition that develops creative and critical thinking skills that have universal appeal to employers within a broad variety of professional opportunities. Possible Careers In addition to preparing dancers for placement in prestigious graduate programs the dance department has produced graduates of high caliber who have experienced a diversity of performing and creative opportunities. Available Resources Our campus is home to three state-of-the-art dance studios and two concert performance halls for our dancers’ use. We also house a library of Congress on Research in Dance and the Journal of Dance Education/RDE Database. Purpose Statement Our purpose is to foster academic and artistic excellence in a nurturing and challenging educational environment. Within a liberal arts and science tradition, the dance experience at SUU engages students in a rich diversity of experiences aimed to cultivate their aesthetic, creative, and scholarly potential. Central to our purposed is superior teaching and personalized mentorship that empowers and transforms the learner to be a dynamic individual. Intended Outcomes/Objectives for Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Science Degrees in Dance Performance A successful student will: Have a working knowledge of how principles of composition are used as tools for choreography Understand basic production processes (i.e. performing, dancing, choreographing, and sound editing). Have a working knowledge of the historical development of dance as an art form Examine perspectives of critical analysis of the artistic process and aesthetics Have a working knowledge of human movement and anatomy Demonstrate advanced proficiency in modern dance or ballet and an intermediate level in modern dance or ballet

Admission requirements

6+

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