PEBE 107A
Lecturer
The Department of Dance is committed to providing a stimulating and diverse environment where students develop as scholars, educators, and artists through participation in innovative programs, residencies, performances, and partnerships. All students registering in a degree program enroll through the Katherine K. Herberger College of Fine Arts. Admission policies and procedures and the specific requirements of each Bachelor of Fine Arts degree concentration are available from the Department of Dance Advisement Office. Audition/AdmissionStudents applying to the university as freshmen or transfer students who are interested in becoming dance majors are granted preprofessional status. Individuals intending to enroll in the undergraduate dance degree program and participate in dance major classes are required to pass an entrance audition before being admitted to the department’s dance major classes. These auditions take place in the fall and spring of each academic year. Auditions, conducted by the Dance faculty, determine technical proficiency, placement, and scholarship awards. Criteria for placement in dance technique classes are published in the department’s student handbook. The handbook is available through the Dance Advisement Office and on the department’s Web site. Students who do not successfully complete the audition are allowed to remain in preprofessional status for two semesters. At the end of that term they are allowed to re-audition. By the second semester of their sophomore year all dance preprofessional students who have passed the audition must petition for admission into one of the four concentrations: choreography, dance education, dance studies, or performance. Depending upon the concentration selected, the petition process may include a technique audition, and the submission of video tapes of choreographed works, an artistic portfolio, a writing sample, and a written statement of intent and/or research interests. All students are interviewed and must have a 3.00 GPA before being accepted into an area of concentration. Specific criteria and policies related to petition procedures for each of the concentrations are available through the Herberger College of Fine Arts (HCFA) Advisement Office and on the Web site. Admission is highly selective. Students who fail to meet the criteria for the concentrations are not dismissed from the Bachelor of Fine Arts program and may re-petition once during the following semester. If a student still fails to meet the criteria of one of the four concentrations, he or she will not be dismissed from the university altogether; the student may transfer to another program. Students should work closely with the department advisor during the decision-making process. Scholarship AuditionsHighly competitive scholarship auditions are conducted for incoming and transfer students during the Spring Admission Audition. For more information, contact the HCFA Advisement Office. Transfer Students, Dance Minors, and Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies StudentsTransfer, minor, and BIS students must successfully complete the admittance audition before enrolling in Dance major courses. Additionally, transfer students who have completed music theory for dance, dance production, or choreography courses at other institutions must also take placement examinations in these areas. These examinations are offered during the August and January orientation periods. The faculty in the Department of Dance offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree at the undergraduate level with four areas of concentration: choreography, dance education, dance studies, and performance. All new students are admitted into the preprofessional program and petition for admission into one of the concentrations during the sophomore year of study. Transfers, who have successfully completed the admission audition, may petition into one of the four concentrations after one semester in residence. Further details may be obtained from the HCFA Advisement Office. Graduation RequirementsIn addition to fulfilling the major requirements, students must meet all university graduation requirements and college degree requirements. At least 45 semester hours must be upper-division courses. See University Graduation Requirements, and College Degree Requirements. Preprofessional Dance Major ProgramFirst-semester preprofessional students who passed the audition should take the following courses: TheoryDance Concentration CurriculumEach concentration in the dance curriculum—choreography, dance education, dance studies, and performance—is composed of specific criteria as defined by the concentration. Refer to the following for details. Core CurriculumSee Core Curriculum. Concentration RequirementsThe following courses are required for the choreography concentration: Core CurriculumSee Core Curriculum. Concentration RequirementsThe following courses are required for the dance education concentration: DAN 350 Methods of Teaching Children’s Dance (3) DAN 352 Dance Education Theory (3) DAN 354 Integrated Approaches in Dance Education (3) DAN 356 Methods of Teaching Contemporary Dance Technique and Composition in Secondary Education (4) Total 20A student pursuing the dance education concentration may also choose to become certified to teach dance (K–12) in Arizona public schools. In addition to the dance concentration courses, students must complete education courses, two semesters of field experience, and one semester of student teaching. Students should apply to the College of Education in the middle of the sophomore year. To be considered for admission to the Initial Teacher Certification (ITC) program, students must complete an application portfolio specified by the College of Education. Application deadlines for the ITC programs are February 1 for fall admission and September 1 for spring admission. Students should be advised that additional semester hours are required to complete certification requirements. For more information, contact the College of Education Office of Student Services, or phone 480/965-5555. For specific information related to the ITC application deadlines and eligibility for admission, see Initial Teacher Certification Professional Program Admission. Additional requirements for certification are listed on the check sheet available from the College of Education or Department of Dance. Core CurriculumSee Core Curriculum. Concentration RequirementsThe following courses are required for the dance studies concentration: Core CurriculumSee Core Curriculum. Concentration RequirementsThe following courses are required for the performance concentration: PerformanceChoose from the following four courses (six semester hours are required): DAN 371 Dance Theatre Performance/Production (1–3) DAN 471 Dance Arizona Repertory Theatre (3–4) Additional requirements are listed on the check sheet available from the Department of Dance. The department offers a minor in Dance consisting of 18 semester hours of course work, including 12 upper-division hours. A minimum grade of “B” (3.00) is required in all courses. Additional Dance minor requirements include the following: Dance Minor RequirementsChoose from the following courses (3) DAH 101 Introduction to Dance (3) DAH 191 First-Year Seminar (1–3) DAH 201 Dance in World Cultures HU, G (3) Choose from the following courses (3) DAH 301 Philosophy and Criticism of Dance L/HU (3) DAH 302 Cross-Cultural Dance Studies L/HU, G (3) Choose from the following courses1 (2–3) DAN 134 Technique and Theory of Modern Dance (3) DAN 135 Technique and Theory of Ballet (2) DAN 234 Technique and Theory of Modern Dance (3) DAN 235 Technique and Theory of Ballet (2) DAN 334 Technique and Theory of Modern Dance (3) DAN 335 Technique and Theory of Ballet (2) DAN 434 Technique and Theory of Modern Dance (3) DAN 435 Technique and Theory of Ballet (2) Choose from the following courses2 (2) Total 17–191 No more than a total of three major level techniques courses may be taken; transfer credit will not fulfill the major-level technique requirement. 2 There is no limit on the total number of nonmajor technique courses that may be taken. Questions about the minor may be referred to Herberger Academic Advising. A concentration in dance is available under the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) degree, a program intended for the student who has academic interests that might not be satisfied with existing majors. Building on two academic concentrations (or one double concentration) and an interdisciplinary core, students in the BIS program take active roles in creating their educational plans and defining their career goals. For more information, see School of Interdisciplinary Studies. All students interested in the dance concentration must successfully complete the Audition/Admission. For more information, see Audition/Admission. The MFA degree in Dance is a 60-semester-hour program designed to provide opportunities for the student to continue to develop in areas of dance technique, choreography, performance, and production; to gain further understanding of the philosophy, history, theory, education, and science and somatics of dance; and to begin to chart the direction of the future through technology, media opportunities, outreach, and community partnerships. Omnibus Courses. For an explanation of courses offered but not specifically listed in this catalog, see Omnibus Courses. Graduate-Level Courses. For information about courses numbered from 500 to 799, see the Graduate Catalog, or access www.asu.edu/aad/catalogs on the Web. In some situations, undergraduate students may be eligible to take these courses; for more information, see Graduate-Level Courses.
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