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Gallaudet University's Dance Minor offers a unique opportunity to enrich students' professional development in the world of dance. First, it provides students in the areas of social work, psychology, education, theatre arts, physical education, and recreation with the basic principles of movement design. Second, it prepares deaf and hard of hearing students pursuing a dance minor with a foundation in dance education. And last, it provides students with the opportunity for practical experience in either choreography, dance therapy, dance management, or dance education.
Through the Dance Minor students have the opportunity to choreograph; develop skills in ballet, jazz, tap, and modern dance; work with movement and ASL; and develop into a skilled teacher, dance therapist. choreographer, and/or dance director.
Minor RequirementsThe minor in dance consists of a minimum of 15 credit hours. The first two years of the dance minor consist of four credits chosen from four dance or related activity courses. A student can meet this requirement with the same four activity courses required for graduation in the general requirements if the activity credits are in dance or a related activity course. The second two years of the dance minor consist of a minimum of nine credits from core courses (PED 401, 415, and 425), and two credits from an electives list.
2007-2008 Course Requirements
Required pre-minor dance course 4 hours
To be taken during the freshman or sophomore year:
PED 224 Activities (1, 1, 1, 1)*
Required dance courses 9 hours
To be taken during the junior and senior years:
PED 401 Introduction to Dance Therapy (3)
PED 415 History and Philosophy of Dance (3)
PED 425 Choreography (3)
Elective physical education courses 2 hours
Choose two hours:
PED 202 Fundamental Movement, Rhythms, and Gymnastics (2)
PED 353 Rhythmic Forms and Analysis (2)
PED 356 Methods and Techniques of Teaching Dance in Elementary and Secondary Schools (3)
PED 431 Sacred Dance (3)
PED 450 Field Experience in Dance (2)
Total 15 hours
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