Loyola University Chicago

Dance

Department of Fine and Performing Arts

Curriculum

Students interested in receiving a dance minor should make an appointment with Dance Minor Advisor Mari Jo Barker.

Transfer-Student Residency Requirement: At least 9 credit hours of the dance minor must be completed at Loyola. 

​A total of 18 credits are required to complete the dance minor.

Foundations (6)
Course Number Title Credits
DANC 250 Historical Context in Contemporary Dance Practice* 3
DANC 260 Topics in Dance 2
DANC 270 Dance Kinesiology* 3
DANC 280 Adaptive Dance Practices 3
DANC 360 Dance Pedagogy 3
DANC 370 Dance Composition* 3
DANC 394 Internship 1-6
DANC 395 Independent Study 3
DANC 397 Fieldwork 1-6
DANC 398 Research in Dance  1-3
MUSC Music classes may be applied to the dance major with approval from Director of Dance, Sandra Kaufmann 3
Note: * indicates that a student must be a declared DANC major or minor to enroll
Studio Techniques (12)
Course Number Title Credits
12 credits may be taken at any level
DANC 111 Ballet Dance I: Theory and Technique 3
DANC 121 Modern Dance I: Theories and Techniques 3
DANC 131 Jazz Dance I: Theories and Techniques 3
DANC 212 Ballet Dance II: Theory and Technique 2
DANC 213 Ballet III Advanced Continuing Ballet 2
DANC 222 Modern Dance II: Theory and Technique 2
DANC 232 Jazz Dance II: Theories and Techniques 2
DANC 261 Topics in Applied Dance 2
DANC 275 Global Influences in Contemporary Dance Practice 2
DANC 311 Ballet IV Intermediate Ballet 2
DANC 312 Pointe I: Introduction to Pointework 1
DANC 313 Ballet V Advanced Ballet 2
DANC 314 Pointe II: Continuing Pointework 1
DANC 321 Modern Dance III: Intermediate Modern Dance Theories and Techniques 2
DANC 331 Jazz Dance III: Intermediate Jazz Dance Theories and Techniques 2