Degrees and Requirements
Performing Arts: Ballet Minor
Minors must be completed within the student's graduation timeline. A minimum GPA of 2.0 must be achieved in the following courses to qualify for the minor.
To complete the Ballet Performance Minor, a total of 20 credits must be completed.
Summary of Requirements
Required Courses Ballet Technique: Select 9 credits
PART1004FR BALLET TECHNIQUE
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course is designed to develop the artist's knowledge of ballet technique through the emphasis of style, musicality, sensitivity, and precision. The artist will work to demonstrate a clear articulation of the French ballet vocabulary, the direct translation of the vocabulary into English, and the exact articulation of each movement as it is accomplished at both the barre and in centre practice.
PART2004SO BALLET TECHNIQUE
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course is designed to develop the artist's knowledge of ballet technique through the emphasis of style, musicality, sensitivity, and precision. The artist will work to demonstrate a clear articulation of the French ballet vocabulary, the direct translation of the vocabulary into English, and the exact articulation of each movement as it is accomplished at both the barre and in centre practice.
PART3004JR BALLET TECHNIQUES
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course is designed to develop the artist's knowledge of ballet technique through the emphasis of style, musicality, sensitivity, and precision. The artist will work to demonstrate a clear articulation of the French ballet vocabulary, the direct translation of the vocabulary into English, and the exact articulation of each movement as it is accomplished at both the barre and in centre practice.
PART4004SR BALLET TECHNIQUES
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This course is designed to develop the artist's knowledge of ballet technique through the emphasis of style, musicality, sensitivity, and precision. The artist will work to demonstrate a clear articulation of the French ballet vocabulary, the direct translation of the vocabulary into English, and the exact articulation of each movement as it is accomplished at both the barre and in centre practice.
Required Courses Contemporary/Modern: Select 9 credits
PART1005FR CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This class is designed to develop the artist's use of space, emotion, mood, and the deliberate use of gravity. This course will focus on traditional modern dance techniques such as Graham, Lewitsky, and Cunningham technique in addition to contemporary dance styles inclusive of release technique, contemporary ballet, and Bodiography technique.
PART2005SO CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This class is designed to develop the artist's use of space, emotion, mood, and the deliberate use of gravity. This course will focus on traditional modern dance techniques such as Graham, Lewitsky, and Cunningham technique in addition to contemporary dance styles inclusive of release technique, contemporary ballet, and Bodiography technique.
PART3005JR CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This class is designed to develop the artist's use of space, emotion, mood, and the deliberate use of gravity. This course will focus on traditional modern dance techniques such as Graham, Lewitsky, and Cunningham technique in addition to contemporary dance styles inclusive of release technique, contemporary ballet, and Bodiography technique.
PART4005SR CONTEMPORARY/MODERN
Credits (Min/Max): 3/3
This class is designed to develop the artist's use of space, emotion, mood, and the deliberate use of gravity. This course will focus on traditional modern dance techniques such as Graham, Lewitsky, and Cunningham technique in addition to contemporary dance styles inclusive of release technique, contemporary ballet, and Bodiography technique.
Required Courses Performance: Select 2 credits
PART1000FR PERFORMANCE
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
This course is designed to develop the artist's comprehension and execution of various forms of repertoire in an effort to guide the student's body and mind towards an articulate performance. This course is designed to offer the artist an array of dance voices via the recruitment of various guest choreographers to set original works for performance, the rights to learn and perform previously established works by established choreographers, and the opportunity to create and set creative works among the student population.
PART2001SO PERFORMANCE
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
This course is designed to develop the artist's comprehension and execution of various forms of repertoire in an effort to guide the student's body and mind towards an articulate performance. This course is designed to offer the artist an array of dance voices via the recruitment of various guest choreographers to set original works for performance, the rights to learn and perform previously established works by established choreographers, and the opportunity to create and set creative works among the student population.
PART3000JR PERFORMANCE
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
This course is designed to develop the artist's comprehension and execution of various forms of repertoire in an effort to guide the student's body and mind towards an articulate performance. This course is designed to offer the artist an array of dance voices via the recruitment of various guest choreographers to set original works for performance, the rights to learn and perform previously established works by established choreographers, and the opportunity to create and set creative works among the student population.
PART4000SR PERFORMANCE
Credits (Min/Max): 1/1
This course is designed to develop the artist's comprehension and execution of various forms of repertoire in an effort to guide the student's body and mind towards an articulate performance. This course is designed to offer the artist an array of dance voices via the recruitment of various guest choreographers to set original works for performance, the rights to learn and perform previously established works by established choreographers, and the opportunity to create and set creative works among the student population.