
Dance

Areas of Study
The Department of Theatre and Dance offers a minor with a six-course curriculum. Students do not need to audition to become dance minors.
- Contemporary Dance
- Ballet
- Hip Hop / Breaking
- Afro-Haitian Dance
- Balinese Dance
- Choreography
- Performance
Requirements
All Dance Minors must complete the following requirements:
- One Introductory Course:
- Dance I
- Contemporary Dance 1/2
- Afro-Haitian Dance
- Ballet 1/2
- Hip Hop Breaking 1/2
- One Interdisciplinary Course:
- Story/No Story
- Body Stories
- Decolonizing Dance
- One Advanced Course:
- Composition
- Dance Performance
All Dance Minors must take three additional electives:
- Contemporary 1/2 or 3/4
- Ballet 1/2 or 3/4
- Broadway Dance
- Hip Hop/ Breaking 1/2 or 3/4
- Balinese Dance 1/2 or 3/4
- Performance Art
- Street Styles
- Hip Hop: Breakbeats & Moves
- Any of the Core courses can be taken as electives. For example, a student can take Composition and Dance Performance. One would fulfill the Advanced Course requirement and the other would fulfill an Elective requirement.
Sample Classes
- Decolonizing Dance
- Balinese Dance 1 - 2
- Ballet 1 - 2
- Contemporary Dance 1 - 2
- Afro-Haitian Dance
- Hip Hop / Breaking 3 - 4
- Dance Performance
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Opportunities
Mainstage Auditions
Open auditions are held twice a year for the Department’s mainstage productions. Students, faculty and members of the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø community are welcome.
Balinese Arts Program
17³Ô¹ÏÍø is one of just a handful of colleges in the country that has a Balinese Performing Arts Program. Students can learn about the rich traditions of Balinese culture by taking Music courses in the gamelan orchestra or Theatre & Dance courses in Balinese Dance. The students in these courses perform together every semester as part of 17³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Gamelan Gita Sari ensemble.
Production and Performance
In addition to its coursework, the Department offers a wide variety of co-curricular opportunities for students to get involved, including acting, dancing, directing, stage management , technical crew, and design.
Alternate College Theatre
The student-run theater group offers the opportunity to direct, perform, design, produce, stage-manage or work within any other production aspect of theatre! ACT hosts a variety of events throughout the year and produces both a play in the fall and a musical in the spring under the auspices of the Department of Theatre and Dance.
Film Studies
In conjunction with the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, the department sponsors students seeking a concentration in Film Studies. Students learn the history of film and acquire the analytical tools to critique a wide range of cinematic genres.

I embrace movement as a universal language, fostering a safe environment for experimentation where vulnerability is blended with vigor. I want my classes to be a place not only to learn dance skills and critical thinking but also to celebrate the diverse narratives [that] individuals bring to our community.
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