Dance mission:
The Missouri Valley College Dance program is committed to developing the full potential of dance artists through creative and intellectual inquiry and providing opportunities to develop their performance, choreography, and teaching skills.
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will demonstrate an appreciation of their body as the instrument for their art through safe dance practices as a dancer, performer, choreographer, and teacher.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to clearly articulate their creative work through written and spoken word.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to clearly portray the intention of their work as a performer and choreographer
- Students will demonstrate the ability to give and receive critique effectively.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of dance in historical and social context.
Major Assessment: Students must successfully complete a senior project in dance under the supervision of a dance instructor.
Dance Major Requirements
DANC 115, DANC 250, DANC 300, DANC 301, DANC 480, DANC 485, any 3 credit hours of MUSC, EXSI 334
12 hours of Technique: DANC 100, DANC 120, DANC 130, DANC 140, DANC 200, DANC 220, DANC 230, DANC 240, DANC 330, DANC 340
4 hours of Performance: DANC 299, DANC 499
9 hours of electives;
5 hours from: DANC 350, DANC 401, DANC 376/476, DANC 349/449
4 hours from any DANC course
Item #
Title
Hours
Sub-Total Hours
15
Performance – 4 hours from:
Item #
Title
Hours
Sub-Total Hours
4
Elective – 9 hours of which 5 hours from
Item #
Title
Hours
Sub-Total Hours
8-21
4 hours from any DANC courses.
Sub-Total Hours
4
Total Credits
46-59