Learn from expert faculty in the Department of Dance, who boast national performance experience and in-depth knowledge of dance history and embodied learning. Choose to double major in therapeutic training or communications studies, or pursue a theatre arts degree along with your bachelor’s in dance. You can also combine your dance major with a major in secondary education, making BSU the only university in Massachusetts that offers the kind of training that leads to dance teacher licensure.
Undergraduate Programs
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Program details from 2024-2025 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog
A formal audition is required for acceptance into the dance major. Please visit our online audition site for details.
Suggested Course Sequence for Dance Major
First Year
- Fall
- DANC 254 Science and Theory of Dance
- DANC 242 T & P of Ballet, Fall
- DANC 155 Dance Practicum (by audition)
OR
DANC 140 Dance Technical Practicum
- Spring
- DANC 256 Dance Composition
- DANC 245 T & P Ballet, Spring
- DANC 155 Dance Practicum (by audition)
OR
DANC 140 Dance Technical Practicum
Second Year
- Fall
- DANC 263 Dance History to 1915 (Arts Core)
- DANP 281 T & P of Educational Dance
- DANC 248 T & P Modern Dance, Fall
- DANC 155 Dance Practicum (audition)
- Spring
- DANC 264 Dance History from 1915 (Arts)
- DANC 353 Creative Dance for the Child
- DANC 249 T & P Modern Dance, Spring
- DANC 260 World Dance (Global, Arts Core)
- DANC 155 Dance Practicum (audition)
Third Year
- Fall
- DANC 357 Dance Production Theory (every other year)
- DANC 453 Dance Methodology
- DANC 237 T & P Jazz Dance, Fall
- DANC 155 Dance Practicum (audition)
- Spring
- DANC 358 Dance Production Techniques
- DANC 452 Ballet Pedagogy
- DANC 247 T & P Jazz Dance, Spring
- DANC 155 Dance Practicum (audition)
- Fall OR Spring
- DANC 349 T & P Advanced Modern Dance (Fall) OR DANC 345 T & P Advanced Ballet (Spring)
- THEA 280 Theater Management (Fall) OR THEA 265 Theater Costuming (Spring)
- THEA 170/172/185 Technical Practicum (choice of one, 1 credit required)
Fourth Year
- Fall
- DANC 357 DPT (if alternate year)
- DANC 494 Seminar in Dance Education
- DANC 155 Dance Practicum (audition)
- Spring
- DANC 358 DPT (if alternate year)
- DANC 271 T & P of Tap Dance
- DANC 155 Dance Practicum (audition)
- Fall OR Spring
- DANC 399/499/497/498 (choice of one)
- DANP 168 Ballroom Dance (Fall) OR DANP 164 Square/DANP 161 Folk (choice of one, Spring)
Please see the Academic Catalog for course descriptions.
All dance majors must be enrolled in a dance technique class each semester. All dance majors must participate in the program productions in some way each semester. All dance majors will be evaluated at the end of their first semester for continuation in the major. A skill evaluation and participation survey will be applied.