Department of Theatre and Dance: Western Illinois University

Minor in Dance

The Department of Theatre and Dance offers a comprehensive Dance Minor. The Dance Minor consists of beginning, intermediate and advanced levels of ballet, modern, jazz, tap, social and square dance. In addition, courses are available in Pilates Exercise, kinesiology, anatomy, dance history, beginning and advanced levels of composition, improvisation, movement and music analysis, teaching methods, injury care and prevention, performance and dance concert production.

Each year, the WIU Dance Program sponsors several resident guest artists and master classes featuring renowned choreographers and performers. These artists visit the WIU campus for one or two weeks to teach classes and create choreography for the nationally recognized University Dance Theatre (UDT). UDT produces three dance concerts per year with choreography from students and faculty. Other performance opportunities are available through the WIU Department of Theatre.

Minor in Dance: 25 semester hours

Required Courses: 18 s.h.

DAN 110 Ballet I
DAN 112 Jazz Dance I
DAN 113 Modern Dance I
DAN 117 Pilates Exercise
DAN 119 Improvisation
DAN 210 Ballet II
DAN 213 Modern Dance II
DAN 219 Composition
DAN 310 Ballet III
DAN 313 Modern Dance III

Select a minimum of 5 s.h. from the following courses: 5 s.h.

DAN 382 Dance History and Philosophy
DAN 385 Movement and Music Analysis
DAN 413 Advanced Techniques of Modern Dance

Select a minimum of 2 s.h. from the following courses: 2 s.h.

DAN 116 Tap Dance I
DAN 212 Jazz Dance II
DAN 216 Tap Dance II
DAN 386 Special Projects in Dance
DAN 490 Special Problems