Minor Requirements

The minor in dance is intended to provide a well-rounded physical experience of dance practices as well as movement histories and theories for students who are interested in pairing dance with their primary area of study.  

Degree Requirements: 19 semester hours (minimum) 

The minor requires completion of courses in Dance Technique, Choreography, Pedagogy, Theory, and Movement Lineages for a minimum of 19 semester hours.

Admission 

There is an annual audition at the end of the fall semester for the dance minor. Please see the LMU Dance website for more information.  

Code Title Semester Hours
DANC 1700Introduction to Choreography4
Select one of the following:4
Dance, Culture, and Society: Past and Present
Filming Dance
Introduction to Business in the Arts
Select one of the following:3-4
Multiple Ways: Music and Dance in Secondary Education
Movement Arts for Children
Dance as Social Action
DANC 1300Contemporary Modern Dance for Non-Majors1
DANC 1401Jazz Dance Non-Majors1
DANC 1200Ballet for Non-Majors1
DANC 1100Hip Hop: Collective Rhythms1
Select two of the following:2
Musical Theater Dance I
Musical Theater Dance II
Introduction to Tap Dance
Explorations of Tap Dance
Intermediate Tap Dance
Advanced Tap Dance
Equitable Commercial Dance: Learning Community
Pointe and Variations
DANC 1081Dance Lineages1
Select one of the following:1
Martial Arts
Yoga I
Yoga for Dancers
Total Semester Hours19-20