Dance Minor
Students earn a minor in dance by completing eight courses (seven 5-credit courses and one 2-credit course) comprising a background in the theory and practice of dance. The course requirements are listed below. There is no comprehensive requirement for the minor.
Declaration of the minor:
There are no course requirements for declaring the minor, though individual courses may have enrollment prerequisites, and a major must be officially declared before a minor may be declared. To declare the minor, first have an Academic Planning Form and Petition for Minor Declaration form completed and signed by your major department adviser. While that plan is current, make an appointment to meet with the Theater Arts adviser to create a plan for and declare the minor. Please use Slug Success to make an appointment. You may also contact the department adviser by emailing theater@ucsc.edu or calling (831) 459-2974.
Students are strongly encouraged to consult early with the department adviser to create an academic plan for a minor in dance. This may be done prior to declaration.
Transfer students may petition to have equivalent lower-division courses taken at other schools count toward lower-division minor requirements and should consult with the Theater Arts academic adviser as early as possible regarding this possibility.
Course Requirements
Lower-Division Courses
Lower-division courses may be used to fulfill requirements in both the theater arts major and dance minor (but separate upper-division courses must be taken to satisfy major and minor requirements). Consult with the department adviser if planning to pursue both the theater arts major and dance minor.
One course in creative practice, chosen from:
| THEA 30 | Introduction to Dance Theory and Technique | 5 |
| THEA 36 | Introduction to Dance Composition | 5 |
Plus one course in cross-cultural techniques, chosen from:
| THEA 22 | Indonesian Dance and Drama | 5 |
| THEA 31A | Dance Studio I: Asian or Asian Diasporic Practice | 5 |
| THEA 31B | Dance Studio I: Ballet | 5 |
| THEA 31C | Dance Studio I: Contemporary Dance Theory and Technique | 5 |
| THEA 37 | African Dance | 5 |
| THEA 80R | Bollywood Dance and Culture in India and Indian Diaspora | 5 |
| THEA 80U | Everybody Dance Now! | 5 |
| THEA 80Z | Indian Dance | 5 |
The following fundamentals course:
Students are highly encouraged to contact the department adviser early to learn about the unique enrollment process for THEA 50, as well as to complete this course before their last quarter on campus.
| THEA 50 | Fundamentals of Theater Production | 2 |
Upper-Division Courses
One course in creative practice or cross-cultural techniques, chosen from:
Plus one course in critical studies, chosen from:
| THEA 164 | Issues in Dance History and Theory | 5 |
| THEA 165 | Dance Modernism | 5 |
| THEA 166 | Ballet: A History | 5 |
| THEA 167 | Africanist Aesthetics: Live Dialogues in the Americas and Africa | 5 |
Plus three upper-division elective courses, which may be chosen from the following:
| THEA 100A | Asian Theater/Dance and Global Impacts | 5 |
| THEA 100C | Courts, Courtesans, Shamans, and Clowns: Asian Drama | 5 |
| THEA 122 | Indian Performance: Rama, Siva, Krishna | 5 |
| THEA 124 | Movement for Performers | 5 |
| THEA 137 | Studies in Performance (Dance) | 5 |
| THEA 137A | Studies in Performance (Dance): Asian | 5 |
| THEA 139 | Random: With a Purpose | 5 |
| THEA 151I | Studies in Performance: Indonesian Dance and Drama | 5 |
| THEA 161D | Asian Theater: An Anthropological Approach | 5 |
Any upper-division course listed in the Creative Practice/Cross-Cultural Techniques or Critical Studies sections may be used as an elective (but not double counted).
A select number of other courses may be used if approved by the department in advance (consult with the department adviser).
The following do NOT satisfy the dance minor requirements: