Degree Programs

The Dance Program at Colorado State University offers numerous opportunities to study, train, and explore dance topics. The dance concentration requires a total of 120 total credits of dance and university requirements and culminates in a B.A. degree. At CSU, students develop a strong base in classical and contemporary techniques and gain substantial experience in performance, choreography, and teaching.

Courses Offered

• Technique
• Ballet – Russian (Vaganova)
• Modern – Graham, Horton, Limon, release
• Jazz – musical theatre, funk, Latin, hip-hop
• Tap – rhythm tap and musical theatre
• Choreography
• Beginning
• Intermediate
• Pedagogy
• Teaching methods theory
• Practicum in public schools, with special populations, and private studios
• Teaching assistants for beginning CSU classes
• Creative movement for children
• Production
• Graphic design
• Technical theatre
• Costume and makeup
• Lighting/sound design and stage management
• History
• Classical
• Contemporary
• Senior concert
• Showcase of graduating senior work
• Touring dance ensemble
• Lecture demonstration and mini performances at Colorado high schools
• Anatomy and kinesiology
• Taught through the anatomy and exercise science departments

For more specific course information and four-year sequence of study, go to the Dance section of the general CSU catalog (link to http://www.catalog.colostate.edu/).