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B.F.A. in Dance University of North Texas, USA

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Course summary

This program is designed to prepare students for a professional career in performance, choreography, teaching, dance medicine, or movement sciences, and are a sound preparation for admission to graduate study in dance or teacher certification.

Program modules

The modules include 1050. Dance Performance, 1100. Stress Reduction Through Movement, 1200. Appreciation of Dance as a Contemporary Art Form, 1250. Somatic Approaches to Movement, 1400. Modern Dance Technique, Level I, 1410. Ballet Technique, Level I, 1500. Jazz Dance Technique, Level I, 1710. Tap Dance Technique, Level I, 2095. Stage Production I, 2400. Modern Dance Technique, Level II, 2410. Ballet Technique, Level II, 2411. Beginning Pointe, 2500. Jazz Dance Technique, Level II, 2710. Tap Dance Technique, Level II, 2800. Survey of Dance, 2900-2910. Special Problems, 3030. Improvisation and Introduction to Composition, 3046. Dance and Technology, 3050. Dance Kinesiology, 3060. Music Analysis for Dance, 3080. Principles and Techniques of Dance Performance, 3400. Modern Dance Technique, Level III, 3410. Ballet Technique, Level III, 3411. Pointe/Repertory/Partnering, 3510. Principles and Theories of Dance Composition, 3617. African Music and Movement, 3800. History of Concert Dance in the U.S.: 1900 – Present, 4050. Dance Performance and Production Lab, 4070. Dance Pedagogy: The Teacher Prepares, 4095. Stage Production II, 4230. Introduction to Movement Therapy, 4400. Modern Dance Technique, Level IV, 4410. Ballet Technique, Level IV, 4610. Effort/Shape., 4620. Space Harmony, 4650. Senior Project, 4800. Studies in Dance, 4900-4910. Special Problems, 4951. Honors College Capstone Thesis.

Entry requirement for international students

Students must have graduated from an accredited high school and strongly recommend that students take the following classes in high school. Students should have a strong ‘B’ average and have completed three units of English and two units each of solid mathematics, social science and natural science. Students should have a minimum combined SAT (combined critical reading/verbal and math) score of 1180 or ACT composite of 26. International students should have obtained a minimum TOEFL score of 79 (Internet-based), score of 550 (Paper-based) and score of 213 (Computer-based) and a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 overall band and also should have minimum MELAB (official version) score of 80 or higher.

University of North Texas accepts IELTS*

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Bachelor degree

Awarding body

University Of North Texas

Department name

College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Dance and Theatre

About University of North Texas

The University of North Texas (UNT) is a student-centered public research university and the flagship of the UNT System. With 12 colleges and schools , and more than 36,500 students, UNT is one of Texas's largest universities. Our growing global community includes 2,600 international students from more than 121 countries. UNT students receive a quality education at an affordable cost. The university offers 97 bachelor's , 88 master's and 40 docto read more

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College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Dance and Theatre

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University of North Texas
1155 Union Circle #310607
DENTON
Texas
76203

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The Department of Dance and Theatre, a community of artists/scholars, is passionately engaged in creating live performance, excellence in teaching, creative and critical inquiry through interactive learning and experiential practice. They develop and promote literacy in the performing arts for students, colleagues, community and the profession. The Department of Dance and Theatre is dedicated to the professions of theatre and dance as central concerns of a civilized society and as primary methodologies in the education of its citizenry. Small groups of teachers and students, using as a foundation artists and artworks from both past and present and from all cultures and civilizations, collaborate in rehearsals and public performances derived from the finest possible classroom experiences.

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+1 940 565 2211

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Yes

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The University of North Texas’ 14 residence halls provide students with a wide range of lifestyles. All-female, coed and upper-class halls offer a variety of learning opportunities. Most halls are specially modified to accommodate disabled students. The following list of halls that are available for accommodation Bruce Hall, Clark Hall, College Inn, Crumley Hall, Honors Hall, Kerr Hall, Legends Hall, Maple Hall, Mozart Square, Santa Fe Square, Traditions Hall, Victory Hall, West Hall. Each of these residence halls has its own personality, and various living-learning communities are available. The campus offers numerous options for eating healthy, including salads, sushi and low-fat entrees. Some dining halls provide vegan/vegetarian entrees. All unmarried undergraduate students who have graduated from high school the semester prior to enrolling at UNT, who have completed fewer than thirty (30) semester hours of university work (any hours completed while in high school not included in the thirty hours) and who enroll for nine or more semester hours are required to reside in university operated residence halls under a contractual room and board plan as long as space is available.

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