Dance Minor For Music Majors

If you are planning to major or minor in music or theatre, you are required to audition for participation in most ensembles and for consideration for School of Music scholarships.

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A dance minor at Colorado Christian University offers you the opportunity to study dance in a Christ-centered environment that complements your major and enriches your college experience. The dance minor consists of technique and performance-based courses, giving new dancers a foundation in multiple dance forms and experienced dancers the chance to continue their training at their current proficiency level.

You will study various dance technique styles, including ballet, modern dance, jazz, contemporary, tap, and hip hop, while incorporating choreography and performance routines. The minor in dance at CCU's School of Music emphasizes dance history, somatic practices, and critical thinking alongside physical training. Students pursuing this minor explore the creative process through improvisation, composition, and the choreography of original works.

The dance minor prepares you for various career paths, including performer or dancer in professional companies, choreographer creating original works, and dance instructor teaching in schools or studios. The dance minor consists of courses that develop skills valuable across multiple fields and enhance your ability to use movement as worship.

Complementary majors include Theatre, Music, Education, Kinesiology, Pre-Physical Therapy, and Digital Media. Education majors gain teaching tools for creative expression, while Kinesiology students benefit from understanding anatomy and somatic practices. Music and Theatre majors develop performance skills, and Digital Media students learn about dance film. The dance minor at CCU equips you to glorify God through movement in whatever field you pursue.

The dance minor consists of diverse courses in dance technique, choreography, dance history, and performance. Required classes include foundational training in ballet, modern dance, jazz, and contemporary dance forms. You will take Choreography and Improvisation to explore the creative process, Intermediate Jazz to advance your rhythm and style, Intermediate Tap for precision and musicality, and Stage Movement and Dance for theatrical performance skills.

Dance technique courses meet throughout fall and spring semesters, building your skills progressively. You will study dance history, somatic practices for body awareness and anatomy, and contemporary styles including hip hop. Students are encouraged to participate in performance opportunities where you can perform faculty choreography or present original compositions. The curriculum balances technical training with critical thinking about dance as art within a Christian worldview.

The dance program at CCU offers you the opportunity to pursue dance in a Christ-centered environment, learning foundational principles of both faith and dance technique. The dance minor at CCU focuses on creating an atmosphere where you can create art that brings glory to God and reflects Christ to your audiences, providing training for opportunities in dance education, choreography, directing, and dance analysis.

At CCU, dance is understood as worship, a creative process reflecting God's image, and a tool for sharing truth. The dance faculty help you develop technical skills in ballet, modern dance, jazz, and other dance forms while nurturing your spiritual growth. You are encouraged to explore how faith informs your artistry and how movement communicates profound ideas, discovering your artistic voice through collaboration and performance.

CCU's dance minor integrates Christian faith throughout the dance curriculum. While other programs focus solely on technique and performance, CCU teaches you to view dance as worship and a way to reflect Christ to audiences. The dance program emphasizes both artistic excellence and spiritual purpose, helping you understand creative gifts as expressions of God's image in you.

The dance minor consists of courses taught by faculty who mentor your growth. You receive personalized instruction in ballet, modern dance, jazz, hip hop, and contemporary dance forms with small class sizes. The program provides performance opportunities and studies dance history through a Christian worldview, exploring how gender, culture, and faith inform movement. Integration with CCU's School of Music and theatre creates collaboration opportunities across performing arts.

The dance minor at CCU consists of a structured curriculum balancing dance technique training with choreography, dance history, and performance courses. You will take required classes each semester, with ballet and modern dance as foundational techniques, supplemented by jazz, contemporary, tap, and hip hop. Each dance technique class meets multiple times weekly, providing consistent practice and skill development.

Beyond technique, you will study choreography and improvisation, learning dance composition elements and creating original works. Dance history courses examine how dance forms developed across cultures with attention to art's role in society and faith. You are encouraged to participate in performances each fall and spring semester, including student showcases and collaborative projects with music and theatre students, developing as a complete artist who uses dance to glorify God.