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Program Description
Develop a certain mastery of various dance forms from classes whose focus spans countries like China and India or continents such as Africa and Europe. You will learn modern dance and ballet, learn techniques of choreography, perform actual dance forms, and understand the history and sociocultural factors shaping those forms. You will receive instructional training in movement and choreography in order to better understand the relation of your body to specific movements and how to construct a dance sequence.
Minor Declaration
To request a minor be added or removed from your record please use your Albert Student Center. Click on the Academics tab, and then click Minor Application under Planning Tools. New First Year and Transfer students should wait to declare minors toward the end of their first academic year and after discussing it with their academic advisor.
Program Requirements
The program requires the completion of 16 credits, comprised of the following:
Course List
Course |
Title |
Credits |
| 4 |
| World Dance Cultures | |
| Why Dance Matters: Politics, Race, Class | |
ART-SHU 610 | (for NYU Shanghai students) | |
| 12 |
| Ballet | |
| Ballet II | |
| Bodies in Cultural Landscapes | |
| Choreography | |
| The Dancing Body in Practice and Theory | |
| Iconic Dances | |
| Modern Dance: Mind-Body Knowledge and Expression | |
| Modern Dance II: Mind-Body Integration | |
| Performing Anatomy: Body Technology | |
| Site Specific to Immersive Dance Theater: Choreographing/Unconventional formats | |
| Steps Rhythm Movement: African Dance | |
| Steps Rhythm Movement: Hip Hop Dance | |
| Why Dance Matters: Politics, Race, Class | |
| World Dance Cultures | |
| Sensors, Body, & Motion (at NYU Abu Dhabi) | |
ART-SHU 610 | (at NYU Shanghai) | |
| Ballet (at NYU Shanghai) | |
| Composition (at NYU Shanghai) | |
| Choreography & Performance (at NYU Shanghai) | |
| Contemporary Dance (at NYU Shanghai) | |
| Dance on Camera (at NYU Shanghai) | |
| Dances of Northern China (at NYU Shanghai) | |
| Dances of Southern China (at NYU Shanghai) | |
Total Credits | 16 |
Policies
Program Policies
Grades
All students declaring a Minor must receive a grade of C or above in order to have the course count towards a Tisch Minor.
Course Allocations
No more than one (1) class or a maximum of four (4) units can be used to substitute a Minor designated class. Students cannot substitute required classes for the Minors.
As of spring 2015, regarding double-counting of courses for Tisch students: students who have any combination of Tisch majors/minors will only be permitted to count one course towards both areas. Tisch minor courses can be double-counted between two Tisch minors. For all other NYU students, students' should follow their home school academic policies.
NYU Policies
University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.
Tisch Policies
Additional academic policies can be found on the Tisch academic policy page.