What is dance?
Studying dance as a minor within the theatre degree program at UNH opens your options for pursuing a career in dance or a related field. You’ll take classes in the history of dance, dance composition, choreography and performance, learning techniques in jazz, ballet, tap and even aerial dance. Combine this minor with any major at UNH to enhance your career opportunities in areas such as theatre, education and music.
Why study dance at UNH?
In addition to our award-winning faculty, the UNH Department of Theatre and Dance offers more than 25 performance opportunities every year in musicals, plays and dance concerts. As a student in the dance minor, you’ll be encouraged to audition for these performances. Our Cultural Stages program also brings acclaimed playwrights, choreographers and other theatre artists from around the world to campus.
Potential career areas
- Acting
- Artistic direction
- Arts organizations
- Choreography
- Dance fitness
- Dance teaching
- Education
- Professional dance
Curriculum & Requirements
Students minoring in dance keep open the option of pursuing a career in dance by cultivating and maintaining a high level of dance skill while still having the opportunity to major in another area of interest outside the Department of Theatre and Dance. Minors are encouraged to audition for all performance opportunities including faculty-directed dance concerts as well as student-created dance showcases.
Contact Michael Wood, (603) 862-3038, mike.wood@unh.edu.
Students who major in theatre or one of its theatre options may minor in dance provided no more than 8 credits are used to satisfy both major and minor requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select up to 16 credits from the following: | 16 | |
THDA 462 | Ballet I | |
THDA 562 | Ballet II | |
THDA 662 | Ballet III | |
THDA 463 | Theatre Dance I | |
THDA 563 | Theatre Dance II | |
THDA 663 | Theatre Dance III | |
THDA 665 | Aerial DanceII | |
THDA 576 | Pointe | |
| Select at least 4 credits from the following: 1 | 4 | |
THDA 633 | Dance Composition | |
THDA 564 | Compocinema | |
THDA 732 | Choreography | |
THDA 786 | Dance Pedagogy | |
| Total Credits | 20 | |
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Courses in this section are taught on a rotational basis and are not offered every semester. Students are encouraged to fulfill this requirement by the end of their Junior year. Course substitutions in this section are not permitted.
