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Dec 05, 2025
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[DRAFT] Course Catalog 2026-2027 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Dance Minor
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The minor consists of a minimum of 5 full courses (or the equivalent) and a production crew requirement.
Note: Students must earn minimum grades of C- or P for all courses that apply toward the minor.
 View the catalog page for the dance department.
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Note(s) on Requirements
- Students who count only 2.5 full courses toward the breadth of study requirement must take at least 2.5 full elective courses in order to fulfill the minimum course requirement of the minor.
- DANC 125 does not count toward the dance minor.
Declaring the Minor
Students planning to minor in dance must secure the approval of a program of study from the chair. At that time, students will provisionally specify those courses that will meet the elective requirement. Detailed Minor Requirements
Creation and Performance Courses
Return to the top of the list of breadth of study courses. Choreographic and improvisational creative work and performance. - AAST 224 - Beginning Choreography in Cultural Traditions ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 224
- AAST 225 - Social Justice in Dance ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 225
- AAST 292 - Choreographic Practices for Black Dance, Social Dance, Street Dance, TV, and Social Media ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 292
- APST 813 - Soundpainting: Collaborate and Create
- DANC 217 - Improvisation in Dance and Mind
- DANC 222 - Choreography I
- DANC 226 - Queering Choreography
- DANC 230 - Lifelong Motion: Dance, Aging, and Community
- DANC 239 - Site-Specific Dance
- DANC 242 - Musical Theater Dance
- DANC 292 - Choreographic Practices for Black Dance, Social Dance, Street Dance, TV, and Social Media ⇒ cross-listed with AAST 292
- DANC 303F - Oberlin Dance Company - Full
- DANC 303H - Oberlin Dance Company - Half
- DANC 332 - Varsity Contact
- DANC 394 - Collaborations: Dance, Music, and Media
- DANC 395 - Social Choreography in the Digital
- PRAX 300 - Integrated Arts Workshop
Dance Minor Elective Courses
Return to the summary of requirements. Note: Students who count only 2.5 courses toward the breadth of study requirement must take at least 2.5 elective courses in order to fulfill the minimum course requirement of the minor. - AAST 144 - History of African and Caribbean Dance ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 144
- AAST 161 - Capoeira Angola I ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 161
- AAST 170 - Intro to Africana Dance and Choreographic Practices ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 170
- AAST 170H - Intro to Africana Dance and Choreographic Practices ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 170H
- AAST 190 - West African Dance Forms I ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 190
- AAST 191 - West African Dance Forms II ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 191
- AAST 199 - Dance Forms of the African Diaspora ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 199
- AAST 199H - Dance Forms of the African Diaspora ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 199H
- AAST 224 - Beginning Choreography in Cultural Traditions ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 224
- AAST 225 - Social Justice in Dance ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 225
- AAST 241 - Rhythms of Resistance: Carnival, Dance, and the Fight for Social Justice ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 241
- AAST 262 - Capoeira Angola II ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 262
- AAST 292 - Choreographic Practices for Black Dance, Social Dance, Street Dance, TV, and Social Media ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 292
- DANC 100 - Contemporary Dance I: Beginning
- DANC 107 - Samba
- DANC 113 - Ballet I
- DANC 119 - Yoga
- DANC 120 - Bharata Natyam (Classical Indian Dance)
- DANC 132 - Contact Improvisation
- DANC 140 - Somatic Meditation and Breathwork
- DANC 144 - History of African and Caribbean Dance ⇒ cross-listed with AAST 144
- DANC 150 - Baila Baila Baila: Dancing Latin(o) America
- DANC 161 - Capoeira Angola I ⇒ cross-listed with AAST 161
- DANC 170 - Intro to Africana Dance and Choreographic Practices ⇒ cross-listed with AAST 170
- DANC 170H - Intro to Africana Dance and Choreographic Practices ⇒ cross-listed with AAST 170H
- DANC 180 - Hip Hop Dance I - Beginning
- DANC 200 - Contemporary Dance II - Intermediate
- DANC 202 - Mind-Body Practices: An Introduction to Somatics
- DANC 203 - Somatic Landscapes
- DANC 204 - Physical Mindfulness
- DANC 204A - Physical Mindfulness - Practice
- DANC 204B - Physical Mindfulness - Theory
- DANC 209 - Improvisation I
- DANC 211 - Production Project
- DANC 212 - Ballet II
- DANC 214 - Moving into Community
- DANC 217 - Improvisation in Dance and Mind
- DANC 221 - Body Re-Education and Functional Anatomy
- DANC 222 - Choreography I
- DANC 226 - Queering Choreography
- DANC 230 - Lifelong Motion: Dance, Aging, and Community
- DANC 239 - Site-Specific Dance
- DANC 240 - Arts Management I ⇒ cross-listed with THEA 240
- DANC 241 - Rhythms of Resistance: Carnival, Dance, and the Fight for Social Justice ⇒ cross-listed with AAST 241
- DANC 242 - Musical Theater Dance
- DANC 244 - Dance and the Camera
- DANC 247 - Dance Pedagogy
- DANC 252 - Somatic Skills of Resilience
- DANC 270 - Queer Gestures: Dance and Performance ⇒ cross-listed with GSFS 270
- DANC 292 - Choreographic Practices for Black Dance, Social Dance, Street Dance, TV, and Social Media ⇒ cross-listed with AAST 292
- DANC 295 - Dance Conditioning
- DANC 300 - Contemporary Dance III - Advanced
- DANC 303F - Oberlin Dance Company - Full
- DANC 303H - Oberlin Dance Company - Half
- DANC 310 - Practicum in Dance: Non-Perfomance-Based Individual Projects
- DANC 311 - Practicum in Dance
- DANC 312 - Ballet III
- DANC 332 - Varsity Contact
- DANC 338 - Dance at Oberlin
- DANC 340 - Arts Management II ⇒ cross-listed with THEA 340
- DANC 350 - Contemporary Global Dance
- DANC 360 - Practice as Research/Research as Practice
- DANC 394 - Collaborations: Dance, Music, and Media
- DANC 395 - Social Choreography in the Digital
- GSFS 270 - Queer Gestures: Dance and Performance ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 270
- THEA 240 - Arts Management I ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 240
- THEA 340 - Arts Management II ⇒ cross-listed with DANC 340
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