Dance

attain an intermediate/advanced level of proficiency in contemporary dance techniques;
cultivate the craft and imagination to choreograph and produce successful, original, contemporary dance works;
gain experience in the theatrical possibilities of lighting design and digital video;
achieve a perspective on creative processes across the arts;
acquire a broad understanding of historical and cultural values expressed through dance;
understand anatomy and kinesiology in the context of culture and the environment;
demonstrate the ability to pursue scholarly research and presentation;
develop the ability to articulate, to those familiar and unfamiliar with the field, the interdisciplinary aspects of dance and the potential for dance to both reflect and impact culture;
successfully complete an original, independent senior performance project or written thesis that demonstrates the emergence of their own artistic/scholarly voice.