Dance Specialty

The Arts for Children Interdisciplinary Program functions in consortium with Brockport’s Departments of Art, Dance and Theatre (for theatre and music). Twenty-one (21) credits of the 48 credit major coursework are taken within one arts discipline — art, dance, music or theatre. This is referred to as the major’s specialty area. The deeper experiences arrived through discipline specific coursework ensure the future leader and teacher of children will have a national and state standards-based education in the arts.

Below is a listing of courses required for the dance specialty students. The Department of Dance has unique facilities where students use to learn the art of dance.

Note: Students wishing to major in Arts for Children with a dance specialty must contact the Department of Dance for information about the required entrance audition.

Note to New Students

All potential majors are advised individually by the Arts for Children program director. If interested in becoming an Arts for Children Interdisciplinary major, please contact the program secretary Carolyn Everett at afc@brockport.edu or call (585) 395-5279 to set up an advising appointment. Also, please consult the current SUNY Brockport Undergraduate Studies Catalog for detailed program and course information.

Note to Transfer Students

Students who intend to transfer to SUNY Brockport should inquire regarding the
feasibility of transferring course credit from previous institutions to Brockport. Course credits may transfer to this institution but only those that are exact equivalents to courses listed below will be counted. For further information on transferring credits, see the Academic Planning Guide.

Dance Specialty Courses

DNS 204, DNS 205, ART 101, MUS 300 and THE 281 followed by IAC 280 are prerequisite courses to be completed prior to acceptance as an Arts for Children major. These courses are marked with an asterisk (*) below.

Interdisciplinary Arts for Children Core Courses	6 credits
* IAC 280 Intro to Related Arts for Children (Note: this course must be taken after successful completion of all pre-requisite courses in art, dance, music and theatre)	3 credits
IAC 491 Seminar in Arts for Children (to be taken by majors at the conclusion of their program of study)	3 credits
Dance Specialty Courses	21 credits
* DNS 204 Dance Conditioning Lab	2 credits
* DNS 205 Beginning Technique and Survey of Dance	3 credits
DNS 364 Dance Improvisation: Technique and Theory (prerequisite: DNS 205 or MUS 300)	2 credits
DNS 454 Dance Styles (prerequisite: DNS 205 or instructor’s permission)	2 credits
DNS 483 Children’s Dance I	3 credits
DNS 484 Children’s Dance II	3 credits
One of the following three courses:	3 credits
DNS 302 Social Forms of Dance, or
DNS 330 African Dance (prerequisite: DNS 106 or Instructor’s Permission), or
DNS 316 History and Development of Dance
One of the following two courses:	3 credits
DNS 306 Beginning Dance Composition (prerequisite: DNS 205 or instructor’s permission), or
DNS 375 Intro to Laban Movement Analysis (prerequisite: DNS 205 or instructor’s permission)
Arts Block Courses	21 credits
* ART 101 Visual Art Experience	3 credits
ART 417 Methods of Teaching Art on Elementary Level	3 credits
* MUS 300 Music for Dance	3 credits
MUS 487 Music and the Child	3 credits
* THE 281 Creative Drama	3 credits
THE 353 Children’s Theatre	3 credits
Elective: THE 365 Puppet Theatre, or ENL 482 Children’s Literature	3 credits
Dance Specialty Total:	48 credits

Teacher Certification

A listing of additional coursework necessary for classroom teacher certification (Childhood Education) may be obtained from Brockport’s NCATE-accredited Department of Education and Human Development.

For more information on applying for and obtaining certification as a regular classroom teacher, contact the Teacher Certification Office.

We strongly encourage students who are not in the teacher certification track to select a second major in visual art, dance or theatre.