Dance Major

Dance mission: 

The Missouri Valley College Dance program is committed to developing the full potential of dance artists through creative and intellectual inquiry and providing opportunities to develop their performance, choreography, and teaching skills.

Learning Outcomes:

• Students will demonstrate an appreciation of their body as the instrument for their art through safe dance practices as a dancer, performer, choreographer, and teacher.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to clearly articulate their creative work through written and spoken word. 
• Students will demonstrate the ability to clearly portray the intention of their work as a performer and choreographer
• Students will demonstrate the ability to give and receive critique effectively.
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of dance in historical and social context.

Major Assessment:  Students must successfully complete a senior project in dance under the supervision of a dance instructor.