Training
•Bullet: 18-credit minor focused on the philosophies, history, and culture of dance across the global diaspora, open to non-majors
•Bullet: Required core pairs DANC 101 Dance Appreciation and DANC 118 Global Dance Perspectives I with MUSI 103 Musics of the World, integrating ethnomusicology with dance study
•Bullet: Students must complete two different dance cultures, with electives including Global Dance Perspectives II, Global Dance Intensive, and MUSI 303 Topics in Ethnomusicology; 8 credits must be unique to the minor
•Bullet: Satisfies a Mason Core Global or Fine Arts requirement
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: School of Dance hosts a guest-artist residency series and master classes with visiting contemporary choreographers, performing in the adjacent 2,000-seat Concert Hall
Facilities
•Bullet: Four sun-filled studios plus a conditioning lab and athletic-trainer-staffed treatment room in the deLaski Performing Arts Building
Location
•Bullet: Fairfax, Virginia, minutes from Washington, D.C., at one of the most diverse and international R1 universities in the U.S.
