Career opportunities
The combination of academic skills and practical experience will prepare you for a successful career as a dancer, performer, choreographer, researcher or dance educator in tertiary education or in the private sector.
How will I study?
All courses have an interactive style lecture and a practical class.
The lectures set the socio-cultural or political context that foregrounds each dance form while the practical sessions develop technical, artistic, performative and choreographic skills of specific dance repertoires.
DANC101 Dance and Popular Culture
This paper examines the role of dance in popular culture in local and global contexts through integrated theory and choreographic explorations. It introduces the latest dance fads and dance repertoire by New Zealand and international dance artists, and addresses the interconnections between dance, transcultural identities and social media.
DANC201/301 Contemporary Dance Fusions
This paper focuses on the choreographic process, aesthetic fusions, and artistic vision of key national and international contemporary choreographers of the 20th and 21st centuries. It provides a critical analysis of the hybrid repertoire of the genre and will help you develop your unique choreographic identity.
DANC204/304 Dance for Musical Theatre
This paper explores the artistic qualities and techniques of dance in musical theatre through integrated theory and practice. It will expand your knowledge on the socio-cultural contexts that influence the dance styles of the genre and develop your technical, performative and choreographic skills.
Recommended background
While a basic understanding of the different dance genres would be useful, it is not essential.
All papers are designed to introduce you to different dance styles, techniques and basic choreographic principles that will inspire you to shape your unique choreographic identity.
All you need is energy and enthusiasm.
Minor-only subject
Please note: this subject can only be taken as a minor.
A minor subject can be included in many of our undergraduate degrees. To earn a minor, you typically must complete a minimum of 90 points in that subject, with at least 18 points at the 300-level.
Your minor can be a subject more commonly taken for a different degree. For example, a BCom majoring in Marketing can include Japanese as a minor subject. To include this subject as a minor in your application, first find a major subject through our Subject Search or Study Match.
You can check what’s required to receive the minor accreditation in the programme details below.
Programme details
Compare programmes for this subject as a major and minor (where available).
A minor subject can be included in many of our undergraduate degrees. To earn a minor, you typically must complete a minimum of 90 points in that subject, with at least 18 points at the 300-level.
Your minor can be a subject more commonly taken for a different degree. For example, a BCom majoring in Marketing can include Japanese as a minor subject. To include this subject as a minor in your application, first find a major subject through our Subject Search or Study Match.
You can check what’s required to receive the minor accreditation in the programme details below.
Available as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Music (MusB), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Entrepreneurship (BEntr), Bachelor of Health Science (BHealSc), Bachelor of Arts and Commerce (BACom), Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) or Bachelor of Commerce and Science (BComSc) degree
| Papers | Points |
|---|---|
Five papers from:
at least three of which must be above 100-level, including at least one above 200-level. | 90 |
Note: This minor subject is not available for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA).
Papers
View a list of all related papers below.
DANC papers
| Paper Code | Year | Title | Points | Teaching period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANC101 | 2025 | Dance and Popular Culture | 18 points | Semester 1 |
| DANC201 | 2025 | Contemporary Dance Fusions | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| DANC204 | 2025 | Dance for Musical Theatre | 18 points | Not offered in 2025 |
| DANC301 | 2025 | Contemporary Dance Fusions | 18 points | Semester 2 |
| DANC304 | 2025 | Dance for Musical Theatre | 18 points | Not offered in 2025 |
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