Dance is available to all students as a minor and aligns well with papers in Theatre Studies, Maori Performing Arts, Arts Education, Screen and Media Studies, Health, Sport and Human Performance and Education and Society.

To complete a minor in Dance, students must complete 60 points, including DANCE101, DANCE201, DANCE202 and DANCE301, or other papers approved by the Faculty.

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• 100 Level
• 200 Level
• 300 Level

• 100 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  DANCE101	Dance, Movement and Culture	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper provides practical experience with different forms of dance, an introduction to choreography, and a critical examination of how dance is influenced by societal and cultural issues.
  MAORI157	Nga Mahi a Rehia: An Introduction to Kapa Haka	18B (Hamilton)
  An introduction to the theoretical and practical components of kapa haka as a means of communication and cultural expression in the Maori world.

• 200 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  DANCE201	Choreographing for Places and Sites	18A (Hamilton)
  This paper offers an opportunity to experience choreographic process and critically consider the roles of movement in specific places and sites such as urban environments, public recreational facilities and gardens.
  DANCE202	Community Dance	18B (Hamilton)
  This paper offers an investigation of creative and contemporary dance, focusing on developing an understanding of dance in community contexts and in relation to issues of participation, wellbeing, inclusion and social justice.
  EDART201	Dance In Educational Contexts	18S (Tauranga)
  The paper explores dance education through exposure to a range of dance skills, knowledge and teaching strategies. It embraces current dance practices through practical experiences and guided inquiry.
  MAORI257	Kapa Haka: Noble Dances of the Maori	18A (Hamilton)
  An examination of the theoretical and practical components of kapa haka as an influential and political phenomena of expression of Aotearoa/New Zealand and its influence on the landscape.

• 300 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Occurrence / Location
  DANCE301	Performing Dance	18A (Hamilton)
  This paper offers an advanced study of choreography for performance, focussing on solo choreography, critical reflections on embodiment, gender and culture in dance, and a final public performance production.
  SPLS308	Performing Dance	18A (Hamilton)
  An advanced study of choreography and production that culminates in a formal public dance performance.