College of Fine Arts
Department Office: 110 Marriott Center for Dance, 581-8231
Mailing Address: 330 S. 1500 E., Rm. 110, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 0280
Web Address: www.ballet.utah.edu
Department Chair, Barbara Hamblin, B.F.A.

Faculty
Distinguished Professor. B. Arnold.
Professor. B. Hamblin.
Professors Emeriti. W. F. Christensen, G. Paxman.
Associate Professors. A. Ficzere, M. Laird, C. Ludlow.
Assistant Professor. R. Wacko.
Adjunct Professor. J. Kåge.
Adjunct Associate Professors. B. Caldwell, J. Duffy, J. Gray, S. Lane, S. Sugai.
Adjunct Assistant Professors. D. Dobson Kåge, J. Macintyre, S. Rasmussen, S. Rush, R. Wood.
Advisers. Department Chair, Barbara Hamblin, 116 MCD (801) 581 8231; Undergraduate Adviser, Valerie Horton, 114 MCD (801) 581 8231

Undergraduate Program

Degree. B.F.A.
Students who major in ballet are trained for professional performing and teaching careers through technique and a variety of specially designed courses for dancers including music, dance fitness and conditioning, acting, history, choreography, repertory, and pointe/men's classes.
The program is housed in the Alice Sheets Marriott Center for Dance, one of the most beautiful and functional dance buildings in the nation.

Performance Opportunities: Ballet West, a major national company based in Salt Lake City, selects ballet majors each year to rehearse, learn the Ballet West repertoire and perform with the company as needed. In addition to performing opportunities with Ballet West, there are departmental productions for which ballet majors are encouraged to audition. The Utah Ballet company is the resident performing company of the Ballet Department and consists of 16 or more members selected by audition from among new and continuing students. Students rehearse repertoire daily following classes, give concerts each year on campus, and tour to cities in the Intermountain West.

Ballet Ensemble features choreography by faculty and guests with dancers chosen by audition from among department premajors and majors.

Ballet Showcase, presented twice each year, features original choreography by students and other qualified choreographers selected by the producer/director. Dancers are invited to participate by the choreographers.

Character Dance Ensemble is a newly formed company of ballet majors who are chosen by the artistic director. Performances take place on and off campus and scholarships are available to members of this group.

The department also provides ballet study for nonmajors and develops general appreciation for ballet as an art form through foundation and integration courses which fulfill general education requirements.

Additional Sources of Information: Brochures, applications, instructions for video or in-person auditions, and departmental scholarship information are available through the department office. The Department of Ballet also publishes a yearly updated student handbook for undergraduate students containing advising information, four-year course schedules, graduation requirements for the various undergraduate emphases, department policies/procedures, and student advising information. Each student in the major program has a conference with his/her faculty adviser twice each semester.

Undergraduate Programs

Performing Emphasis: Students are prepared for performing careers in ballet and musical theater dance. There are courses in a variety of dance styles, two levels of partnering classes, and many opportunities to perform and choreograph. Preparation of individual resumes for audition purposes is also available. Adviser, Maureen Laird

Teaching Emphasis: The Teaching Emphasis Program provides a valid and unique course of study for dance teacher preparation and fosters high-quality teaching as a profession. Students in this emphasis are regarded as premajors until they have been judged to have the aptitude and ability to teach ballet and one other dance style approved by the faculty. The decision to allow or invite a student to major in this area is made no later than the end of the sophomore year. Contact the department for information. Adviser, Barbara Hamblin

Character Dance Emphasis: This emphasis offers students more varied performance/production opportunities. Membership in Character Dance Ensemble plus three years of character dance are required. Contact the department for information. Adviser, Richard Wacko

Admission to the Major: Acceptance as a major is not official until the department has been notified that the student has been accepted for admission to the University and the student successfully passes an audition in ballet technique.

Pre-University Major Programs. Two programs offer high school students the opportunity to study ballet at the University:

Early Admission. High school seniors with outstanding scholastic records may apply for early admission to the University. Students so designated register as fully matriculated freshman students even though they have not received their high school diplomas.

High School University Student Status. Students attending an accredited high school and ballet classes at the University of Utah concurrently must be high school sophomores and at least 15 years old. Prospective students must audition in person to qualify for ballet classes. Admission is limited, as the program is intended for the exceptionally gifted ballet student. Acceptance, in addition to qualifying first for general admission to the University, is dependent on the judgment of the faculty and on the student's attainment of a high school GPA of 3.2. A decision is based on an in-person audition and faculty interviews with the student and parent(s). Students must meet academic standards and conduct themselves according to high school and University behavioral codes. High School University Program students pay the fee for the number of credit hours for which they are registered (five). Credit and grades are awarded by the University. For application instructions or to make arrangements for an audition, write or call the department office.

Freshman Admissions. Students entering as freshmen must submit a departmental application and two photographs in ballet attire and pose before scheduling an in-person audition or mailing a videotape. Since the program is intensive, students are advised to have at least six years of continuous and concentrated study in ballet prior to enrolling in the department.

Entering students are admitted in Fall Semester with midyear entrance granted only in exceptional cases due to many course sequences that begin in the Fall Semester. Transfer students must: (1) submit a copy of their transcripts before arriving to audition, (2) take an audition class, and (3) interview with the chair and selected faculty. Sophomore transfers, to be accepted, must qualify for BALLE 2290 Technique, or above. Junior transfers, to be accepted, must qualify for BALLE 3290 Technique. Transfer students may graduate with a ballet major only if they fulfill all requirements and spend a minimum of two full years in residence at the University.

Placement Classes. All students entering the program for the first time or those who did not take the previous spring semester examination are required to attend a placement class held immediately prior to the beginning of Fall Semester. Faculty assign students to the appropriate ballet technique class according to the level of individual accomplishment.
Spring Semester entrance is granted only in exceptional cases. Candidates are placed by auditioning in major technique classes.

Premajor Probationary Period. All ballet students are designated premajors upon entrance, signifying probationary status. Full ballet major status is achieved by being promoted into an upper-division technique class (BALLE 3290 or above) by the sophomore year. Students assigned to upper-division classes before their sophomore year may establish major status by completing one year of upper division ballet technique, pointe/men's class with grades (3.0) qualifying for retention.

High School University Students. (see High School University Student Status, above) are not designated as majors until they are fully matriculated.

Exams. At the end of each year, the entire faculty evaluates all students in a special practicum examination and recommends the technique level to which each is assigned the following year. At all technique levels a student must have an average grade of B or better in two semesters of technique and pointe/variations (women) or men's classes to be promoted.

Graduation Requirements. In order to graduate as ballet majors, students must be approved for major status by the beginning of their sophomore year. In special cases an additional one-semester probation is granted to those who do not meet the above qualifications for designation as majors.

In order to be eligible to graduate using the old quarter system degree requirements for the ballet major, a student must have entered before Fall Semester, 1998. Students entering in autumn quarter of 1997 must complete 45 credit hours of course work including all first year major courses: elements of music, ballet fitness and injuries, a year of ballet technique, pointe or mens class, and a year of character dance. In addition, a year of modern dance must be completed during the first year for teaching emphasis majors.

Scholarships
Contact the Department of Ballet for information about scholarship opportunities. The deadline to apply for a departmental scholarship is February 1 for students planning to enter the following Fall Semester. Utah Ballet members are granted special departmental scholarships provided certain criteria are met on a semester basis. Students applying for departmental scholarships must be accepted for admission to the University by March 1.

Prospective students are advised to audition for scholarships by mid-January in order to have the best opportunities for awards.

Requirements for the Major: B.F.A.
Students who qualify have three options from which to choose: performing, character dance, and teaching

Performing Emphasis

First Year
Fall Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 1500 Elements of Music (2)
BALLE 1400 Ballet Fitness and Care of Injuries (2)
BALLE 2300 Character Dance (1)
Total Hours: 9
Spring Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 3010 Acting for Dancers (2)
BALLE 2810 Selected Topics (1)
BALLE 2310 Character Dance (1)
Total Hours: 8

Second Year
Fall Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
DANCE 1260, Modern Dance (2)
BALLE 2380, Jazz Dance (2)
BALLE 4500, Pas de Deux (0.5)
Total Hours: 8.5
Spring Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
DANCE 1270 Modern Dance (2)
BALLE 2390 Jazz Dance (2)
BALLE 4410 Ballet History (3)
BALLE 4510 Pas de Deux (0.5)
Total Hours: 11.5

Third Year
Fall Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 4700 Choreography (4)
Total Hours: 8
Spring Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 4710 Choreography (4)
Total Hours: 8

Fourth Year
Fall Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 5400 Job Search Seminar (0.5)
Total Hours: 4.5
Spring Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 4810 Independent Study (Capstone) (1-3)
Total Hours: 5
ALSO Repertory 4650 (1 Ballet Showcase), 4850 (1 Ballet Ensemble), or 5850
(1 Utah Ballet) (minimum of 4 total credit hours). Repertory may be taken during any semester.
First Year: 17
Second Year: 20
Third Year: 16
Fourth Year: 9.5
plus minimum repertory hours (4)
Total Hours: 66.5

Recommended Electives
Kinesiology
Dance Conditioning
Dance Production Lab
Costume Design and Construction

Teaching Emphasis

First Year
Fall Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 1500 Elements of Music (2)
BALLE 1400 Dance Fitness and Injuries (2)
BALLE 2300 Character or 2380 Jazz (2)
DANCE 1260 Modern Dance (2)
Total Hours: 12
Spring Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 2310 Character or Jazz 2390 (2)
DANCE 1270 Modern Dance (2)
BALLE 2810 Selected Topics (1)
Total Hours: 9

Second Year
Fall Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 5780 Teaching Essentials (3)
BALLE 3260 Dance Production (2)
BALLE 4820 Independent Study - Teaching (1)
Total Hours: 10
Spring Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 3010 Acting for Dancers (2)
BALLE 5790 Teaching Essentials (3)
BALLE 4820 Independent Study - Teaching (1)
Total Hours: 10

Third Year
Fall Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 4700 Choreography (4)
Total Hours: 8
Spring Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 4710 Choreography (4)
DANCE 5510 Kinesiology (4)
Total Hours: 12

Fourth Year
Fall Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 4500 Pas de Deux (0.5)
BALLE 5400 Job Search Seminar (0.5)
BALLE 4860 Teaching Practicum Ballet (Capstone) (1)
Total Hours: 6
Spring Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290, or 5290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 4500 Pas de Deux (0.5)
BALLE 4410 Ballet History (3)
BALLE 4870 - 4890 Teaching Practicum - Other (Capstone) (1)
Total Hours: 8.5
ALSO Repertory 4650 (1 Ballet Showcase), 4850 (1 Ballet Ensemble), or 5850
(1 Utah Ballet) (minimum of 3 total credit hours). Repertory may be taken during any semester.
First Year: 21
Second Year: 23
Third Year: 16
Fourth Year: 14.5
plus min rep hours (3)
Total Hours: 75.5

Recommended Electives:
Dance Conditioning
Dance Production Lab
Costume Design and Construction
Advanced Choreography

Character Emphasis

First Year
Fall Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, or 4290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 1500 Elements of Music (2)
BALLE 1400 Dance Fitness and Injuries (2)
BALLE 2300 Character (1)
Total Hours: 9
Spring Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000 Pointe (1)
or BALLE 3590 or 5590 Men's Class (0.5)
BALLE 3010 Acting for Dancers (2)
BALLE 2310 Character (1)
BALLE 2810 Selected Topics (1)
Total Hours: 8

Second Year
Fall Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000 Pointe (1)
BALLE 2380 Jazz Dance (2)
BALLE 4500 Pas de Deux (0.5)
BALLE 5780 Teaching Essentials (3)
BALLE 4310 Advanced Character Dance (1)
BALLE 5150 Character Dance Ensemble (1)
Total Hours: 11.5
Spring Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 2000, 3000, 4000 Pointe (1)
BALLE 2390 Jazz Dance (2)
BALLE 4510 Pas de Deux (0.5)
BALLE 5790 Teaching Essentials (3)
BALLE 4320 Advanced Character Dance (1)
BALLE 5150 Character Dance Ensemble (1)
Total Hours: 11.5

Third Year
Fall Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 4700 Choreography (4)
BALLE 3260 Dance Production (2)
BALLE 4820 Independent Study - Teaching (2 minimum) (1)
BALLE 4310 Advanced Character Dance (1)
BALLE 5150 Character Dance Ensemble (1)
Total Hours: 12
Spring Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 4710 Choreography (4)
BALLE 4820 Independent Study - Teaching (2 minimum) (1)
BALLE 4320 Advanced Character Dance (1)
BALLE 5150 Character Dance Ensemble (1)
Total Hours: 10

Fourth Year
Fall Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 5400 Job Search Seminar (0.5)
BALLE 4060 Perspectives on Character Dance (3)
BALLE 4860 Teaching Practicum Ballet (Capstone) (1)
Total Hours: 7.5
Spring Semester
BALLE 2290, 3290, 4290 Ballet (3)
BALLE 4410 Ballet History (3)
BALLE 4880 Teaching Practicum - Other (Capstone) (1)
Total Hours: 7
ALSO Repertory 4650 (1 Ballet Showcase), 4850 (1 Ballet Ensemble), or 5850
(1 Utah Ballet) (minimum of 2 total credit hours). Repertory may be taken during any semester.
First Year: 17
Second Year: 23
Third Year: 22
Fourth Year: 14.5
plus minimum repertory hours (2)
Total Hours: 76.5

Recommended Electives:
Kinesiology
Dance Production Lab
Costume Design and Construction

Graduate Program

Degrees. M.A., M.F.A.
Graduate Adviser: Bene Arnold, 209 MCD.

Admission to Candidacy. Applicants must audition in person or by videotape. The application deadline is April 1 for fall semester and November 1 for spring semester.

Degree Requirements. There are three non-thesis M.F.A. two-year residency programs. The choreography/teaching emphasis requires a minimum of 48 credit hours of approved work. The candidate must present three major projects and one minor choreographic project in the first three semesters. The three major choreographic projects are accompanied by written documentation explaining the choreographer's creative process. The written work is expected to be completed in the candidate's final semester. Videotapes of the ballets must accompany this text. The M.F.A. in character dance requires completion of 48 credit hours. This program includes the study of European character dance forms, perspectives, ethnology, and history of character dance. Written documentation explaining some aspect of character dance and a videotape of character dance projects is required for this emphasis. The performing emphasis or scholarly research emphasis requires written documentation relating to the performing or research topic. The M.A. degree is a scholarly research thesis program. It requires a one-year residency and completion of 36 credit hours of approved work, including a research-based thesis. The candidate must also pass a language examination with an advanced proficiency. The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is offered in French and German, with the future possibility of Italian and Russian languages.

All M.F.A. and M.A. programs require an oral examination upon completion of all course work.

Areas of Specialization. The program is open and flexible in order to meet the goals of individual participants. Choreography/teaching in ballet or character dance, scholarly research, and, by special arrangement, performance with Ballet West or Utah Ballet are offered as areas of specialization for graduate degrees. Recent M.F.A. candidates have received grants to assist in research abroad.

For additional information, see also the Graduate Study section of this catalog.

Financial Aid and Scholarships
Departmental scholarships are available to graduate students. A technique audition is required of all candidates and may be done by videotape. The teaching/choreography program requests submission of a videotape of choreographic works if it is available. Technique criteria for application and deadlines are the same as for undergraduate students (see above).

A limited number of teaching assistantships which include tuition waivers and hourly stipends for teaching assignments and other duties are also available. Work-study is an option for students who meet the work-study application deadline in January.

BALLE Course Descriptions