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Theatre and Dance

General education courses and electives in the School of Theatre and Dance are the perfect choice for any student who wants to:

  • Make lasting connections with peers while building a community of collaboration in the classroom; 
  • Learn practical skills in an interactive, hands-on environment; and
  • Engage with advanced leadership and creative thinking skills while making art that matters.

Use the tabs below to learn more about our current offerings!

Fall 2025

  • Take a break from campus while learning some new moves! Each year we partner with local dance companies to provide experiences for students in social dance and various cultural dance forms. These off-campus, general-education experiences are listed as DANC 108A: Dance Forms and can be repeated up to three times.

    This semester, classes are offered at Missoula Friends Meeting House: 1861 S. 12th St. W., 59801.

    DANC 108A | Ballroom | Group IV Expressive Arts | 1 Credit | CRN 71367

    DANC 108A | Swing/Jitterbug | Group IV Expressive Arts | 1 Credit | CRN 71368

    DANC 108A | Swing/Jitterbug | Group IV Expressive Arts | 1 Credit | CRN 71369

    DANC 108A | Salsa | Group IV Expressive Arts | 1 Credit | CRN 71370

  • Flex your creative-thinking, problem-solving, and communication abilities from home or in one of our shops or studios! Each of our general-education offerings are designed to engage the mind and the imagination to explore how the skills learned in the performing arts translate to skills for a successful life. In our general-education offerings you can try a new dance form, learn to improvise, build scenery or costumes for a production, or learn about theatrical lighting. 

    Online (Asynchronous)

    DANC 130A | Intro to Dance | Group IV Expressive Arts | 3 Credits | CRN 72218 | LATE START (10/6)

    THTR 113A | Intro to Voice Acting | Group IV Expressive Arts | 3 Credits | CRN 72320

    Dance Technique (In-Person; On Campus)

    DANC 100A | Intro to Modern Dance | Group IV Expressive Arts | 3 Credits | CRN 70125

    DANC 108A | Dance Forms: Hip-Hop | Group IV Expressive Arts | 3 Credits | CRN 72827

    DANC 110A | Intro to Ballet | Group IV Expressive Arts | 3 Credits | CRN 70022

    DANC 115A | Intro to Jazz Dance | Group IV Expressive Arts | 3 Credits | CRN 70023

    DANC 160A | Intro to Irish Dance | Group IV Expressive Arts | 2 Credits | CRN 74591

    DANC 165A | Dance Forms: African | Group IV Expressive Arts | 3 Credits | CRN 70810

    If you already have experience as a dancer you may be eligible for advanced placement in a higher-level technique course, some of which are also gen-ed courses. Please contact Heidi Eggert at heidi.eggert@umontana.edu for more information. 

    Design/Technology Classes (In-Person)

    THTR 102A | Intro to Theatre Design | Group IV Expressive Arts | 3 Credits | CRN 71182

    THTR 107A | Theatre Production I: Scenery, Costumes, or Lighting |     Group IV Expressive Arts | 3 Credits | Six sections 91视频; see CyberBear for details

    Acting for Non-Majors (In-Person)

    THTR 120A | Intro to Acting | Group IV Expressive Arts | 3 Credits | Four sections 91视频, including LATE START (10/6); see CyberBear for details

    Writing and History (In-Person)

    THTR 330H | Theatre History I | Writing across the Curriculum and Group VI Historical and Cultural Studies | 3 Credits | CRN 73506

  • Do you already have experience in theatre and dance?

    Sample some of our skills coursework and build a portfolio that will serve your career aspirations in unexpected ways! Keep doing what you love while building leadership and collaboration skills that will benefit you in your major coursework and beyond. 

    Perform!

    Students who are cast in our productions can earn credit while performing:

    DANC 225 | Rehearsal and Performance | Elective | 1-4 Credits | Audition Required 

    DANC 327 | Advanced Rehearsal and Performance | Upper-Division Elective | 1-4 Credits | Audition Required

    THTR 395 | Practicums | Upper-Division Elective | 1-3 Credits | Audition Required

    Try teaching!

    Work with a faculty member to offer creative-movement classes to children from the community (DANC 295) or to adults with developmental disabilities--NO prior experience required:

    DANC 295 | Student Teaching: Children's Dance | 1 Credit | CRN 71447

    DANC 345 | New Visions Dance | Upper-Division Elective | 1 Credit | CRN 72423

    Build skills!

    Our acting sequence starts with two skills-based prerequisites for actors from various backgrounds:

    THTR 210 | Voice and Speech I | 2 Credits | CRN 70026

    THTR 220 | Acting I | 3 Credits | Two sections 91视频; see CyberBear for details

    If you already have experience as an actor, you may be eligible for advanced placement. Please contact Dr. Pam Stiehl at pamyla.stiehl@umontana.edu for more information. 

    Try something new!

    This semester we are excited to offer special upper-division electives for students across campus. No prior experience necessary--just the openness to engage with the material at the level assigned to the course: 

    THTR 415 | Stage Combat | Upper-Division Elective | 3 Credits | 73252