Like all liberal arts, dance teaches life skills that will
benefit the student later in life, regardless of the vocation
selected. Dance teaches self-discipline, respect, dedication and
determination. Plato once wrote, "to sing and dance well is to
be well educated." He considered the uneducated man achoreutos
or danceless; the educated one, kechoreukos, endowed with dance.
It is our mission to endow our students with dance. W. Robert
Sherry Director of Dance DAN 170 Ballet I: Introduces
fundamental concepts and historical background. Presents
positions and barre exercises to build correct alignment,
flexibility, strength, coordination, and ballet vocabulary. DAN
175 Tap:Introduces fundamental concepts and historical
background. Covers basic time steps, waltz clog, triplets, shim-
sham, buffalo, cramp roll, and soft-shoe, along with tap
vocabulary. DAN 177 Jazz I: Introduces fundamental concepts and
historical background. Works in studio on body placement and
alignment through highly-structured classical jazz