Teaches the basic techniques of creative dance. Skills include self-expression, contemporary routines, dance forms, and basic choreography. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

Focuses on creating a dance performance. Teaches the basic skills in creating and producing a dance. Includes lighting, costumes, music, and choreography. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

2 credits each

Introduces dance through contemporary jazz movements. Includes floor stretches, isolations, dance patterns and locomotor movements. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

Teaches the basic footwork, patterns, and coinciding body movements to various rhythms. Includes development of choreographic routines. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

Teaches ballet as a discipline with correct alignment and ballet form. Expresses movement through traditional dance form with choreographic emphasis. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

Explores the creation of spontaneous movement experiences with emphasis on self-expression and creative awareness. Includes improvisational techniques utilizing body awareness, use of the environment, and group dynamics. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

Introduces the basic step patterns, rhythmic patterns, position, and formations of traditional and ethnic group dances. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 3 hours per week.