Dance (DAN) at Virginia Western Community College
- DAN 163 - Jazz I
- Introduces dance through contemporary jazz movements. Includes floor stretches, isolations, dance patterns and locomotor movements. Part I of II.Lecture 0-1 hours. Laboratory 2-4 hours. Total 2-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- DAN 166 - Ballet
- Teaches ballet as a discipline with correct alignment and ballet form. Expresses movement through traditional dance form with choreographic emphasis.Lecture 0-1hours. Laboratory 2-4 hours. Total 2-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- DAN 210 - Dance Composition I
- Studies the fundmentals of composition, and explores movement, space, time, rhythm, energy and force, and the choreographic devices for creating finished work. Increases personal movement vocabulary and style and presents choreographic structures with an emphasis on creating solo and small group dance compositions. Prerequisite: DAN 167.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.3 credits