To help students understand their responsibility as dancers and prepare them to teach the value of dance in lifting God's children. To teach students how to make moral and value judgments about the quality of movement, music, costume and lighting. To give students a solid technical foundation and provide an opportunity to develop creativity on all levels. To provide performance, production and service opportunities that reflect the mission of the Department of Dance. These areas are enhanced with classes in ballet, clogging, tap, and leadership in dance and music.
Style gives the student training in leadership through the teaching and performance of dance.
Ballroom company, CDT, and Folk Dancers present a combined concert each year. Extravadance perform individual concerts in the spring with possible annual tours. Style goes on weekend tours during the academic year to conduct dance workshops and firesides throughout the Northwest region. Tryouts for the dance companies are held every fall semester and are open to the entire student body. Dance Majors , see your advisor for entry placement into the dance major .