The Physical Education Department at the Alexandria Campus offers classes in fitness, wellness, sports and dance. It also houses the Fitness Center,an exercise facility that is open to NVCC students, faculty and staff, 50 hours per week. The dance program is an active part of the Physical Education Department and includes the Kathy Harty Gray Dance Theatre in residency. Three dance performances per year are offered to the campus and community. These performances take place in the highly acclaimed Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall And Arts Center that resides next to the Tyler Building which houses the Visual and Performing Arts and Public Services Division. The Physical Education Department is staffed by two full time faculty, Virginia (Ginger) Primus, Assistant Dean and Gail Freedman, Instructor, and 15 adjunct faculty.