Colleges for a strong dancer and student

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Anonymous wrote:A dance degree is a pretty terrible invrstment of time and money. If she is not in a company drawing a wage by 18, it is not going to happen.
And please don't say that a dance degree is necessary to teach. The best teachers were former peofessional dancers, not college degree holders. Actually, the college degree holders are the worst teachers - they just go thru the motions, there is no understanding that it is a performing art because they dont have much experience performing.
If she really wants to stay connected to that world, dance companies always need savvy fundraisers, accountants, lawyers, business manager, stage support. Get skilled in other ways that can support her field of interest.

Womp wooomp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back to OP's question. I'm still rooting for Connecticut College, even though it is a few miles outside the Mid-Atlantic:
From the Dance Department at Conn. College
"Our curriculum fits beautifully into the liberal arts environment. Most dance students double major or join an Interdisciplinary Center, study abroad, and are active on campus in student organizations."

From the Environmental Studies Department
"The Connecticut College environmental studies major ranks as one of the oldest in the country… and includes over 20 participating faculty from 10 academic departments. You can choose from two tracks: one natural science-based, the other with a strong social science perspective…Our graduates are in strong demand in industry, government and consulting and many pursue advanced degrees in numerous environmental fields."

+1111 Agree.

Signed, CC Alum

[Anonymous]

This thread may be helpful to you OP. https://www.reddit.com/r/BALLET/comments/rn51he/want_to_dance_in_college_but_not_major_in_it/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:people are being incredibly dense about this - they hear "dance major" and the rest of their brain shuts down

Right? I don’t ever see anyone encouraging student-athletes to drop their sports and focus only on their academic major instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:people are being incredibly dense about this - they hear "dance major" and the rest of their brain shuts down

Right? I don’t ever see anyone encouraging student-athletes to drop their sports and focus only on their academic major instead.

Unfair comparison and almost always no scholarship. the dancer above is correct - those that are going pro are in companies by 18. They don't go to college. Dance majors do not reach ballet classes unless perhaps they performed. Ex-top dancers in the companies teach ballet class and may go on to be directors. I'm an ex ballet dancer of 30 years. A dance degree in College gets you nothing. And by the time you graduate, you are too old and off the radar to dance in a major ballet company.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:people are being incredibly dense about this - they hear "dance major" and the rest of their brain shuts down

Right? I don’t ever see anyone encouraging student-athletes to drop their sports and focus only on their academic major instead.

Unfair comparison and almost always no scholarship. the dancer above is correct - those that are going pro are in companies by 18. They don't go to college. Dance majors do not reach ballet classes unless perhaps they performed. Ex-top dancers in the companies teach ballet class and may go on to be directors. I'm an ex ballet dancer of 30 years. A dance degree in College gets you nothing. And by the time you graduate, you are too old and off the radar to dance in a major ballet company.

OP’s child intends to double major in environmental science and dance. Why should she drop dance?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:people are being incredibly dense about this - they hear "dance major" and the rest of their brain shuts down

Right? I don’t ever see anyone encouraging student-athletes to drop their sports and focus only on their academic major instead.

Unfair comparison and almost always no scholarship. the dancer above is correct - those that are going pro are in companies by 18. They don't go to college. Dance majors do not reach ballet classes unless perhaps they performed. Ex-top dancers in the companies teach ballet class and may go on to be directors. I'm an ex ballet dancer of 30 years. A dance degree in College gets you nothing. And by the time you graduate, you are too old and off the radar to dance in a major ballet company.

this just isn't true anymore. Many of the students from the FB page have gone on to get contracts with companies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:people are being incredibly dense about this - they hear "dance major" and the rest of their brain shuts down

Right? I don’t ever see anyone encouraging student-athletes to drop their sports and focus only on their academic major instead.

Unfair comparison and almost always no scholarship. the dancer above is correct - those that are going pro are in companies by 18. They don't go to college. Dance majors do not reach ballet classes unless perhaps they performed. Ex-top dancers in the companies teach ballet class and may go on to be directors. I'm an ex ballet dancer of 30 years. A dance degree in College gets you nothing. And by the time you graduate, you are too old and off the radar to dance in a major ballet company.

OP’s child intends to double major in environmental science and dance. Why should she drop dance?

seriously. this thread is about a child who wants to double major. Dance is ONE of the interests. This is completely doable.

My child wants to major in dance but doesn't plan to dance professionally (unless she can get a contract with disney or on a cruise ship or something) She will likely teach on the side while pursuing something in fitness or athletic training. She is hoping to double in exercise science. She actually has quite a few non-audition schools on her list - she isn't shooting for Juilliard. Her most competitive dance school on her list is probably Shenandoah. She also has 2 schools with dance only as a minor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t read the prior posts and you won’t get merit and it’s far but UCLA doesn’t look at test scores, cap the number of AP courses considered and its dance program is amazing. Something to think about.

UCLA doesn’t give merit to oos applicants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:people are being incredibly dense about this - they hear "dance major" and the rest of their brain shuts down

Right? I don’t ever see anyone encouraging student-athletes to drop their sports and focus only on their academic major instead.

Unfair comparison and almost always no scholarship. the dancer above is correct - those that are going pro are in companies by 18. They don't go to college. Dance majors do not reach ballet classes unless perhaps they performed. Ex-top dancers in the companies teach ballet class and may go on to be directors. I'm an ex ballet dancer of 30 years. A dance degree in College gets you nothing. And by the time you graduate, you are too old and off the radar to dance in a major ballet company.

You’ve completely missed the point of this thread. Feel free to start your own thread about why dance degrees are useless and I’ll disagree with you. I’m a retired professional dancer too. There are many paths through life. Let’s just focus on answering OP’s question, please.

OP, I think you have lots of good options here. I also think your dancer has a good shot at UMDCP. You also may want to consider JMU in Harrisonburg VA. It’s not too far from DC and has a very strong dance program and solid academics. Not sure about environmental science though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Although I do not recommend this school, Goucher College meets her requirements.

+1. Profs were incredible at their Open House yesterday. They have a full ride scholarship for a single dancer every year.

https://www.goucher.edu/learn/undergraduate-programs/dance/placement-and-auditions