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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Applying as a dance major can be a great strategy for a great dancer with less than stellar stats.  At many schools it's easy to change your major once you're there.[/quote]

It's not a "great strategy' because "great dancers" get nothing out of colllege. They are too old. They should be in dance companies by then. [/quote]

You’re showing your age and I hope you’re not in any position to advise dancers coming up now. This may have been true for ballet dancers 20 years ago, but even ballet companies these days are partnering with colleges to train their recruits and some companies have started their own undergrad programs to hone talent that won’t flame out early. In modern dance the options are even more plentiful.[/quote]

Which ballet companies? 
My understanding is that competitive ballet companies train their apprentices starting from a young age at their feeder schools. I don't know of any that take in apprentices from outside programs. And many don't graduate into apprenticeships with the company. After 17-18, if one is not picked up by a company, game over.

Which modern dance companies - that actually provide a living wage?[/quote]

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