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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]people are being incredibly dense about this - they hear "dance major" and the rest of their brain shuts down[/quote]

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

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.[/quote]

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

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.[/quote]

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