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[quote=Anonymous]Not PP but I think if the students are paying and serious students, they should get professional instruction.

Educating the students educates there families.  This builds the educated ballet audience Kent’s wants.  If the students are treated poorly they will disengage from ballet and not become the dance educated adult ballet audience that buy season tickets.

Washington Ballet used to provide excellent training.   The company was not exclusively made up of students from the school, but there were always a handful that received their training at the school.

Looking at current and recent trends MYB and City Dance both seem to be having more success in molding students to professional success.

Also, ballet is not made up solely of dancers!   There are teachers, choreographers, designers etc....   Mary Day was never a professional dancer and created the school and company.

Marcia Dale Weary at CPYB is one of the most successful teachers in the country in terms of producing professionals.  She was never a professional.

A technical and nuanced understanding of dance for all serious students at the school will be most beneficial in the end.

BTW I totally find Kent’s salary and free housing outrageous.  I think she is taking the company in the wrong direction. [/quote]

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