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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HAHAHAHAH!  Sorry. I was a professional ballet dancer.  By 16 you should be established as a n apprentice through summer programs.  By 18 you have accepted to a company.  If your daughter is truly interested in making her way in this particular world then the must give us dreams of college until she ages out of ballet due to injuries 28/30.[/quote]

Not with contemporary.

Contemporary dance companies tend to work with "older" dancers (ie dancers out of college into their late 20s/early 30s. They are also open to different body types than ballet companies.

OP, degreed dance teachers at the studio level make around $25.00-50.00/hour for regular teaching and up to a thousand to two thousand or more plus travel for teaching an in house studio workshop for a couple of hours on a weekend afternoon.

If she is smart, a good and creative teacher/choreographer and markets herself well, she can make a decent amount of money as a twenty something right out of college.[/quote]

That is not typical. There not a large market for contemporary dancers. Of the dozens of ( contemporary) dancers I knew in college, one has made a career of it. [/quote]

When were you in college?

There are a lot more opportunities for dancers beyond traditional ballet companies.[/quote]

Not that long ago, and I work in the arts. I don't think it's necessarily a bad idea to major in dance, but it's best to be realistic when painting  a picture of future opportunities. I wrote upthread about concentrating on musical theatre. [/quote]

$25.00-50.00 per hour is very standard for dance instructors with a degree.[/quote]

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