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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the thing about dance majors: If you are not a strong enough dancer to go right into dance from high school, then you are not strong enough ever to make a living out of it. Or if you are, why waste a college degree on something you already know how to do? It is the most illogical thing I have ever heard of. There are lot of uemployable degrees out there, but to me, dance is the top of the list. I know a pretty untalented dancer who insisted they would only go to an "audition only" dance program, but didn't make it into any top ones, so went to Elon. She passed up much stronger academic colleges because of this misplaced priority. Now she's a pilates instructor. Either go be a dancer, or go to college. [/quote]

Agree.  Even if you want to open a dance studio, you’d be better served going to college for business rather than dance.  [/quote]

A lot of dance programs offer the opportunity to take business classes and many dance majors do. It seems odd to suggest not dancing in college, which is where they get to higher skill levels. It's very obvious that demanding programs produce next level results. You see the heightened skill even after one semester. It matters.[/quote]

You typed a shortened version of what my phone deleted on me ;P

Look, it is up to each student/family to decide how they wish to handle dance interest/dreams.

There are many programs across the country with business/entrepreneurship/arts admin concentrations. I know of just the schools my daughter applied to, Radford and Slippery Rock have BFA concentrations under dance with this option.
https://catalog.sru.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/dance/dance-bfa-concentration-dance-entrepreneurship/
https://catalog.radford.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=57&poid=7585#danceentrepreneurship
Dean offers this in their BA program (Dance with studio management): https://dean-www.s3.amazonaws.com/files/resources/2024-2025-dean-college-academic-catalog.pdf
Northern Michigan Dance Business Track https://catalog.nmu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=4&poid=511&returnto=248

Montclair, one of the most respected programs in the country, offers a BA in studio management https://www.montclair.edu/theatre-and-dance/academic-programs/undergraduate/ba-dance/

Lots of dancers take a minor in arts administration

The student can decide the level of dance they want to do once at college. Many dancers find a way to double major. Some decide to do a different major and minor in dance, or they do a dance team or a company or any number of other options/combinations. There is one dancer on the Colle Bound board who decided to do the Arts Admin major at Pace while doing dance instruction at the many incredibly NYC studios that send their artists off the Broadway.

For my daughter, dance was the easiest way to college. It got her interested in going to get a diploma. She was NOT the best student and a 4 year school wasn't a given. She had an interest in AT type work with dancers. But her academic/LD struggles were a challenge. Dean checked so many boxes for what she wanted and needed out of college. They gave her a talent scholarship and placed her into one of their special programs for kids with LDs. They also have the incredible opportunities for kids interested in exercise science/AT. She made sure she started in the exercise science classes right away. She may not stay a dance major, but the school offers so many different pathways for her. Doing dance classes and exercise science classes gets her EXCITED about school. I already have seen a change in her and it makes us so dang happy that she actually cares about getting to class and doing well.

This is a kid that DCUM would have written off and told her just to go to community college. Trust me, we considered all paths for her. Even in April, we weren't sure she was 4 year school bound. But now she's there and loving it. Which is exactly why we gave her this chance.
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