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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a dance major at Shenandoah and still use my degree everyday.  I would encourage her to thing of what she ultimately wants to do and find a school that can help her achieve that.  George Mason is excellent.

For example Shenandoah is now much more commercial based - which means graduates head to LA or NYC for jobs in entertainment.  Some schools are still traditionally modern/contemp. based with the focus to join a modern company.

Several people I graduated with have used their degree in different ways - like attending PT school and becoming a dance therapist or a PT for a company.  A lot minored in business and work in the arts/ art management at places like the Kennedy center etc.

I helped to develop the state standards for dance education and still work in public schools as a dance educator and am hired by various studios as a guest choreographer.  There are a lot of dance careers that are not sorely a "ballerina"[/quote]

I really liked ShenCo (only an hour from home), but my daughter was intimidated by the other dancers who came to the Major for a Day program she attended and decided not to apply. Too bad because I know she really liked the instructors that she had met through various programs, including High School Dance Festival.

They actually have a really great PT program and lots of the dancers try to double to go that route. As my daughter had that dance science interest, I thought that was going to be a big selling point.

Oh, well - she's happy with where she landed and that is all that matters. But yes, Shenandoah is a sought after program. I know several who picked it over places like Point Park[/quote]

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