Anonymous wrote:Tell her to go for it. If it doesn't work out, she can do something boring and responsible later. An accelerated BSN and become a nurse, or law school or whatever.

Creative careers are really the best jobs in the future, as AI and robotics develop.

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Anonymous wrote:I would not allow it. I'd let her minor in dance, or double major in dance and some more lucrative major like accounting.

You "would not allow it"?? That's one sure fire way to loose your DD. I went to art school. Have a BFA from a top school and MFA from the top program in my field. My parents were definitely worried about my ability to find a job after graduation but I'm doing just fine now. DH also has a BFA from same art school and we both work in our fields of study (he more so than I) and our HHI is over $200k (since that seems to be important to you, OP).

Like a pp said, a lot can change. Also, if she's really good, and motivated, she'll be fine. Also agree that the school you go to is VERY important. So NYU, yes. Towson, no.

Yes, I would not allow it. Some choices are allowed to be made by my children. Some are not. They are not allowed to pursue any career that puts their life on the line (military, police, firefighter) and not allowed to pursue a career that burns out their body (sports). If they had chosen to do that, they would not have my support.. You are free to disagree and parent your children the way you think is best. But you will not change my mind. I have four, two of whom have graduated from college. So I'm comfortable with the track I'm on in regards to this.

Anonymous wrote:I have about 5 friends that majored in Dance from Towson. 4 ended up getting regular job, like HR, management, etc.

One has her own dance studio.

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Anonymous wrote:I would not allow it. I'd let her minor in dance, or double major in dance and some more lucrative major like accounting.

You "would not allow it"?? That's one sure fire way to loose your DD. I went to art school. Have a BFA from a top school and MFA from the top program in my field. My parents were definitely worried about my ability to find a job after graduation but I'm doing just fine now. DH also has a BFA from same art school and we both work in our fields of study (he more so than I) and our HHI is over $200k (since that seems to be important to you, OP).

Like a pp said, a lot can change. Also, if she's really good, and motivated, she'll be fine. Also agree that the school you go to is VERY important. So NYU, yes. Towson, no.

Anonymous wrote:One of my kids has a friend who majored in ballet at a well known program and is now dancing with a professional ballet company. My child (who also danced when younger) brought back a program from a performance he attended and there were a number of other dancers who had also completed college.

I think the ballet world is changing and they are realizing that dancers with an education and some more maturity are an asset to the company.

You and your daughter might want to spend some time looking up the bios of dancers who are in the jobs your daughter would like someday. See where those dancers went to college or what kind of training they had: that might help you to figure out a good path for your daughter.

Anonymous wrote:I would not allow it. I'd let her minor in dance, or double major in dance and some more lucrative major like accounting.

Anonymous wrote:My college roommate was a dance major (modern dance). Ended up getting masters in dance therapy, and seems happy with her life.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

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.

When were you in college?

There are a lot more opportunities for dancers beyond traditional ballet companies.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

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.