My D is interested in pursuing dance in college. Any recommendations for schools in the Midwest that are not overly ballet-focused?
So are you looking for schools that are more contemporary focused? I believe UM has a very strong dance department that is more contemporary, less ballet focused. You may want to post this in the college majors, dance major subforum as it would likely catch more attention from posters with knowledge of college dance programs. Good luck!
My niece got her BFA from University of Kansas. I don’t think she was much into ballet, so I’m assuming it’s not the focus. None of the performance clips I saw of her were ballet.
Thank you, I’ll do that! I’m a newbie on here!
UM=Michigan? Missouri? Minnesota?
Indiana and Utah each have separate classical ballet /modern programs. Univ. of Arizona has a triple threat program of ballet/jazz/modern. Check on Butler. I know that they have a great classical program but may also have modern. Not certain if Pittsburgh is too far, but Point Park also has split dance programs. We are on the East Coast, so my knowledge of the midwest is lacking.
Maybe check out our very long thread for the 2018 graduates who were looking at dance BFAs.
Sorry, I was referring to U Michigan
Oklahoma also has separate ballet and modern programs, UT Austin is a combined program. Generally modern is a bit easier to get into than ballet when there are two separate programs.
Ohio State for modern.
Ohio University offers a BFA, a BA, and 3 minors in Dance. They also have the SHAPe Clinic in the Dance building which concentrates on physical training for all the performing arts. They are modern based. They offer ballet but not any en pointe. My D is a BA in Dance major there, however, her goal is to be Physical Therapist.
Agree on checking out Butler.
https://www.ohio.edu/majors/undergrad/programs.cfm?programID=13253
Ohio University?
https://nasd.arts-accredit.org/directory-lists/accredited-institutions/
You can do a search by state on this website
Then you would need to check whether they offer a BFA and modern dance.
If you are looking for a small college, I’ve heard Hope College has an good dance program.
Thank you everyone!