Best college for my majors (Anthropology, International Relations, Dance Performance minor)

College Majors Dance Major
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I am a high school student in Wisconsin who is serious about both academics and dance (largely focusing on ballet). I would like to go to a college where I can get a comprehensive education with a double major in Anthropology/International Relations AND a minor in dance performance. However, it’s very hard to find a college that has a ballet-focused dance program that is just as good as its Anthropology and/or International Relations programs. My educational majors are obviously a priority, but I still want a good enough dance education so that I can get into a company for a few years prior to diplomacy work. It’s a rare case, but hopefully somebody can help!

Here are potential colleges/what I think I’m looking for (but I’m definitely open minded)
I am thinking about colleges that are…
-close to a city with lots of internship opportunities, but not too urban (~suburban campus)
-places I can start/join international relations-related clubs, ex a ONE campus chapter, developmental aid areas
-not too freezing (WI is cold enough)
-great for my two academic majors, pretty good for dance

Right now, some potentials are:
-Wash U in St. Louis (I fit really well into their stats, but can’t find a lot about their dance program)
-Dominican (has a GREAT dance program, especially for taller dancers, but I don’t know about it academically…)
-Pomona (dance seems mediocre at best, but close-ish to my dream company in San Fran)
-Tufts
-USC

While it may seem like these are narrow requirements, I am very open minded about colleges and would love your suggestions. Thank you in advance for your help!

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Not sure i am much help, as i know nothing about International Relations programs, but my S was looking at schools with strong academics where he could double major in Dance and Psychology. You might at least want to take a look at the websites of some of the schools he applied to - Emory, Tulane, University of Michigan and Northwestern to see if they are of interest. However, most of them offer an International Studies Major, which might be different from International Relations–you would know better than I! But one of them (I think it is Emory?) offers an IS Major with a concentration in International Relations. All of their dance programs seem decent, though Michigan probably has the strongest dance from what we could tell. They all have strong national reputations in general, so I would think most of their academic programs would be decent. Good luck in your search!

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Butler University in IN?

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Butler offers an Anthropology major and International Studies major and strong ballet program.

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American university in DC. Not sure if there dance program offers more then modern though DC offers many resources. Excellent international relations.

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Bryn Mawr