<p>Hello. My d is considering applying to Colby. She's a dancer who wants to continue dancing, probably as a minor.</p>
<p>1) Does Colby offer jazz dance classes? Tap dance classes?</p>
<p>2) Is dance at Colby College predominantly modern-based? Can she concentrate in jazz dance as a major or minor rather than in modern? Or in ballet? What modern requirements are there for either the major or minor?</p>
<p>3) Are your dance classes open to non-majors/minors? If so, as a practical matter, is there room for a non-major or non-minor to enroll in upper level dance classes?</p>
<p>4) What performing opportunities are there for non-majors/minors?</p>
<p>I recommend that you contact Colby's department of Theater and Dance directly, for answers to your specific questions. I know, generally, that classes in that department are open to students who do not pursue the academic major/minor, and that student groups are also similarly inclusive (the Colby Dancers, for instance, perform twice a year, and I recognize several students in each semester who have other majors/minors, but love the discipline, exercise, form and camaraderie that the club promotes). Tina Wentzel will be your primary contact in the T&D department, I imagine; the department's web address is <a href="http://www.colby.edu/theater%5B/url%5D">http://www.colby.edu/theater</a>, and Tina's email address is <a href="mailto:cmwentze@colby.edu">cmwentze@colby.edu</a>. Hope this is helpful.</p>
<p>Thank you so much! Apparently my d had sent an e-mail to the wrong e-mail address; she's sent a new one to Prof. Wentzel. I appreciate the help.</p>