<p>Though I have searched I have seen very few threads that dealt with Dance as a major. We have a D that will be a senior this year and is a great (don't all parents think this...) dancer and wants that to be her career (has stated that for the last 10 years or so). </p>
<p>We have our lists made out and are trying to schedule audions but that is complicated by her recovering from ACL surgury. We want to make sure that we don't overlook any possibilities so any and all recomendations would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>She also is very talented in the editing department (I have a small video production comapny) and would like to add that to her college studies, so anything that included that would be a plus.</p>
<p>As a former dancer, I always hoped to attend Butler University. Its considered to have a great program, as does University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City University. I've heard that University of North Texas also has a good degree, though I'm not as sure about it...</p>
<p>One of the best modern dance programs is Fordham's in NYC, which is affiliated with Alvin Ailey. Butler is, I believe, geared more towards ballet. The Five College Consortium in Massachusetts (Amherst College, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Hampshire & UMass Amherst) has an excelent modern program. Also SUNY Purchase in NY.</p>
<p>In fact most schools which have dance majors tend to concentrate in modern.</p>
<p>You are correct about Butler. We ruled it out because of that. We have a list of about 10 schools so far with a lot of interest in Arizona St. I appreciate all of the additional info!</p>
<p>Barnard and Connecticut College offer a BA in dance. Vassar has an interesting dance department though it's not a major. In addition, they have a strong drama/film/video/ department. Skidmore, too. All the usual suspects. All good.</p>
<p>I know University of Utah has a strong dance department, as does Cincinnati (but you're there so you must know more.) I think focus may be ballet. And then there's Bennington and Sarah Lawrence. Universities are more likely to be feeders to companies than LAC's.</p>
<p>Have you spoken with Jonnie Lynn or Jenny regarding college dance programs? They could probably give you some suggestions for your D. If you know Michael Tevlin (CCM dance faculty), he would also be a good resource.</p>
<p>Ohio State, which, of course, would allow you to pay the in-state tuition rate, has a very strong dance program. Jonnie Lynn did her masters there and, I believe, is currently working on her doctorate there. She could give you an insider's view of the program.</p>
<p>The University of Utah has a very strong program and has a Cincinnati connection. The former head of the dance program at CCM left a few years ago to teach there.</p>
<p>I agree with Chedva's assessment of Fordham. They have a wonderful program.</p>
<p>Florida State is worth a look. The program has a modern dance emphasis, but is also a good school for dancers who are serious about ballet. Suzanne Farrell, Balanchine's great muse, is on the faculty. (Ms. Farrell was raised in Cincinnati and began her ballet studies at CCM before heading to NYC as a teen.) FSU revamped their dance studios about 4 years ago and they are beautiful.</p>
<p>FSU also has a nationally renowned film school. I have heard that students in the Honors Program are sometimes allowed to take a class in the department. I don't know how difficult it is for non-film majors to take a film editing class, but it would be worth looking into. (My D will be a senior music theatre major at FSU, so I can help you with general questions about the school. She also studied ballet at CCM Prep for many, many years. She probably knows your D :).</p>
<p>You may want to take a look at the most recent edition of Carole Everrett's the Performing Arts Majors' College Guide. The book has a section for dancers. Another good resource is Dance Magazine. I believe they have an issue every year that discusses college dance programs. Dance Spirit magazine does the same.</p>
<p>A quick update...We visited several schools out west. I t not a completely accurate picture since school was not in session, but it did give us a feel for the schools. We are selecting schools that we will visit again if they make it to our last round (sounds like a reality show...). The two that we liked are pretty much the opposite of each other. Arizona State and California Institute of the Arts. I was very impressed with CalArts.</p>
<p>In the next month or so, we will be making a trip to check out the schools in the northeast. It should be interesting.</p>
<p>The schools we have down to visit the week of Oct 16-23 are;
1. Bard
2. SUNY Purchase
3. Fordham (Alvin Ailey)
4. NYU (Tish School of the Arts)
5. University of the Arts (Philly)</p>
<p>While it was failrly straight forward to set up visits with all of the schools (why does it seem everyone wants to do their dance tours on Wednesday?), coordinating the school order and then trying to set up hotel accomadations that didn't require a mortage took a good 2 days of aggravation. While I have been to NY several times on business, I always had someone else setting up the schedules. This was not fun. Some of the prices were a bit of a schook to us midwestern folks. ;-)</p>
<p>I have to thank everyone who has helped. I started this process with not much knowledge of the schools but with a huge amount of people sharing what they had learned through their process, spending a lot of time on the phone, and then staring at the computer enough to make you go blind, I at least feel we have a plan and an idea of what we are doing.</p>
<p>I will report back after the trip. Then we just have to decide if we will visit a couple of the Florida schools.</p>