<p>My d. is interested in identifying college dance programs with an emphasis on ballet. Performance opportunities and an urban environment are a plus. Just starting our "search" and any help would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Check out Barnard.
See <a href="http://www.barnard.columbia.edu/dance/faculty.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.barnard.columbia.edu/dance/faculty.html</a>
and
<a href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E4D7143CF933A25751C1A961958260%5B/url%5D">http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E4D7143CF933A25751C1A961958260</a> (old story but the dance scene is probably still strong)</p>
<p>BALLET REVIEW; Barnard Students Show Method and Flair </p>
<p>By JENNIFER DUNNING
Published: December 10, 1997
''Barnard Dance,'' presented on Friday night at the Miller Theater at Columbia University, was a savvy showcase for its young performers, all students in the dance department based at Barnard College.</p>
<p>University of California at Irvine has an outstanding dance program with a focus on ballet. </p>
<p><a href="http://dance.arts.uci.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://dance.arts.uci.edu/</a></p>
<p>Muhlenberg College
Vassar College (neither major nor minor, but strong ballet program with many performance opportunities)
University of Richmond (minor)
And of course the biggies - Butler University, University of Iowa, Ball State.</p>
<p>Williams and Duke.</p>
<p>In my area: FSU has Suzanne Farrell on the faculty:) , and Gretchen Ward Warner and the dept at USF are quite good. Both programs areby audition only. Rollins has Dance as a division in their Theater Dept, but would probably be better as a minor or an interest. Their new dance facilities are nice.</p>
<p>We just had a long thread on this. Be sure to search for ballet or dance, there's a lot of material on the board already. Also if you give your D's stats we can be more helpful in suggesting places.</p>
<p>hockeymom53, is your daughter interested in ballet as her major focus, or is she just interested in classes on the side?</p>
<p>Indiana University, Butler, Fordham-Alvin Ailey and programs of that ilk are for those who still want to consider the possibility of ballet performance as a career.</p>
<p>Such programs require an audition and will provide a dancer with a full schedule (ie, 90 minute classes six days a week at a minimum). Those graduating will end up with a BFA.</p>
<p>Vassar, Muhlenberg, University of Richmond and such are more for those who want dance as an avocation. Most schools offering dance in this category offer classes more like twice a week, so not the kind of schedule needed by someone who needs to maintain training at a preprofessional level.</p>
<p>And if interested in non-dance academics as well, how rigorous/competitive is she looking at?</p>
<p>The big issue is BFA or BA.</p>
<p>IF it's BA, I've posted our findings previously; search will get it.</p>
<p>Thanks for your quick replies. You have already given me some areas to explore. She is definitely interested in the BFA track. I can't imagine her taking seriously a program in which she would not have to be auditioned to be considered. She is a great student. Straight A's. Hasn't taken the SAT yet. The trick will get her to take seriously a college program since her first choice would be to go directly to a company.</p>
<p>Ok, I'll ask the dumb question of the OP. Your daughter is interested in Ballet. So why is your tag name hockeymom53? Just curious.</p>
<p>Here's the link to the other thread:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=300319%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=300319</a></p>
<p>Here are some more suggestions (BFA/prepro oriented programs):</p>
<p>University of Arizona
University of Utah
Alonzo King LINES program with Dominican Univ (San Francisco)
California State University at Long Beach
NYU - Tisch School</p>
<p>Then there are schools that are strictly conservatories, Juilliard, North Carolina School for the Arts, Boston Conservatory and so forth.</p>
<p>If her first choice is to dance in a company, she should consider delaying college for a year to see if she can make that happen.
I know many people here are fans of certain college programs. But the place for a talented ballet dancer at the age of 19 who wants a career is in a company.</p>
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<p>She might be looking for a more rough and tumble ballet program. ;)</p>
<p>Like most moms, she wears many "hats." She likely has more than one child and each may be into several things. I know I am a ______mom, and have many things that fill that blank.</p>
<p>Be aware that some schools are more modern dance focus than ballet.</p>
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<p>Fair enough soozievt. Like hockeymom, goaliedad also has aspieson as well as goaliegirl. But goaliedad first came to CC looking for ideas for goaliegirl, but occasionally will get in topics involving Aspergers and make mention of aspieson. Hockeymom's first 2 posts are regarding her ballet dancing daughter. I was just checking to see what other things are of interest (potentially being involved in the same sport).</p>
<p>Yes, it is kind of sad that we pigeonhole ourselves by our identities and our children's nicknames, but it is what it is and we gradually find out more about each other over time.</p>
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Hey, who's to say that hockeymom doesn't play hockey herself??? I know several mothers who do!</p>