<p>TCU has a good ballet major. They give one full ride scholarship each year for ballet, and two girls from our D's studio have received it (although one of them opted for Julliard instead). The girl who went to TCU is now a senior. Julliard tends to produce more of a modern dance performer, but supposedly is looking more at the classically trained ballet dancer for who they admit.</p>
<p>I will agree with the above poster about a 19 year old being in a company. When D2 was deciding about her future, what one mom at the studio told me (we also have sent people to Butler and IU) is that usually the girls who are serious really want a company and go to college as a place to kill time til they get into a company. The other motive seems to be assuaging worried parents who are scared to let their kid not go to college.</p>
<p>Frankly I don't know too many dancers who have gone from a college program to a company, although I'm sure there are some (Butler has people in Harlem Dance Theater, and Julliard places people with the various modern companies). Our studio's Butler grad works for the Jacques D'Amboise outreach program, and the Julliard grad is the publicity person for a small NYC dance company (ironically, she now doesn't dance at all!).</p>
<p>btw - it is possible to wind up doing both college and a dance career, sort of. There is a dancer in our local (tiny) ballet company who used to be with the Pennsylvania Ballet and is now an engineer with one of the oil companies. The road thru life takes many interesting twists and turns sometimes.</p>
<p>GoalieDad.....one of my kids took dance her whole life and also played three varsity sports and two instruments and did theater. So, without even counting my second child.....I could have been a sports or dance mom (or band mom or drama mom) for that one kid. </p>
<p>Chedva.....I love it....the mom might play hockey herself!</p>
<p>I don't think anyone around here would call you "drama mom", soozievt. LOL</p>
<p>With such a diversified bunch of talents in the family, I can see why you didn't try to pick a name like TheaterSportsDanceBandDramaMom. Mine is a bit more specialized, I guess although, in years past, when not in net, she has been known to play center even at nationals.</p>
<p>And I guess she has picked up 2 other stick sports since going to prep school and is of varsity talent in both as a rank amateur.</p>
<p>But I'm sticking with goaliedad! </p>
<p>And actually, I know quite a few women who play hockey, even in the south!</p>
<p>Truth be told, goaliedad....my oldest child played soccer goalie for years, including Varsity in HS and played two years on the intercollegiate club soccer team at her college, as goalie and so I can proudly claim to be a goaliemom. :D</p>
<p>However...I have to remember to change hats all the time. I tell my theater kid to "break a leg" when she is in a show. I have to remember to not tell my ski racer kid to also "break a leg" before her races.</p>
<p>And kids do tend to change their interests and don't stereotype well. Goaliegirl refuses to tend goal in her other stick sports (or when she plays rec soccer for that matter). She likes to diversify.</p>
<p>Fair question. I have three children. Our son is a dramat at Carnegie Mellon (hence the hockey tag), a hs junior just getting started with her college search, and my dancer (a hs sophmore). Needless to say, I juggle a few roles, like us all.</p>