<p>We live in the mid-Atlantic region of the country where show choirs are practically non-existent. There was the chorus in high school, and that was about it. D began dancing at age 4 (just for the love of it…never having any intention of putting it to use in a career) and kept it up through high school. When we realized she could sing (and also realized her love of Musical theatre) we began private vocal lessons her sophomore year of high school, setting her goal of getting into a college MT program. We were very fortunate to have a wonderful coach in our area who was also versed in broadway and college auditions. D never did any community theatre, but did all 4 years of theatre at her high school, which was a very strong department. We knew that getting into a BFA program was so very competetive, especially since she began her journey a little later than many I read about here. But she is in a wonderful program and thriving. She couldn’t be happier!</p>