<p>I'm just wondering about general opinions on dance programs at these schools. I'm looking at schools with strong academics and dance.
Duke
Wake Forest
WUSTL
Goucher
Reed
Emory
Tulane
Loyola New Orleans</p>
<p>I've visited Duke, observed a Ballet IV class, and loved it. I toured Wake Forest but did not observe a class. I've also visited Tulane and Emory. I've looked at websites for all of these schools, but I'm a little fuzzy on some of the details of the dance programs.</p>
<p>My daughter visited and observed classes at Goucher 2 years ago. At the time, it was a non- audition program and she was not very impressed with what she saw. The campus is lovely, and the feeling was very hipster, liberal , granola crunchy, if you know what I mean.
Although she liked the school overall, she chose not to apply because she didn’t feel the dance program was going to be strong enough for her. She comes from a mostly ballet background .</p>
<p>We also visited Goucher about a year and a half ago and observed class. My DD who has a strong classical ballet background was not impressed at all with the quality of the instruction there. She also felt the school was too small and quiet for her liking. Goucher is the only school on your list we visited.</p>
<p>My dd visited WUSTL a few years ago and took a ballet class at the intermediate level–which was the only one offered on the day she visited. She was not impressed with the level of the dancers, but she thought the instruction was pretty good. She thought the school was beautiful and the academic class she sat in on was great. Overall a very favorable impression, but not for focusing on dance.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies! Probably won’t be able to visit some of these schools unless accepted, so thanks for the input!</p>
<p>Skidmore, Barnard, Connecticut College, Sarah Lawrence, Bennington, Hobart William-Smith.</p>
<p>All different, depends on what she wants. Modern, ballet, jazz, choreography?</p>
<p>Dance Magazine has a college guide that you can purchase. A book entitled “Creative Colleges” available online also has a list of colleges/schools with good dance programs.</p>