You may know what it means to earn a silver, gold, or platinum award for your performance—but probably not an A, B, or C grade. Often, dancers don’t encounter the idea of grading in dance until they enter collegiate dance programs. When you’re evaluating an inherently subjective art form, what distinguishes an A student from […]
It’s a scenario that only 2020 could create. Butler University student and popular TikTok user Chinyelu Mwaafrika (@chinforshort) posted this TikTok narrating his struggles of living under a “pod of dance majors” shortly after Butler University announced that all classes would be held virtually for the first two weeks of the semester. Ballet TikToker and […]
For many dancers, a job offer is the end goal of attending a college dance program. But what if you land a coveted contract while you’re still in school? Here’s how two dancers made the tough decision between continuing college or accepting a company contract. Making the Decision Julian Goodwin-Ferris started in the dance program […]