Tag: college dance

College Guide

Stressed about the application process? The Dance Magazine College Guide is here to help! As the one and only higher ed resource exclusively for dancers, the College Guide effortlessly guides you through every option available, whether you’re looking to get a dance degree or simply want to keep dancing in your college life. Find the […]

How to Build a Strong Network in College

College is all about investing in your education, but it’s also the perfect time to meet a ton of people. The intense nature of a college dance program means you might have the chance to collaborate with anyone from visiting choreographers to MFA candidates to alumni—and those people can help lay the groundwork for your […]

Mark Your Calendars for a College Dance Preview Weekend

Sonya Tayeh led a master class for Pace students in May. (photo courtesy Pace) Calling all high schoolers: Pace University’s Commercial Dance BFA program will host a weekend intensive for prospective students on its campus October 17–19. (And yes, you read that correctly: You can get a degree in commercial dance.) Unlike a typical college […]

William Forsythe's Move to Cali

William Forsythe with Jodie Gates, the director of USC’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. (photo by Ian Carney) You may have read that legendary choreographer William Forsythe is leaving his company to join the faculty of the new BFA program at University of Southern California’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. (The school will enroll its […]

Five Keys to a Life in Dance

It’s natural to feel a little anxious about the future. You never know where life will take you; and for you graduating—or even rising—seniors, those feelings can get pretty overwhelming right around now. But you’re not alone. Even the pros have been in your place. This spring, George Mason University hosted the American College Dance […]

Choosing Your Next Step

I remember my audition for Juilliard like it was yesterday. I can tell you which leotard I wore, where I stood at the barre—and that I didn’t make it past the first cut. I bring this up for two reasons: 1. It’s college admissions season, when high school seniors anxiously await envelopes containing options and […]