What kind of performance opportunities exist for students?
*Comment* …Criteria to consider might be performance opportunities, I have had students attend programs (Akron U. for example) where they actually get onstage very seldom. Dance is a performing art! Other programs like Butler and TCU provide many settings in which to perform often. –tiptoa@aol.com • Does the school audition, or does it accept students based on their academic grades? It may be an indication of the quality of the department. • What is the school’s track record placing dancers in professional companies? *Comment* When you look for a school be sure that you take into consideration who’s teaching and what the level of the students are at when they graduate. Are ex-students working in the field and where are they working? A schools track record is very important. Be sure to check the RECENT track record as schools’ faculty changes and departments can suddenly change direction. A dance department is only as good as the faculty it currently has. –jsatinoff@aol.com • How ar
