| Tisch dance
To Monydad -
My daughter will be attending Tisch this fall for dance. The program accepts 15 girls and 15 guys - as to the sexuality - that doesn't matter to my D. She realizes that a percentage will not be interested in dating girls, but looks forward to making friends - perhaps influenced by "Will and Grace". However, one of the reasons she accepted NYU over the other dance programs she was accepted to, was the apparent and observable closeness of the students. During the audition, she watched the students as closely as the professors watched her. My D felt like she would be very much at home within the program. She also chose NYU because of the city and the opportunities the BFA program will offer. If you daughter is interested in dance, make sure you look into the alumni - who is acutally working as dancers and choreographers. If she wants to teach - then the BA route may be best - to actually dance professionally the BFA or conservatory approach may be better. Of course there are no guarantees - but the connections made within a BFA program may provode that all important contact - at Tisch the dancers take a summer session and are out in three years - One less year to pay for!!! The best advice is - VISIT the schools. One final note - the visit will present a completely different view than the audition - the audition may give a better idea of the best fit. I'm not promoting NYU - I just know that it is right for my D because she felt so at home. |