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<p>That might be. Dance also teaches them lessons which help with academics, like: not giving up, pushing through, enduring discomfort, striving to be one’s best, all kinds of things. Our studio was the same way – the Company dancers were the academic stars as well. My take is that an achiever is an achiever, whether the venue is school or dance.</p>
<p>“I find at our studio, the girls that go on from there tend to join the dance or cheerleading groups of professional sports teams. Or they get certified professionally and go into teaching.”</p>
<p>These are the girls that pursue dance as a career. Most the company girls head off to college and do not pursue dance as a major or a career. Most of the girls in D’s group are at the top of their class academically in school.</p>