<p>wdw</p>
<p>If your d is serious about dancing professionally you should look at The Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton. It has an outstanding program for serious ballet dancers. The school was founded with an endowment from a very generous donor who wished to remain anonymous and whose wish was that the finest students attend tuition free. I believe they do charge for room and board, but have scholarships to help with room and board and dance supplies.</p>
<p>The school recruits nationally and internationally. They take very few students and all board there. I live within walking distance and have been inside several of their facilities. (The daughter of a very close friend of mine attended and graduated from Harid. Since her family did not live locally, I would visit or take her out, so I had access to areas not open to the public.) The facilities are first rate and so are the grounds. The faculty and student body are outstanding. The program is extremely demanding and after graduation most students join the best companies.</p>
<p>Harid has an arrangement with the Palm Beach County School District so that their students take their academic classes at the nearby public high school, Spanish River High School, an excellent school. There the Harid students attend academic classes and can participate in regular hs activities. All dance and dance related classes are taken and taught at Harid. The students have very long days, but seem to manage well. The school has buses to take them to their high school classes and around town to go shopping, movies, beach, etc.</p>
<p>If there is anything else you wish to ask, feel free to e-mail me.</p>