Should I transfer to pursue dance?

I am the parent of a dancer. Are there satisfying dance classes where you are, in the community? Are you near a city? What kind of dance do you do?

The dancers I know (Boston) tend to have day jobs. It is pretty tough to make a living dancing. My daughter’s professional company danced in great venues but the director sometimes paid them out of her own pocket (we later found out). Most of the dancers I knew ten years ago have stopped, often around age 30, though of course it is possible to continue.

If you want to dance, seriously, you probably need a BFA program. Otherwise I would keep it as a hobby and take classes, and even participate in performances, but not count on your current school. You can also do choreography where you are.

If finances are tight and you have loans, that would be the main reason to transfer, in my mind.

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