I think dancers’ careers often peak long before singers’ do. This was quite apparent D’s Miami YoungArts year. Many dancers at D’s university have already been principals in major companies before starting college, while most of the MT’s in her school with Broadway credits played teens or kids. In our experience MTs who read very young are the ones who most often choose to forgo college, but there are non-college conservatory options like Cap21 and Circle in the Square.