What schools have the best programs in dance?

classicalbk
Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:27:36 +0000

Boco and Pace were my D’s most “fun” auditions. She’s a dancer and appreciated the great workout at those auditions. OCU has a six hour dance placement class in August for new MT students - 2 hours each in ballet, jazz and tap. Whew. MT students can take more than is required and can dance with majors if that’s where they get placed. MT students can audition for and dance with the company, I forget its name, and the timing of rehearsals allows one to go from dance rehearsal in afternoon to MT rehearsal in the evening, if you’ve got the energy! So if in the past there was a wall between MT and Dance, it seems to have come down a bit at OCU. NYU/Tisch NSB/MT as of last year (they are evolving all the time there) had not nearly as many classes of dance or levels as apparently had been the case back in the Cap21 days. Sigh. Great dance teachers, just not very advanced. However, it is NY and one can find Fab dance classes at every level all over the city at very reasonable prices, if you can work it in your schedule. Point Park is a lovely place for dancers- gorgeous studios, bunheads everywhere. Pittsburgh Ballet is just a couple miles away. I think they have 3 levels of ballet available to MT’s at the 8 AM daily class, which I think is a great way to start the day! A dance minor is available. Make sure you ask these questions at all the schools you are looking at, because things do change and our memories could be faulty, having been through the process and all the stress which zaps our brains… Oh yes, don’t forget Syracuse is another very good place for MT folks who are not beginner dancers.