Strong Dance College in New England?

Question

Hi! I'm a junior looking at colleges and I need help! I want to find a college in the New England area or surrounding states (ya know like NY, PA, etc.) that has a solid dance program. I'm not a spectacular dancer (like Travis or Allison from So You Think You Can Dance?), but I'd say I'm more than decent. I'm looking for a program with a ballet basis, strong modern, and at least some tap. I really actually want to become a dance teacher so if the college had a good education program that would be great too. I'm a good student so I'm not too worried about exceptance difficulty yet and I'm prepared to be in debt so price isn't a big factor either. Any ideas would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks in advance =)

Answer 1

First: NY, PA, etc, are Mid-Atlantic states, not New England states, which means you're in luck. I have four colleges to recommend to you:

Marymount Manhattan (in NYC)
http://www.mmm.edu/index.html

University of the Arts (in Philadelphia, PA)
http://www.uarts.edu/

Point Park University (in Pittsburgh, PA)
http://www.pointpark.edu/default.aspx

Mercyhurst College (in Erie, PA)
http://dance.mercyhurst.edu/index.htm

All these programs are strong in ballet and modern, have some tap, and offer a focus in teaching dance. Only Mercyhurst has a typical college campus; the other three are small schools plopped in the middle of big cities. The urban schools are not known for strong academics, but they have very strong dance programs. Many, many other college dance programs throughout the Northeastern U.S. (and the entire country for that matter) can help you become a dance teacher, but they may not offer tap or pedagogy classes. And, while all dance programs have a ballet basis, few of them offer ballet repertoire to their performing dance ensembles. Meanwhile, Juilliard and NYU/Tisch are super-strong in ballet and modern, but they don't offer tap or pedagogy. You have to go to other states to find programs with both strong ballet plus tap classes that have full-fledged campuses.

My daughter started checking out college dance programs when she was a freshman in high school. It's best if you can see the schools while classes are in session, which means that the best time to get away for visits is your Easter/Spring break. If you live close enough, try to attend the dance concerts at the colleges starting now. Auditions for college dance programs happen on weekends (when there isn't a concert), so you won't see what current students are doing if you wait until your audition to visit the school.

Buy a copy of the "Dance Magazine College Guide"
http://www.dancemagazine.com/college_guide/?PHPSESSID=ffb0497a85d7c5a25115d1dd2e0e82e6
and check out the Dance Education section of "Ballet Talk for Dancers" message board to get first-hand information on the various programs:
http://dancers.invisionzone.com/index.php?

Good luck!

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