Dance Teacher Blog: The Right College for Your Dancers

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Dance Teacher Blog: The Right College for Your Dancers
By Brandy Curry

When I became the Department Chair of Dance in 2011 at a performing arts school in Los Angeles one of my responsibilities was to help guide 12th grade dancers into the audition process of dance major university and college programs.  I flew to New York over Spring Break to seek out the small colleges first, and visit the prestigious NYU.  I knew I could get my students into the California schools having gone through the audition process myself but I wanted to see Pace University and Marymount Manhattan up close and personal.   I contacted each of the school's Admissions Department and scheduled a tour as an educator, not as a student.  You get essential information from the Admissions office if you schedule your tour as an educator.  I came back from my trip with an entirely new perspective on how to get my dance students ready for college auditions.

2013 DANCE COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES: My favorites!

Most programs require an audition or video audition submission
(In alphabetical order)

1. Boston Conservatory
2. California State University: Long Beach
3. Chapman University
4. Cornish College of the Arts
5. Fordham University: The Ailey School
6. Goucher University
7. Julliard School
8. Marymount Manhattan
9. NYU Tisch Performing Arts: Dance
10. Oklahoma City University
11. Pace University 
12. Point Park University
13. Texas Christian University
14. University of Arizona
15. University of California: Irvine (UCI)
16. University of California: Los Angeles (UCLA)
17. University of North Carolina School of the Arts
18. University of Oklahoma
19. University of Texas: Austin
20. University of The Arts

Marymount Manhattan Dancers in their 2012 Spring Repertoire

Dance Media LLC publishes a yearly college guidebook titled Dance Magazine College Guide.  (Copy/Paste into your browser: http://www.dancemagazine.com/thecollegeguide) Check it out online at Dance Magazine or Dance Spirit Magazine. 

Dance Magazine College Guide 2012-2013