With 600 listings, 174 detailed profiles, plus charts and indexes updated arumally, we at DANCE MAGAZINE COLLEGE GUIDE crunch a lot of data. Now, for the first time, you can search the COLLEGE GUIDE online for dance programs that match your personal criteria for degree, location, size, and cost. Want to know which schools in your home state offer classes in world dance? Looking for BFA programs in California that offer scholarships? Colleges near New York City? Dance therapy programs? Simply select the search categories that matter to you, and within seconds, the DANCE MAGAZINE COLLEGE GUIDE online database delivers the goods: program description, tuition costs, size of department and school, audition dates, scholarship availability, plus a direct link to the dance program's Web site.
But just as important as the details are the perspectives we provide. DANCE MAGAZINE COLLEGE GUIDE is about people: students who relate their personal experiences, dancers who share their career decisions, and experts who can guide you from dream to degree. In response to the changing interests and needs of our readers, we now feature special sections on graduate study and training programs for somatic practices.
A few of the voices from DANCE MAGAZINE COLLEGE GUIDE 2003&4:
"After high school, I was ready for new challenges: more dance classes, longer rehearsals, and exacting professors. However, I soon realized that the university program I chose demanded more from me than I would have ever thought."--Monica J. Cameron, "Making the Most of Your College Career," page 96
"Every art form changes because of changes in the culture, and this is a driving factor in why dancers and choreographers are looking at technology today."--Joe Koykkar, University of Wisconsin, as quoted in "Virtual Dance," page 99
"Because it is highly unlikely that I'll join a ballet company after college, I feared that my teachers would lose interest in seeing me improve as a dancer.... I was pleased to discover this fear was unfounded."--Wesley Robert. "What's the Pointe?," page 16
"When I was a 17-year-old high school senior, college was the farthest thing from my mind. I was an apprentice for San Francisco Ballet and could not wait to be done with school so that I could focus all my energy on my new and exciting job."--Kate Lydon, "LEAPing to a Performing Arts Degree," page 162
"I think it is hugely important to bring awareness--even among young dancers--to the tremendous need for artistic and administrative leadership in dance at this moment in history."--Jeffrey Edwards, Vilar Institute fellow, as quoted in "A Call to Leadership," page 112
"Some see staying in school as a way of being able to continue to dance or choreograph in a sheltered, known setting. Others are in the process of changing careers and need the education or degree that their new profession requires. Mostly, it's the money and the perceived security it will bring." --K.C. Patrick, "Grad School: A Likely Story," page 106
"If you're a dancer, chances are you're training more than your body these days."--Suzanne Martin, MA, MPT, "Choosing the Right Mind-Body Therapy," page 126
"If you tell your body to inhibit, to not do something, it needs to be taught what to do instead. The question is how and what do you direct?"--Tom Truss, "Alexander Is Great," page 131
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