by Amy Brandt | Apr 24, 2026 | Career, Company Life, Higher Ed, Pointe+, Training
Athena King has always wanted to earn a college degree. After high school, she enrolled as a dance major at University of Oklahoma. But when Louisville Ballet offered her a Studio Company contract the following year, she took it and transferred to an online program...
by Gavin Larsen | May 31, 2024 | Pointe+, Training
Grace Li trained hard at her local studio all through high school, and by her senior year she was excited to take the next step towards a ballet career. But she and her parents knew higher education was also in her future. After Li applied to both colleges and trainee...
by Helen Hope | Nov 8, 2021 | Higher Ed
Updated 9/12/22. “Let’s face it,” says Bettijane Sills, former New York City Ballet soloist and current professor of dance at SUNY Purchase. “It’s really difficult to get a dance job that pays the bills.” No wonder many college-bound dancers plan a second major in...