by Kathryn Holmes | Oct 25, 2023 | Higher Ed, Pointe+, Training
The summer before her freshman year at the University of Southern California’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, Jasmine Robinson was offered a traineeship with Complexions Contemporary Ballet. She approached USC, and they made it work: “My first semester, I was able to...
by Kathryn Holmes | Jul 10, 2023 | Higher Ed, Pointe+, Training
If you’re hoping to major or minor in dance, crafting a stellar college application essay is an important part of that journey. But how can you write about your passion for ballet in a way that is meaningful to college admissions professionals—many of whom may not be...
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...
by Gavin Larsen | Oct 29, 2017 | Higher Ed, Training
Pointe caught up with three college dancers last spring to see what it’s like juggling ballet, academics and a social life on campus. Here’s Jackie Schiffner, a student at the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance at the University of Southern California getting...
by Gavin Larsen | Oct 22, 2017 | Higher Ed, Training
Pointe caught up with three college dancers last spring to see what it’s like juggling ballet, academics and a social life on campus. First up is Elizabeth Abbick, a student at Jordan College of the Arts, Butler University getting her BFA in dance performance...
by Maggie McNamara Mandal | Oct 12, 2016 | Higher Ed, Training
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2016 issue of Pointe. During his sophomore year at the University of Oklahoma, Austin Crumley switched the focus of his Bachelor of Fine Arts from ballet performance to ballet pedagogy. “I figured I already knew...
by Gavin Larsen | Oct 12, 2016 | Higher Ed, Summer Study, Training
Maura Bell was determined to have a ballet career. But as a high school senior, she didn’t feel ready to audition for companies yet. “I knew I had more maturing to do, both technically and as a young woman,” she remembers. Bell started researching...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
As told to Amy Brandt Many pre-professional dancers think attending college after high school is unnecessary—that it wastes precious professional years. But between the intense training schedules, choreographic opportunities and academic offerings,...