by Chava Lansky For Dance Magazine | Sep 20, 2024 | Career, Higher Ed
When Genevieve Waldorf was a senior in high school, she felt conflicted about what to do next. “You’re on this cusp of deciding your future,” remembers the Pacific Northwest Ballet corps dancer. “I knew I wanted to go to college—it was really important for me to...
by Cadence Neenan | Nov 20, 2019 | Higher Ed, Profiles, Training
This is one of a series of stories on recent graduates’ on-campus experiences—and the connections they made that jump-started their dance careers. Lenai Alexis Wilkerson graduated from University of Southern California with a BFA in dance (dance performance...
by Cadence Neenan | Nov 7, 2019 | Career, Higher Ed, Profiles
This is one of a series of stories on recent graduates’ on-campus experiences—and the connections they made that jump-started their dance careers. Roderick Phifer graduated from University of the Arts with a BFA in dance in 2017. While walking out of a technique...
by Cadence Neenan | Oct 22, 2019 | Career, Higher Ed, Profiles
This is one of a series of stories on recent graduates’ on-campus experiences—and the connections they made that jump-started their dance careers. Eri Nishihara graduated from University of Utah with a BFA in ballet performance in 2016. As her time in high...
by Madeline Schrock | Aug 15, 2018 | Higher Ed
These three current professionals opened up about opting for a degree first, how it impacted their careers and their favorite college memories. Dara Oda, Texas Ballet Theater Dancer Belhaven University, BFA in dance (ballet emphasis), 2014 Growing up, Dara Oda knew...
by Elizabeth Hansen | Sep 30, 2014 | Career, Higher Ed, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2014 issue of Pointe. As dancers, we give everything we have to our careers. We dedicate so much time and energy to our greatest passion in life that we often forget it won’t last forever. But at some point...