Why Adult Ballet Students Should Be Taken Seriously

More than once, when I’m sporting my faded, well-loved ballet hoodie, some slight variation of this conversation ensues:”Is your daughter the dancer?””Actually,” I say, “I am.””Wow!” they enthuse. “Who do you dance with? Or have you retired…?””I don’t dance with a company. I’m not a professional. I just take classes.”
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Dancing While Earning a Degree: As LEAP Turns 20, 4 Pros Share How Its Unique Program Works – Pointe

Claire Sheridan wanted to change the status quo. Leading up to the 1990s, she recalls, “there was a ‘shut up and dance’ mind-set,” and as the founder of the dance program at St. Mary’s College of California and a longtime teacher in professional companies, she had seen too many dancers retire with n
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