Classes on careers

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  • #4436

    ballettech
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    I am a school owner wondering if kids would be interested in a class about how to transition from a dance career to another one. At our school, we have a dance history class as well as a ballet terms class. I was thinking of adding a class on careers, both dance and dance related careers.

    It sounds like a great idea to me..

    #4437

    concernedparent
    Participant

    Hello. I am a parent of an older ballet student, she is 17. I think that really sounds like a wonderful idea. I wish the school my daughter attended had a class like that available. That really sounds like it would be beneficial to young students and wouls open theirs eyes to all the other options there are in the dance world.

    Really great idea!

    #4438

    ballettech
    Participant

    Thank you for your reply! I always love hearing from the parents and really value their opinions. I, too, think it would really help the kids out and might help them find what else they can be passionate about.

    #7287

    Phillip B
    Participant

    What you propose is a definitely worthwhile idea, but I think its reception might depend a great deal on the age of your students. Retirement careers are probably the last thing on a young student’s mind. However, depending on how you run your school, the Vaganova Choreographic Institute and the American Ballet Theater School both seem to have the understood tenet in their program that once a student has passed the age of being able to be a good performer, they return to the school to teach. This may work in large organizations, but in smaller enterprises, the outlook should probably be wider range for post-dance careers. Writing for dance-related publications might be a possibility, and getting involved in the production of music and teaching materials or costuming might be another. Bear in mind I’m speaking from the perspective of a retired musician—never a dancer, but much interested in the production of class music for dance.

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