Hoping to hear from some of you who have been through this crazy process in the past year or two. DD is getting ready to apply/audition and we are working on her list of schools. She has less training/experience than a lot of kids I've read about on here as she attends a public county high school with a small performing arts program and there are limited other local opportunities. That said, MT is her thing, her passion, her dream etc. She is a good singer - soprano with belt, etc, and she has been taking voice lessons for several years - and she has taken every acting class offered. Her weakness is definitely dance because she was never really exposed to it. If I had known this would be her life focus, I would have put her in dance classes in elementary school, but alas I cannot go back in time... So, she has been taking contemporary dance for the past year and as such is a beginner.
So, after that long winded post (sorry), what are your experiences/recommendations for schools to consider/schools to avoid applying to. She wants a program where she will get great training in dance along with acting and voice, but we don't want to waste time nor money applying to schools that are looking for girls who can already dance. (I emphasize girls because my sense is that there may be more allowances made for boys that don't have a ton of dance experience)
Her current list is way too long and needs a ton of refining - she has way too many reach (more likely to win the lottery than get in) schools... we know that, but it is our jumping off point. So, what schools do you think we should just eliminate based on her limited dance background? Any we didn't list you might add? Thanks in advance for any advice!
Catholic University
American University
Millikin
Ball State
University of Michigan
Webster University
Elon
UNCSA
Montclair State U
Rider
Wagner University
University of Cincinnati - College Conservatory of Music
Baldwin Wallace
Oklahoma City University
Temple
Seton Hall
Muhlenberg
Coastal Carolina
Belmont
Texas State
Shenandoah
James Madison
Viterbo
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