Dance School Blog

i’m currently in my final year of school and im planning on taking a gap year, and in this gap year i plan on getting a job and dancing. i love to dance but i hav never been properly trained(?) and i want to learn and show my talent, i just dont kno where????

depends what style you mean?

for ballet; the conlan college, tanya pearsons, ecole ballet studios

and for other styles, i’m not sure if they have schools..

but for dance in general; brent street and mcdonalds college

Some friends and I want to learn street dance, any good schools in Exeter?
Thanks.x

YAY! Exeter, i live in Exmouth

and no, i’m sorry i don’t know anywhere

What are the best dancing schools / colleges in the world for different types of dancing.
for ballet, tap, ballroom, salsa and hip hop.
Please comment if you know what the top school is for any of the 5 styles.
Thank-You!

There are no colleges for hip hop.
Ballet dancers go directly into companies not college, but there is Indiana U and Butler U.
No college for ballroom, or salsa either.

Most college/conservatories are contemporary based like Juilliard or NYU Tisch. Some offer a stronger ballet focus like the ones I mentioned. Others offer Jazz as well, but none are for the 4 stiyles other than ballet that you mentioned.
(Juilliard does have tap as an elective)

What are the best dancing schools / colleges in the world for different types of dancing.
for ballet, tap, ballroom, salsa and hip hop.
Please comment if you know what the top school is for any of the 5 styles.
Thank-You!

Arizona State University (asu.edu)
Butler University (butler.edu)
Florida State University (dance.fsu.edu)
Indiana University (indiana.edu)
Juilliard School (juilliard.edu)
Marymount Manhattan College (mmm.edu)
NYU, Tisch School of the Arts (tisch.nyu.edu)
North Carolina School of the Arts (ncarts.edu)
Ohio State University (osu.edu)
Point Park University (pointpark.edu)
Southern Methodist University (smu.edu)
SUNY, Purchase (purchase.edu)
Temple University (temple.edu)
Texas Christian University (dance.tcu.edu)
University of Arizona (arizona.edu)
University of Kansas (arts.ku.edu)
University of Michigan (umich.edu)
University of Oklahoma (ou.edu)
University of South Florida (usf.edu)
University of Utah (utah.edu)
University of the Arts (uarts.edu)

I’m 12 years old and i’m starting a new dance school this summer. I want to make sure i make some friends there, so i’m not dancing alone. So what are some good tips on making friends. thanks! (:

btw i have plenty of friends just not in this new dance school
when i say school i mean studio

i went through this problem last year. one of the bonuses that you get is that you are at a dance school is that you all share a common interest dance. So use this to you advantage. ask the other dancers for help. Or if you see that they may need help, ask if they do. Start conversations about where you danced before. If there is a waiting/dressing room at your studio arrive slightly earlier so you are there when another dancer walks in. if you are in the same room with no one else this will surely lead to an almost forced conversation and that could be a good thing. Also, this was the biggest thing I learned that i never really thought about, look approachable. So don’t text in front of them or reading. This will lessen the chance of conversation. BE YOURSELF! people will admire that. Best wishes!
xoxo

I am 13 and really want to start dancing again. I was wondering what a good dance school in Melbourne is. I have quite a bit of experience but am looking to get into jazz, tap, ballet, and contemporary.

http://www.theministryofdance.com.au/

A guy asked me if he can become a decent dancer without attending a dance school, by just watching other good dancers and seeing the technique, moves and choreographies…..what do you think about this?
modern…..jazz and some hip hop, he’d like to learn by himself

Hip hop maybe, but not modern and jazz. You would have no technique. You need ballet technique in order to do both modern and jazz. You may be able to do some of the steps or think you can, but you will be weak, look weak and you will be doing them incorrectly.
Everyone you see in modern companies or dancing jazz in theater or on Broadway are all classically trained dancers. That holds true for the dancers in music videos too. They make it look easy because that is what good technique affords. Let me give you an example of a good (great) dancer doing a pop piece who is ballet trained. Does your friend really think he could do this without training? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIwE1mEtNOs