{"id":347,"date":"2018-01-03T10:27:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T10:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/on-your-toes-the-advantages-of-becoming-a-dance-major\/"},"modified":"2018-06-26T09:53:10","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T15:53:10","slug":"on-your-toes-the-advantages-of-becoming-a-dance-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/on-your-toes-the-advantages-of-becoming-a-dance-major\/","title":{"rendered":"On Your Toes: The Advantages of Becoming a Dance Major"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re been pirouetting since you were a preschooler and look forward to each new season of Dancing With the Stars<\/em> or So You Think You Can Dance<\/em>, you may be in prime form to make dance a career option. Dancers aren’t required to pursue postsecondary education to live out this particular dream\u2014in fact, many are already turned pro by the time they’re 18 after longtime training\u2014but others strive for a bachelor’s<\/a> (and even a master’s<\/a>) degree to increase their exposure to different dance genres, make contacts, and learn more about movement and choreography.<\/p>\n

What do dance majors study?<\/h2>\n

If you do go the dance major<\/a> route, expect to take courses in contemporary dance, choreography, dance theory, the history of dance, ballet, dance notation, and specialized classes in a variety of dance techniques from around the world. You’ll approach the topic of dance from a variety of angles, including the physical, cultural, aesthetic, scientific, even the religious, offering you a well-rounded overview of the subject that you love.<\/p>\n

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