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which ballet school should i go to, do i stay where i am or switch?
I am 16 years old and have been dancing for five years, i started late and have been working like crazy to catch up, i want to dance proffessionaly, or at least major in dance in college, the school i currently dance at is ok, i take 9 classes a week including a jr compnay, varriations, and 2 pointe classes. But because i started late the directer pays little attention to me, he is more focused on the other girls who are younger, mostly because he still thinks of me as the girl who started late and is awkard. I found another school, about ten min farther away than the one i go to, its smaller and the studio space is less nice but the instruction is fabulous. I am taking two classes there a week right now on top of my lessons at the first school. the teacher is wonderful and corrects me often, she pays lots of attention and is interested in having me improve. naturaly my other teacher doesnt like that i am dancing at two schools. And the teacher at the new school would love to have me full time. I am torn about what to do, i want to do what is best for me but i am not sure what this is.
the things holding me back from switching full time are my friends at the other school, my concerns that the new school isn't as good (i really dont know how to tell) and the fact i feel loyal and debted to my current teachers who taught me evertyhing, i feel like leaving them would be insulting to them. since they helped me so much. but i just want to become the best dancer i can be. once i make the descision to switch though it will be extremly hard to switch back. At the school i go to i am in a lower level, and have no chance of making company given my age, at the new school i would be in company. I dont know what to do, when i confrotend the director of my school he told me he didnt think switching was a good idea, but he is business oriented and very much not interested in loosing the tutiton my family pays. he said i am just trying to make my self better by having a smaller "pond" he naturalry said his instruiction was the best.
i just dont know what to do and i am worried i will make the wrong descision.
please help, any advvice from pros, teachers or students in the same situation would be really helpfull, i will include the links to both schools websites.
www.vbts.org
www.theballetschoolonline.com
vbts is my current school, i am in int 4 there, and jr company,
at teh ballet school i would be a combination pt prep and en pointe with company class.
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- mintchips49Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
I looked at both sites and at the teacher's credentials. They are pretty evenly matched up. Neither is really professional training you know and 9 classes a week is really a lot less than you should be taking. You cannot count jr. company and rehearsals as technique classes. At your age you should be taking 20-30 hours of class a week at a ballet academy if you wish to become a professional ballet dancer. Unless you have a ballet body and all it entails and with this type of training, I think a career as a ballet dancer is highly unlikely.
However on the up side, I do think you have a good shot at continuing dance in college. The other school does not look like a "smaller pond" to me. VBT is not a big pond by any means either. If you are getting more attention at the other school I would go with that. It also looks like they have more experience with concert contemporary dance. One of the teachers has performed works by some of the top contemporary choreographers. This would be really helpful for college preparation.
If a school is really professional and knows it is time for a student to move on and does not encourage it or if they object to you taking classes elsewhere, that only proves they are more interested in your money than you. I would go with the teacher who gives you corrections. If you are being ignored you are getting next to nothing from this. If VBT was a big conservatory with top teachers, then maybe you should stay, but it isn't. You will not see your friends much when you move on to college and you must do what is best for you.
Source(s): My daughter is a professional dancer with a BFA from NYU Tisch. I worked for NYCB (New York City Ballet) - Anonymous5 years ago
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