Question About Double Majoring?

A question about Majoring in Dance?

• I've decided that i want to teach dance. I was originally majoring in the sciences but have looked into my schools dance program and I want opinions on if the program will prepare me properly. Students are required to audition into the dance program, are required to take several semesters/ years of Ballet, Modern and Ballroom. Dance History, 2 semesters of Kinesology, 1 semester of somatics along with the general education courses required by the university and dance education courses and a minor.

• Answer:

  Majoring in dance in a college program that requires an audition for admission should offer excellent preparation for teaching dance. If this is a comprehensive list of requirements for a major in dance, it sounds like a BA program, which is a bit light compared to what you'd get from a BFA program. For example, it's missing music requirements, pedagogy or choreography, and performance. Nevertheless, how much training you get in your technique classes is what's most important for becoming a dance teacher. You may also like to see what I wrote about the value of a dance major in another answer of mine: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjJ5PP4PrW8qaS6ttfB8qhTty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090914133058AAA6kqH&show=7#profile-info-THEDLIY4aa