Dance is your passion.
College is your goal.

Ask any dance parent who has been through college applications and dance auditions before, and they will tell you this is one grueling process. One college application with a dance program can take 2-3 times the amount of time of the standard college application. Dance into College becomes your student’s advisor resource, planner and guide. Services include:

• Comprehensive, individualized counseling for the “dancer” and “student” which can be started as early as 10th grade.
• Discussions and planning for the many dance education options and future career paths as a performer, in a dance related field, or something that explores a more interdisciplinary approach to building a career.
• Sharing expertise on college dance program and the many facets of the dance application and audition process.

We are in what has been termed the “wild, wild west” of college dance team recruitment. College dance teams have become very competitive, yet, dance is not considered an NCAA sport. Without regulation or rules, colleges are free to recruit and select dancers any way they want. Dance into College has the pulse on the growing dance team trend. We offer:

• A one-of-a kind 3-year program for those dancers with the potential for dance team recruitment or highly competitive audition processes.
• Dancer evaluations to assess college dance team preparedness and provide feedback and recommendations.
• Advising for college dance team “matches” and steps for recruitment
• Supplementary recruitment materials such as dance resumes (specific for dance teams) and recruitment video reels.
• Additional options for dancer support and college counseling
• Partnerships with dance team training coaches to maximize preparation

Download our 24-page competitive college dance team guide.

Some students love to dance, but they know that it is not the career for them. Many are trained in styles that are not conducive to dance team or they have no interest in it. However, they want to keep dancing in college as an extracurricular activity and to stay fit. They can’t see themselves not dancing! Dance into College helps these students find:

• The right college for their desired major or academic interest
• Colleges with coursework in dance, a dance minor, a dance company or other performance opportunities on campus or in the nearby community.
• Institutional merit/talent scholarships for performing artist interested in participating in the school’s dance community.

Dancers can be complex individuals with varying interests. Dance into College helps dancers identify how dance can be one or more pieces of their college experience. We offer experience finding the right combination of academics and activities to allow students to thrive in college. We offer:

• Advisement, college search and application assistants for students wanting to major or minor in dance while pursuing pre-professional programs such as Physical Therapy, Pre-Med, Pre-Law, etc.
• Guidance on double majoring in dance and another academic area of interest to create long-term career opportunities that may or may not end up in a dance performance career or being in the dance industry. We educate students on all of the college and career options.
• Research for dancers that are looking for hard-to-find programs, a combination of programs or programs with unique characteristics or academic options. For instance, a dance major may want to graduate in three years or pursue a masters in 4 or 5 years.

Dancers often need to start formulating their education goals very early compared to most students. Parents and students have a lot of questions early in the process, so we start working with families as early as middle school. For younger and undecided dancers, we provide:

• Unbiased, professional dance evaluations
• Recommended dance training and extracurricular activities to explore careers
• Academic advising to open college and career pathways
• Personality type assessments and skill inventories to help discover a student’s potential match to careers.
• Discussions on careers of the future related to the student’s skills.
• An opportunity to begin developing communication skills in an adult setting