LETTER FROM THE DIRECTORS

Welcome to The Dance Artist Prep’s 2023 College Review!

To the dancers, parents, and teachers that have downloaded this year’s review, we’re excited you’re here and hope that you find what you’re looking for!

Through TDA Prep we’ve been coaching dance families through the college application process for more than a decade and we’ve seen the challenges of trying to find the right program to support your dreams. From families not knowing the right questions to ask or how to distinguish between programs, this uncertainty can create an anxious application process and ultimately a terrible college experience.

Nobody wants that.

The 2023 College Review is here to offer a view of the college landscape and how you should maneuver within it to achieve your goals. Everyone has a different dream, so we attempted to cover a wide range of schools that are considered leaders in the dance industry. In the years to follow, the school list will continue to expand. This is a big investment for your family, and fortunately it’s an investors market.

Before we get started, there are a few things we want you to know about the following pages:

• The written profile of each school includes a video interview with the Director of the dance department and our perspective on the school, based on what we know about the program, the interview, and the alumni. Within each profile we’ll provide a summary of our takeaway from the full discussion.

• We’ve selected a standout school based on our interviews. This is not the ‘best’ school by any means (there’s no such thing). The Standout School is doing things in an exceptional way that we think people should pay attention to. We’ll tell you what the school is doing that's noteworthy, but we’re not placing this school above or below any others.

• The interviews feature the same questions and we let the conversation flow freely around those questions. The goal is for you to feel like you’re watching two friends discuss all of the details that you need to know about a school’s dance program. How people present information and what they choose to present can help you see if you’re aligned with their vision.

All in all, we hope that you find the 2023 College Review a major help in navigating the overwhelming process of choosing and applying to the right colleges. Here at The Dance Artist Prep, we’ve dedicated our lives to helping dancers find the right path, so let this College Review be a resource for you! If you need any more information, feel free to reach out to us.