Dear College Seniors,

Hello and Happy Spring! Here's to your final weeks within school and to your exciting journey ahead. 

You have been on my mind a lot lately. In the field, we are excited to see where you go, what you create, and how you keep experimenting and innovating in dance. We are curious and hopeful.

Today, I share a few helpful ideas I have gathered or created myself. I hope that the information is useful in the coming months or your first year post-college. Please share widely with family and friends.

 

Jill Randall

Blog Director, Life as a Modern Dancer

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FIVE IDEAS FOR COLLEGE SENIORS

City Guides

Where are you headed next? Curious about a new community within the United States? Thirteen dance artists around the country have written city guides for modern dancers. Find out about email lists, Facebook groups, how people get performing and teaching gigs, and much more.

http://blog.lifeasamoderndancer.com/2015/09/eleven-city-guides-for-modern-dancers.html

Going Home

Considering moving back to your hometown? Artist Debra Knapp shares some important ideas here:

Go Home – by Debra Knapp

Piecing It Together: A Dancer's Schedule

Are you still feeling unsure about how a dancer pieces it all together – teaching, training, performing, and commuting? Over the past year, 15 artists have shared their schedules on the blog to offer a window into the work. Reading these posts can be very informative. Find them all here.

Key Memberships: Dance/USA and NDEO

While you are still a student, sign up now for memberships to Dance/USA and NDEO (the National Dance Education Organization). These are the two main ways to find out about jobs and auditions all over the United States, as well as to find out about internships, grants, conferences, and much more. Get connected!

Dance/USA: $30/year

NDEO: $50/year

Advice on Teaching: A Pocket Guide/Journal 

Dance Education Essentials is a simple but valuable book for college seniors brand new to teaching children in preschool-12th grade. In this book, 55 ideas are shared as you launch into teaching. Each page has ample space for notes and ideas for your first year of teaching. Purchase on amazon.com for $7.99.

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