plirae Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Hi, I am quite new to ballet talk. My country does not sell the dance magazine college guide so I am not able to purchase it locally. I am wondering if I am planning to audition next year (2010) at the end (around november to december) and enroll into a dance college in 2011, should I purchase the college guide online now (2010 version) or should I wait till next year to get the 2011 copy? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
Taradriver Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Why not browse the colleges listed on BT4D? If any sound like what you are looking for, you can go to their websites. Saves you some money and I think we have just about all the bases covered. Quote Link to comment
plirae Posted September 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Thanks. (: what is BT4D? O: I want to buy the guide because I think it provides different dance colleges in different states? As well as the student life and such. Quote Link to comment
Taradriver Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 BT4D is us, Ballet Talk for Dancers! As a rule, the college guides do not contain a great deal of information. Schools PAY to be included, so there may only be a brief listing for some of the best schools. You are far better off going to the college websites. We have quite an extensive list as well, with personal experiences included. http://dancers.invisionzone.com/index.php?showforum=148 Quote Link to comment
edgart6 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 Taradriver is right- this is true of all college publications. They pay to be in them. This site offers first hand info that is very insightful. Other community web sites are good as well and might be a better way for your DD to get direct questions asked and answered. Tell her to friend other dancers on social sites from the schools she is intereted in- most schools have friend groups on thee social sites. Quote Link to comment
ligne Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Any current thoughts on the Dance Magazine College Guide? The cost is now $42.95. Quote Link to comment
luvmiballerina Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 We ordered this last year for DD who will be a senior this year. Unfortunately, I feel it really was a waste of money. You can gather all the same info from BTFD and the college websites. There was nothing in the guide that was new information to us or added any new schools to DD's list. Quote Link to comment
dcns Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 I agree with luvmiballerina. I've actually passed ours off to other dancers who don't seem to have a plan. If you have no idea where to start it could be useful but if you have ideas about what colleges you are interested in I wouldn't spend the money. Quote Link to comment
snapdoc Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 I also agree. It didn't provide any additional information or insights, and I didn't feel that it was worth it. Quote Link to comment
tutu2you Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 We found the book "Creative Colleges" by Elaina Loveland much more helpful than the Dance Magazine College Guide. It contained more in-depth information on certain dance programs. And it can be purchased on Amazon.com thru the link here. Quote Link to comment
QueSera Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 I believe one can purchase an electronic version of the College Gude online for the same price as the paper version. Quote Link to comment
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