KitriFan Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 I've been following the thread 'Do you have to be the best?' and was surprised when Ms Leigh mentioned that getting a contract at under 20 years old wasn't very common anymore. Now I wonder what the normal age range for getting a full company contract is? Would it still be possible for a female at 24 or 25, if she'd gone to college and done a traineeship or apprenticeship with a company first? Quote Link to post
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted August 8, 2015 Administrators Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Anything is possible, KitriFan, and there are no statistics that I know of in terms of "normal age range" for getting a contract. Quote Link to post
KitriFan Posted August 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Thanks Ms Leigh. So it's not unheard of that older dancers get contracts too? I'll be 23 next season and will probably be working with a small company/school, but most likely not as a full company member yet, and am just curious whether my age will be a problem when looking for jobs. Quote Link to post
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted August 8, 2015 Administrators Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Depends on the company, I guess, but I do think that some college grads do get jobs. Quote Link to post
Momof3darlings Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Yes, some college grads are getting jobs, well what is offered as a starting job these days. By this I mean, if the starting rank into a company must be through the Trainee/2nd company program then college grads are sometimes getting those offers as are high school grads. Just like it is rare to get a corp contract out of high school, it is also rare to get a corp contract straight out of college. There are some college exceptions to that (again based on dancer continued focus), but it is possible. Quote Link to post
KitriFan Posted August 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Thank you, I'm very glad to hear that! Quote Link to post
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