One day I aspire to be a physical therapist for dancers. It is not a typical career college freshman consider but it combines my passion for dance and helping people (without viewing bodily fluids). I have been dancing since I was five years old and will be entering Umass Amherst this fall as a dance major. Although I vehemently protested majoring in dance for years and fought the notion of being a 'starving artist', the truth of the matter is I can not live without dance in my life. I finally accepted that I would apply to colleges in the fall of 2014 as a dance major in the spring of 2014. I then faced the delema that I did not want to be a performer or a studio owner. The idea of becomming a physical therapist who specialized in dancers was presented to me when I accidentally broke my foot mid-performance during the spring of my junior year of high school. I wore a boot for most of the summer, and attended physical therapy regularly. The physical therapist I met with was phenominal, she specialized in dancers and gave me information a regular physical therapist would not have. For example, how many releves on each foot I would need to be able to do before returning to pointe work, and explaining the different tendons in my foot and supportive taping to prevent common injuries.
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In order to get into a strong dance program you must audition, if you are accepted, at Umass Amherst you will automatically enter as a BFA Dance Major because they do not have a minor. In order to do both dance (my passion) and kinesiology (my future), I will have to double
In order to get into a strong dance program you must audition, if you are accepted, at Umass Amherst you will automatically enter as a BFA Dance Major because they do not have a minor. In order to do both dance (my passion) and kinesiology (my future), I will have to double