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Posted on March 11, 2015 by ACDA

Discussion on Dance in Higher Education

Published in Dance/USA’s e-journal “From the Green Room”

Is American Modern Dance a Pyramid 
Scheme?: Perpetuating the BFA/MFA 
Track in Dance has not made 
Dance Richer, Stronger or More Creative
By Sarah Anne Austin
3.02.15
A Letter to My Former Student: No, 
Dance Isn't a Pyramid Scheme; 
If it Was, I'd Own More Real Estate 
By Karen Kohn Bradley
3.09.15
A Call For R/evolution: A response 
to Sarah Austin's 'Is American Modern 
Dance a Pyramid Scheme?'
By Jennifer Edwards
3.10.15
A Philosophy Major Rants on 
Dance as a Pyramid Scheme
By Nancy Wozny
3.11.15

Other Responses

Tere O'Conner's Facebook Response to "Is 
American Modern Dance a Pyramid Scheme?"
3.2.15

 

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ACDA Gratefully Acknowledges Support From Our Lifetime Members: 

Elizabeth Lowe Ahearn, Tiffanee Arnold, Ruth Barnes, Lorelei E. Bayne, Paul Besaw, DeAngelo Blanchard, B.J. Bray, Lori Bryhni, Alyson Cartagena, Keith “Skip” Costa, Mary-Jean Cowell, Karen Dearborn, Diane DeFries, Susan Douglas Roberts, Abby Fiat, Barry Fischer, Lynda Fitzgerald, Philip Flickinger, Lisa A. Fusillo, Amy Ginsburg, Lonny Joseph Gordon, Vincas Greene, Matthew Harr, Marcus Hayes, Erica Helm, Gerri P. Houlihan, Jonathan Hunter, Luke Kahlich, Annie Kloppenberg, Debra Wright Knapp, Joanne Lawrence, Paula Levine, Janet Lilly, Li Chiao-Ping, Luis Martinez, Rhythm McCarthy, Carrie Brueck Morris, Brandy M. Niccolai-Belfi, Susan Ourada, Suzanne Ostersmith, Damon Rago, Elizabeth (Libby) Rhodes, Melanie Kay Rosa, Lana Kay Rosenberg, Ann Sanders, Russell Sandifer, Mark Santillano, Solveig Santillano, Brent Schneider, Sandi Scheuber, William Seigh, Liz Staruch, Andrew Vaca, Sabrina Vasquez, Holly Williams, Alcine Wiltz, Candace Winters-March, Darci Brown Wutz, Marcy Jo Yonkey-Clayton 

In Memoriam: Judy Allen, Jean Baxter, Jeanne Beaman, Mary Cochran, Dorothy Silver, Jan Simonds

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