A Day in the Life of a Butler Dance Student

8 a.m. Breakfast, get ready and review homework from last night.

9 a.m. Elementary Statistics (to count towards the math component of Butler’s core curriculum)

10 a.m. Contemporary Moral Issues (part of Butler’s core curriculum)

11:00 a.m. Tap class

12:20-1:50 p.m. Ballet

2:00-3:30 p.m. Modern

3:40-4:40 p.m. Partnering (Pas de Deux)

4:40-5:30 p.m. Rehearsal

Classes and rehearsal don’t usually go past 5:30 p.m., except during production week. There are occasionally a few evening dance-related courses, such as World Dance and Introduction to Acting. Other academic classes, such as Masterworks of Dance, Dance History and Teaching Analysis, are added based on the year of study.

Each student typically has 6 classes each day (2-3 academic classes and 3-4 dance classes). Ballet class meets everyday and pointe class meets twice per week. Modern and Jazz also meet 2-3 times per week. Other classes, like character or Laban Movement Analysis, will alternate days with classes like tap or partnering.