Barrie Raffel
College admissions consultant for high school dancers
| Hourly rate range | $70 to $130 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Students and Teens |
| Credentials | Juilliard-trained dancer; Dance College Consultant, COPA, Inc. |
| Practice | Performing Arts Options |
Barrie Raffel is a dance college consultant who helps high school dancers plan their next step in dance education after graduation. She is a Juilliard-trained professional dancer with many years on stage. She now works one on one with students on college lists, auditions, and essays. She has advised dance students for several years and works with COPA, Inc. She also speaks to New York City performing arts schools about college options.
What Barrie helps with
Barrie helps dancers find the right place to keep studying dance after high school. That can mean a conservatory, a university program, or a mix of dance and another major.
- Building a college list for dancers
- Judging a student's dance skills and strengths against different programs
- Handling prescreens and arts applications
- Preparing for college and program auditions
- Finding the best fit in all ways
- Writing essays, including arts supplement essays
- Finding summer dance programs
- Combining dance with another major such as nursing
Who Barrie works with
Barrie works one on one with high school dance students who have many different goals. Some want to double major or minor in another subject. Others want conservatories or conservatory-style programs inside larger universities. Some want to dance at a high level while majoring in something else, or join dance teams and other dance activities.
Background and qualifications
Barrie Raffel trained at Juilliard and worked as a professional dancer for many years. She has advised high school dance students for the last several years. For the last two years she has done this with COPA, Inc. (College Options in the Performing Arts), where she is a Dance College Consultant. She has presented performing arts information sessions at PPAS (Professional Performing Arts School) and LaGuardia High School in New York City. She has also moderated a workshop on performing arts programs in colleges at a NACAC event.
Barrie Raffel pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one college advising for dancers
- College search and list building
- Audition preparation
- Essay advising
- Summer dance program information
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The CoachVouch take
A Juilliard-trained professional dancer who advises dance students on college programs and auditions.
Best for high school dancers who want to keep dancing in college, whether as a major or alongside another field.
Common questions
How much does Barrie Raffel charge?
Coaching with Barrie runs $70 to $130 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Barrie Raffel help with?
Barrie Raffel helps with building a college list for dancers, judging a student's dance skills and strengths against different programs, handling prescreens and arts applications and preparing for college and program auditions.
Is Barrie Raffel certified?
Barrie Raffel lists: Juilliard-trained dancer; Dance College Consultant, COPA, Inc..
Does Barrie Raffel only work with students who want to major in dance?
No. She also works with students who want to double major or minor in another subject, or dance at a high level while majoring in something else.
How do I contact Barrie Raffel?
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