# @dancespiritmagazine on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DR0A16sj8nm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37556494-dancespiritmagazine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-03T19:16:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dance Spirit Magazine (@dancespiritmagazine) — https://gondola.cc/dancespiritmagazine

## Caption

For competition kids, pursuing a dance degree is a natural extension of the years of dedication they’ve put into their craft. But the transition from the fast-paced buzz of the competition and convention scene to the college classroom isn’t always seamless. As two former champions and a college dean share, once on campus, competitive dancers need to adapt their mindset, priorities, and approach to training—shifts that can result in unexpected and illuminating opportunities for growth.

Learn more at the link in our bio. 💖

📝: amanda_sherwin for dancemagazine
📸: sierradrayton_. Photo by aidantooth Photography, Courtesy Drayton.
📸: kieshalalama leading rehearsal. Photo by angelaofyork, Courtesy Lalama.

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Image descriptions
(1) Sierra Drayton leans forward against a gray backdrop, resting her arms on her right leg. She wears a black leotard. Text: Navigating the Adjustment From Comp Star to College Student
(2) Text: “The pace is much slower, with a big focus on the basics, which makes you analyze how all the technique was put into your body in the first place.”
—Sierra Drayton, dance major at Purchase College, State University of New York, on the adjustment from competiton dance to college dance
(3) Kiesha Lalama addressing a group of young students. They smile as she speaks.
(4) Text: “Once they [comp kids] shift their focus from product to process, and find their own self-motivation—that’s when everything starts to click.” —Kiesha Lalama, interim dean of the School of Theatre, Film, and Animation at Point Park University

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competitiondancer, dancecompetition, dancemajor, competitiondance, danceconvention, collegedance

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