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Question: How can I become a Peforming Arts School Teacher!? (Best Answer gets 10 pts immediately)!!?
I'm very curious because someday I want to be a Theater and Dance Teacher at a Performing Arts School!. I want to know if I have to go to college to that!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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I do not know what country you are in, so I will answer for the portion of the US that I live in!. You need to be a certified teacher - which means an undergrad (bachelor's) degree in you major area, PLUS most states require ( and the others look very favorably upon) advanced degrees (here in NY, you need to get a Masters degree within 5 years of the start of your teaching)!.

So- first you have to get INTO a college where you can get a degree in Dance or Theater!. Discuss this with your current teachers, and see if THEY feel that this is a sensible plan for you!. If they do NOT, then they are doing you a favor by steering you away from a very competitive area with many potential heartbreaks!. But if they DO say that you have a chance - then GO FOR IT! We really NEED highly qualified and exciting teachers, to replace us old people who are RETIRING! So - since I do not know you personally, I cannot say if this is for YOU - but I can tell you, really do a LOT of research about where you want to go!. Evey day, there are zillions of people who ask about going to Juilliard, because it is the only college they have HEARD of, and most of them do not even SPELL it correctly!. Really do your homework - have other teachers and professionals assist you in looking - and then work your BUTT off to get it! Yes, academic grades matter - it is not JUST your audition, altho that is critical, too!. So - I encourage you to do your best - you need to find the best school for YOU!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

To be a school teacher, you have to go in college or university to earned diploma & degree in Bachelor of Art in Education major in Music or Drama or cultural dance or anything related in performing Arts make a personal inquiry in colleges or universities during information day and ask for their suggestions then work it out which one will give you a good go!.
To have a better chance to get into job - you have an exposure or experience in performing Arts and talent in creativity!. I think this is not a must but it will help but you need a degree to be qualified as a teacher!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

YES!.!.!. you NEED AN EDUCATION!.!.!. people can't just decide to "Teach" and then be hired by a school WITH NO EDUCATION!. Would YOU want to go to a school where none of the teachers HAD AN EDUCATION!?!.!.!. well!.!. nobody else wants to go to one of those EITHER!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes you should and I wish you the best of luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com