
Northeastern, ballet partner to let dancers earn degrees

Northeastern University and Boston Ballet are partners in a novel initiative that allows dancers to earn a college degree while they dance, a challenge for dancers who practice and perform for up to 12 hours a day.
John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
| August 3, 2013

Boston Ballet is not the only professional ballet company to collaborate with a university, but it is the only one that allows dancers to choose from an array of degrees.
Essadras M Suarez/Globe Staff
| August 3, 2013

Classes will be conducted online, on campus, or at the Ballet’s Clarendon Street headquarters, such as this one was.
Essadras M Suarez/Globe Staff
| August 3, 2013

Dancer Brittany Stone is one of those taking advantage of the on-site classes. She observed a sociology class recently being taught at the dance company.
Essadras M Suarez/Globe Staff
| August 3, 2013