Give YOURSELF a Break!: 3 Ways to Boost Your Dance Career with Grad School
If you’re looking for a great way to take matters into your own hands, to give YOURSELF a break, and to launch (or relaunch) your professional career and personal life, then grad school might just be the next step for you. Check out three of the most important things I learned during grad school and how you can use them to give your dance career an immediate boost.
Work Like a Pro: Why It's So Important for Dancers to Have Their Own Website
When it comes to auditioning and self-submitting, your materials can be the key to you getting the job or not. A great headshot and resume are a necessity to being a professional dancer, but why not go the extra mile? Keep reading to find out why it's so important for you to have your own website too.
Post Grad Prep: 5 Ways to Start Preparing for Dance Life After Graduation
If you're already certain that pursuing a professional dance life is the right move for you, you may want to consider planning your transition now. Here are five ways you can start preparing for dance life after graduation.
4 Types of Dance Careers & How They Make Money
We all know that there's no set path to becoming a professional dancer. Aside from the years of training, dedication, and hard work, no two dancer's career paths will be exactly the same. So your starting point is here...ready to be a #workingdancer. Next, you'll need to know where you're going. Here's some insight to help you find your destination.
Where You're Planted, There You'll Grow
If you want to experience growth in your dance journey, then you need to be planted in a thriving dance community. Keep in mind, class isn't only for improving movement skills. It's also where you meet choreographers who could possibly be scouting for talent for their next job.
6 Mistakes to Avoid in Dance Class
What can you do to show some love to dance instructors who’ve worked so hard to help you become the phenomenal dancer that you are? Here is a list 6 Dance Class Don’ts. Avoid these mistakes to make sure you and your dance teacher have the best season possible.
Know Your Worth: How to Set Your Personal Pay Rate.
How many times have you been asked to work for "exposure?" I hope you know that all of your years of dedication and hard work are worth far more than that. Check out my thoughts on the importance of self-worth, and find how to calculate your personal pay rate.
Sole Talk #3: Spotlight on Dance Writers
Having a dance career can be about more than performing, choreographing, or teaching. There are many ways to incorporate your other interests into your dance career. Have an interest in writing? Check out what it takes to become a dance writer.
5 Dance Career Tips from Industry Choreographer Chuck Maldonado
Industry choreographer Chuck Maldonado gives some great career advice. 5 tips to help you level up your dance career.
10 Non-Performance Dance Jobs
When people think of dance careers, they commonly think of a ballet company member, studio owner/teacher, or performer/choreographer. While those are all great career options, they're only a small piece of the dance pie.
How to Get Out of Your Head So You Can Nail Your Dance Audition
Since auditioning is such a huge part of a professional dancer's career, the info in this post is priceless. Not only am I giving you a whole slew of valuable audition tips, but I'm going to tell you about my worst audition ever! It's important to me that you know that there is life after a failure. If I can recover from my epic crash and burn and go on to have a fulfilling dance career, then you can too.
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Networking for Dancers
Networking is vital in developing your professional dance career, and I've laid it all out in my upcoming book, The Freelance in Dance Road Map. The book outlines four key steps to getting work as well as a plethora of additional tips to help you along the way. Here's a sneak preview of the section on networking.