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.
5 Reasons Why I Want to Break Up with 'Dance' on the Internet
I've been scouring the internet looking for content to curate for #WorkingDancers. I've been masquerading around online as an aspiring dancer in search of information to teach me the ins and outs of becoming a professional commercial dancer.
And do you know what I found? I'm sure you can tell by my tone that it wasn't good.
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.
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.
Okay. So here's the story.
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.
How to Make Positive Lasting Impressions
When it comes to building your dance career, the impressions you make are even more important. Developing relationships and leaving positive lasting impressions are essential to getting and sustaining work as a freelance dancer.