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    How To Be a Professional Dancer
    How To Be a Professional Dancer
    How To Be a Professional Dancer
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    How To Be a Professional Dancer

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    This book is a general How-to about becoming a professional dancer. The term “Professional Dancer” is an all-encompassing term, used to describe individuals who are currently using dance training and dance performance to make a living. Professional dancers perform in Musical theater, on television shows, on cruise ships, in ballet companies, and many other venues of performing arts! The dance industry is a small and challenging segment of the entertainment industry, and it can be hard to navigate at times. It is our hope that this e-book gives you a glimpse into the necessary steps dancers take to perfect their art and acquire jobs! We walk through the steps of acquiring training, reaching outside of your comfort zone, preparing for an audition, and booking a job. When reading this book, remember that there are no sure paths to success. It will take hard work, and many trials and errors. Everyone’s journey to achievement is unique, but these general guidelines will give you a rough outline or how to reach your dreams.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHowExpert
    Release dateOct 25, 2016
    ISBN9781370848607
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      How To Be a Professional Dancer - HowExpert

      How to Become a Professional Dancer

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1: Start Your Training

      Chapter 2: Attend a Summer Intensive

      Chapter 3: Apply to a well-known school for advanced Training

      Chapter 4: Focus On Your Own Personal Style and Sub-industry

      Chapter 5: Prepare Your Marketing Materials

      Chapter 6: Find, Prepare for, and Schedule Auditions

      Chapter 7: Attend Auditions! Go For Your Dream!

      Chapter 8: Build Connections, Never Stop Growing

      Introduction

      Becoming a professional dancer is a long and challenging road. It requires training, discipline, and perseverance. Professional dancers must be both physically and mentally skilled in order to perform to their best ability, and maintain their body while in season. A dance career offers work that keeps you in shape, allows you to be creative, and makes you money all at the same time! There are many avenues to becoming a professional dancer, but here we have compiled a list of steps that are generally taken to achieve such a prestigious position

      Chapter 1: Start Your Training

      The first step in becoming a professional dancer is to train. Dancers spend years perfecting their art. There are many different types of dance, and they all have their own discipline, technique, and vocabulary. Dancers must spend countless hours teaching their body to complete specific movements and positions. Professional dancers are physically strong. They must have both flexibility and stability. They must have strong feet and legs, and understand how to hold themselves in a proper way that is specific to dance. Proper dance technique is taught at local dance studios throughout the country.

      Find a local dance studio that offers beginner lessons. It is never too late to learn a new skill; however, most dancers begin training from a very young age. It will take many years of training to build the muscle memory needed to perform at the highest level of dance.

      When choosing a dance studio you should research both the credentials and the facility the business has to offer. Inquire what training the teachers at this studio have. Ask where they learned to dance, and what their background is. A dance teacher should have a vast background and knowledge of both dance technique, and the anatomy of the body. Often it is helpful if the teacher has their own performance experience, but it is not always necessary. What is most important is that the teacher understands the anatomy of the body, and can instruct the student on how to accomplish new skills without injury. Request a biography of each teacher, and research what schools they attended, or what companies they were a part of.

      In the United States there are no requirements of accreditation for dance instructors, but a teacher who is a member of the Dance Educators of America association will have gone through educational classes about dance teaching. This higher education is a big positive when choosing

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