10 Dance Career Tips From Professional Dancers: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
10 Dance Career Tips From Professional Dancers (Part 3)
by Alex Ferguson.
Date: 5 December 2009
Following on from the last article 10 Dance Career Tips From Professional Dancers (Part 2), which had Tips 4 to 7, here now are the final tips 8 to 10.
8. Back to what I mentioned before, “…you never stop learning and practicing.” Well, it’s time to train—train—train. Practice makes perfect, I know you’ve heard that before. This intense training period isn’t about learning new styles as it might have been about before.
This dance training will focus on honing your existing skills and techniques down to a sharp, crisp point.
You need to be awesome in what you do, not mediocre in a broad range of areas.
A professional dancer needs to be at the top of their specific field, not hovering in the middle across the board. You’ll have plenty of time later to expand your horizons, but for now you need a job so you can gain valuable experience…and money.
Also, stop and take a breath. Look around, you’re becoming a dancer, and your dance career is beginning to take shape.
Enjoy it!
9. When you think you’re ready, and don’t wait to long at this point, start researching some choreographers you would like to work with or train with as a pupil. Most dance choreographers will offer dance classes at their own dance studios.
You have to wait this long before you attempt to train with a professional dance choreographer, because they are just that, professionals.
Dance choreographers will only work with the best dancers so you have to be at a certain point of your dance career for them to take interest in you. There are many benefits to working with a dance choreographer. You become familiar with the way this aspect of the dance industry works. They will begin to recognize you and perhaps throw some work your way.
You will also be updated and trained in the most current dance techniques and trends. The fewer things that surprise you during a dance audition the better.
10. At the end of all this there is one important thing to remember, that usually separates those that make it and those that do not.
If this is truly what you want, and you’ve dreamt about it all your life, never give up trying. Every successful person in the world has one thing in common. They were relentless in their pursuit of happiness.
If you want to make the most out of your dance career, it will take a lot of hard work so don’t get discouraged. You’ll get rejected. Everyone does.
Being a dancer is not easy for anyone, but people do it.
Why not you?
These tips are not set in stone or by any means in exact order. Everyone is different and some people might jump ahead or start one step later in their career.
The important thing is that you have a clear plan with goals, and you work hard to achieve them.
About The Author
Alex Ferguson has been writing and blogging for a while now and with the help of his friends
in the entertainment industry, he has written a series of blogs and articles to help aspiring artists.
