Starting Your Career as a Dancer
eBook - ePub

Starting Your Career as a Dancer

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Starting Your Career as a Dancer

About this book

In Starting Your Career as a Dancer, author Mande Dagenais explains what it really takes to get into the business, be in the business, and survive in the business. Based on more than twenty-five years of experience in the performing arts as a dancer, teacher, choreographer/director, and producer, Dagenais offers insider advice and shares her vast knowledge while answering questions asked by professionals and beginners alike. Aspiring dancers will learn about different markets, venues, and types of work for dancers, and what to expect from a dancing job, while experienced dancers will appreciate helpful tips on where and how to find work, business management, and career transition. Covering topics ranging from audition dos and don'ts to injury prevention, this is absolutely the most comprehensive and practical guide you will find to the dancer's profession.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Epigraph
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. CHAPTER ONE : Born to Dance—Turning Dreams into Goals into Commitments
  11. CHAPTER TWO : Inspiration—Trusting Personal Heroes and Mentors
  12. CHAPTER THREE : Triple Threat—Training + Versatility = Options
  13. CHAPTER FOUR : Dancing for a Degree—To College or Not to College?
  14. CHAPTER FIVE : Leave Your Attitude Where It Belongs—At the Door!
  15. CHAPTER SIX : Markets and Venues—Where and How to Find a Gig
  16. CHAPTER SEVEN : The Audition—What It Takes to Get the Gig
  17. CHAPTER EIGHT : It’s Showtime, Folks!—Let the Fun Begin
  18. CHAPTER NINE : Fit to Dance—You Are What You Eat
  19. CHAPTER TEN : Let’s Get Physical—Injury Recognition and Prevention
  20. CHAPTER ELEVEN : In Perfect Balance—Mind Over Matter
  21. CHAPTER TWELVE : No More Starving Artist—The Business of Being in “the Biz”
  22. CHAPTER THIRTEEN : United We Stand—Union or Non-Union?
  23. CHAPTER FOURTEEN : Money Makes the World Go ‘Round— You Are Your Business
  24. CHAPTER FIFTEEN : Life after the Stage—Career Transitions
  25. CHAPTER SIXTEEN : The Grand Finale—Summary
  26. Afterword
  27. Contact Information
  28. About the Author
  29. Special Contributors
  30. References
  31. Index