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All posts tagged "dancer advice"
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3.0KFeature ArticlesMake Dance Your Business with the help of Tony winner and author Fran Kirmser
Fran Kirmser knew at a young age she wanted to dance. She trained throughout her youth and went on to dance professionally...
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776Tips & AdviceMake the most of your summer dance intensive
Summer is here, and you may have a summer dance intensive coming up that you’re super excited for. Intensives are a wonderful...
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970Dance Health4 tips to handling rejection with greater grace
We’ve all been there: you get cut at an audition, you don’t get the role that you want, you don’t get into...
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2.3KTips & AdviceThe virtual audition: Obstacle or opportunity?
Let’s talk about virtual auditions. They started as a necessity out of the pandemic, and thankfully served as a way to keep our industry...
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2.0KDance HealthMental health: When to persevere and when to step back
“The show must go on” — it’s perhaps the most quintessential performing arts adage. Yet, human beings aren’t machines. Yes, we as...
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2.0KTips & AdviceArtist visas 101: What you need to know
Acquiring an O-1B artist visa in the United States can seem challenging, scary and mysterious. Dance Informa recently had the opportunity to...
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1.6KTips & AdviceCasting in the age of the cloud: Cut to the chase
Next up in our series, Casting in the age of the cloud, is about cutting to the chase. There was a time, years...
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1.8KTips & AdviceBack at it: Favorite audition looks and tips
Auditions. Does anyone really like them? Who knows, but they are a huge part of being a dancer. As more live auditions...
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1.0KTips & AdviceMentorship 4 Dancers course to deepen artistry and creative entrepreneurship
LA/NY-based Movement Director/Choreographer Zoe Rappaport launches Mentorship 4 Dancers: A 12-Week Online/In-Person Course to Deepen your Artistry and Creative Entrepreneurship. To have...
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1.7KDance Studio Owner5 reasons why your dancers should take acting classes
Have you ever acted? If you think you haven’t, might you have acted within a particular dance role — building a character...
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2.4KDance Health5 stretches to avoid: Helping your students avoid injury
We are all different. Our anatomy, our goals and our dance styles vary. So is there really a golden list of stretches...
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1.2KFeaturedYour guide to studying in the Big Apple
New York City is world-renowned for its excellent dance training and performance opportunities. The city is home to famed schools of the...
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1.7KTips & AdviceCasting in the age of the cloud: 7 Video Audition No Nos
Next up in our series, Casting in the age of the cloud, is all about the visibility conundrum. In a conversation I had...
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1.5KTips & AdviceCostuming and bodily autonomy: How much of a say do dancers get?
I was chatting with a friend recently who dances in a ballet company. While catching up, she complained that the dancers were...
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4.3KDance HealthWhat are your options for safe dance flooring at home?
Creating an appropriate and safe dance floor at home can present a number of challenges. Your first consideration is where to locate...
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6.7KFeature ArticlesHow to approach artists you want to work with
So you took a masterclass with a choreographer you adore, or saw a show you were stunned by, or you came across...
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2.3KTips & AdviceWhat it takes to start your own dance company
Gabrielle Johnson is the founder, director and choreographer of Gabrielle Johnson and Artists. Armed with a BFA from Alonzo King LINES Ballet...
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1.9KTips & AdviceThings that dancers are good at: Fitness training
Dance Informa offers you the next installment in our series on alternative dance gigs! This month, we’re talking about fitness training and...
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4.3KDance HealthWhen doing more means moving less
The need to get things done and to cross off the proverbial to-do list is strong in so many of us. As...
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2.6KTips & AdviceFinding center and focus: Balancing academics and dance
Dancers are full of passion. They identify as dancers and probably will forever. And while it’s certainly possible to make a career...
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2.4KTips & AdviceNew Year’s resolutions 2021: Growth over goals
There’s going to be a lot of talk this January about making up for 2020. About hitting the ground running when our...
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3.4KDance Health‘Embrace What Makes You UNIQUE’ in 2021
What makes you unique? Is it a special talent of yours? Your look? Your personality? “The world is so judgmental, and we...
