It is not easy getting the courage to move to some big city like Los Angelos to try and make it as a professional dancer. Most people who do move, will come back because of how challenging it is. Making a living out of dance is not as easy as it sounds, there are many things you have to go through to make it to the top. Every dancer will go through auditions and get turned down several times, but the ones who do not give up and believe they can make it prove the doubters wrong. The best way to become a popular choreographer is networking. You want to become friends with the people at the top of the industry. Dancers will take classes nonstop to get noticed by choreographers. Social media is a huge factor in getting your name out in the dance …show more content…
A dance coach is responsible for making the team look good and making sure they growing to their full potential. I interviewed my dance coach Kristina Rios, I asked her why she became a coach and her response was “I did not become a coach because I love to dance, I did it because I love to push someone to their full potential, to see how much they can improve within a practice. I enjoy to dance but I love to coach, it is my passion”. A choreographer is different because they do not own their own team; they teach the dances to teams or have regular classes at a dance studio. A choreographer named Kenya Clay is a choreographer at millennium dance complex, she stated “I am a student before I am a teacher” meaning that there is always room to grow and learn new things. You can learn from anybody and everybody that will help improve your teaching skills as well.
I would be okay following either career, I enjoy helping others and watching them become better, at whatever it is they are attempting. That would be more of the coach side. Although a part of me likes to teach as well and meet new people. I have a creative mind that likes to try new things and I think that’s why becoming a choreographer is interesting to me. As long as I am dancing I am living my
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Its more than just being a good dancer to make a living off of dancing. Most dancers don’t get paid a lot for what they do. The thing is dancers dance because they love what they do, they don’t do it for the money. For example, the Dallas cowboy’s cheerleaders, a very known team that is very difficult to make and is very time consuming only pays an average of $150 per home game. According to www.dallascowboys.com more than 600 ladies will try out in hopes of making the team but only forty-five will be invited into training camp. From there they are expected to attend rehearsals every day that can be over four hours long. Keep in mind the don’t make a lot of money so most girls must get a job in order to survive. This can be difficult considering all the hours of practices, going to games, and doing special appearances or trips. Although it is not easy to be successful as a choreographer, most do it because of the passion they have for it. By watching dancers perform, it gives you a feeling that is indescribable. A dancer makes the music come alive and only dancers know the joy it brings to their body. I asked Kristina Rios what she feels like when she dances and her response was “I feel happy and stree free’. Most dancers would agree and say dance is an outlet to be free and express the way they
The Pressures of Dancers The typical idea of a dancer is that they are tall, slender, full of energy, and lucky because they dance with all of the “stars”. Much of this is true, however, what many people do not think of are the many hardships that a dancer goes through in order to achieve their high status in the dance world. It takes a lot of hard work and determination along with good direction to become a dancer. However, nothing good comes without a price.
There are hundreds of professional dancers across the world waiting to reach their success, and out of those hundreds of dancers, I qualify in becoming one. Dance is my passion, my adrenaline, and my focus that keeps me persevering through life and its obstacles. Dancing requires a lot of dedication and hard work. “Successful dancers must have excellent balance, physical strength, and physical dexterity, so they can move their bodies without falling” (Dancers and Choreographers). If serious about dance, dancers have to have discipline in taking the time out to practice, study, and practice some more. If dance is what you're look forward to doing, I'd get busy because time waits for no one…
I have been dancing since the age of four. I started my intense training with Tanju and Patricia Tuzer, Debra Bale, and Linda Brown at Tuzer Ballet. I developed as a dancer, attending every summer intensive performing in every show, advancing from intermediate to apprentice to junior company and finally to senior company. The dance studio became my second home. I took classes in ballet, pointe, modern, contemporary, tap, jazz, lyrical jazz, theatrical movement, hip-hop, zumba, and African-Ballet, pointe, contemporary, and lyrical jazz being my favorites. Even w...
The world only sees a small fraction of a dancer’s life. While a performance on a stage may look flawless, the amount of work put into making it look like that is completely underappreciated.
Ballet has molded me into a person that smiles through hardships and lives for the daily challenges. Additionally, my ballet training allows me to put other things into perspective and is applicable to my academics. Often times, math and physic systems of forces, centroids and torque can be applied to ballet movements. For example, a simple pirouette (turn) is possible because of the torque the legs and arms create, the rotational momentum of the body, and the force the legs create against the ground. Furthermore, my ballet training is much more than leading an important role. Over the course of a thousand of ballet classes I have developed the ability to listen and attentively follow choreography. Also, the creative aspect of ballet adds a unique element to the way I think, solve problems, and view life.
Do you remember the first time you danced? Now think about that for a minute, really think. I’m not talking about the first time you slow danced awkwardly with someone at a school dance, I’m talking about really dancing. Maybe you danced when you were accepted to college, or when you got an A on a test in a class you struggle in. Dancing isn’t something you force, it’s something you let overcome you and allow to happen. When you are really enjoying dancing you are allowing the music to flow through you. There is so many different styles and techniques when it comes to professionally dancing. You have your roots of all styles being jazz and ballet which stem to become hip hop and tap, or a more
are very few jobs available in the field, pre-professional dancers must also be very competitive
Although I am not a great dancer by any means, I learned through my years of involvement in dance that if you want something you should not let any hardships stop you. This message is what helps push me toward success in my educational
Miami Dade College’s very own dance majors, who were challenged by the artistry of guest choreographers as well as themselves, performed The Art of Dance. Watching this performance truthfully made me question if the dancers in this program were being trained properly to be professional dancers
Dance requires a large amount of time in order to be prepared for competitions/showings.You have to be there present ready to go while working your hardest so you won’t let your team down. Personally throughout the week not including weekends, I will typically spend roughly over ten hours practicing. As you can see you need to be very dedicated in dance just like any sport. If you compare dance to any sport like football, dance requires the same work ethic, if not more. “We condition every rehearsal, which includes a six minute plank, three hundred sit ups, fifty burpees, we run laps, and a lot more. We become complete athletes. I have practice for twenty hours a week in order to prepare for the competitions,”. In conclusion dance requires the same commitments as any other sport
It will allow me to be a manager and better my leadership skills. I will learn how to manage a big group of people, which is something that can be applied to many various careers. I will learn the best way to be a teacher and to stay calm and focused when things get difficult or crazy. All of these skills are not only applicable to the dance world, but to life in general.
Ballet is an expression of the human body. Ballets are often fairy tales with a meaning in the end. In order to be a ballerina you must start at a very early age and work up to being a great performer. Ballerinas careers often end when they are in their forties, for when ballerinas become this age they are
...dancers are as dedicated to their passion as other athletes are to theirs. Mastering technique and training take years to accomplish.
...lly dancers have to love the dance, because for all that work, dancers get little money—workshops with master dancers usually cost around seventy-five dollars, costumes average five hundred dollars each, and dancers are usually paid only fifty dollars for two and a half hours of work. But Belinda Shakar cannot imagine her life without dance: “I’ve gone through so many careers, but I’ve always stuck with belly dance. I’ve just been doing it for so long.” From dancing, she has found freedom in being in touch with her body and the healing powers of movement. She is now working as a massage therapist, helping others free up their bodies as well. For her, dance is about enjoying her body and expressing her sensuality, not entertaining others or making money. So she is not at all concerned about making it to the top. Besides, she says, “in belly dancing, there is no top.”
To many, dance is only an art. In reality, dance is much more. It 's an art, a sport, a way to express one’s self, a way to exercise, a way to get feelings out. Since the beginning of time, humans have used different types of dance to express themselves. There are many advantages to dancing, however there are also some disadvantages. Dance is one of the most physically and cognitively demanding sports.