Gel Man asked:
Hundreds and often thousands of dancers in one room. Dancing their hearts out trying to impress the choreographers and clients at dance auditions. For that one part.
It’s the typical life of a dancer going from one audition to the next. Most dancers who’ve done it for any length of time accept that you get some, you lose some.
But then sometimes there are dancers who are just trodding along doing normal dance jobs, nothing too high-profile then suddenly they get one big job like in a music video. And then after that they get another one and after that the work never seems to stop.
They’ve finally got their big break. Well believe it or not the idea of getting a ‘break’ is not that big a deal in the dance industry except perhaps for choreographers whose names spread very quickly when they’re doing a good job.
In the music industry perhaps there are breaks. A great band could be playing the gig circuit for years and years and then suddenly an A&R man at a big record company spots them and gives them their chance and they get a record deal, are promoted and championed to success.
In music, the musicians and singers cannot even dream of becoming famous or doing what they love on a bigger scale without being approached by a record company representative and being offered a deal. Record companies don’t generally invite bands to audition at their offices in large numbers.
In the dance industry, dancers always have a chance to get themselves in front of clients and big-players. Of course they won’t have the chance to meet many potential employers until they impress an agency but they have chances to audition for agencies too.
When a dancer appears to have got a ‘break’ it’s usually more to do with having established a working relationship. Often a choreographer who they’ve worked for will be impressed enough to hire them again for future jobs.
Or because their CV is more impressive with every job they do, they find it much easier to get invites to auditions and castings.
Sometimes the dancer just becomes better or finds ways to make them stand out from the crowd. They acquire new skills that make them more employable and as a result become more successful at auditions.
Sometimes it’s something as simple as the dancer has managed to get on the books of a top dance agency, who continue to send them work opportunities which they had difficulty finding before.
So if you’re a dancer don’t sit around waiting for your ‘big chance’, get out there and make it happen for yourself!
Gel Man writes for Dance Gel, a dance portal and directory that answers many of dancers most pressing questions and features the latest news in the world of dance.
Hundreds and often thousands of dancers in one room. Dancing their hearts out trying to impress the choreographers and clients at dance auditions. For that one part.
It’s the typical life of a dancer going from one audition to the next. Most dancers who’ve done it for any length of time accept that you get some, you lose some.
But then sometimes there are dancers who are just trodding along doing normal dance jobs, nothing too high-profile then suddenly they get one big job like in a music video. And then after that they get another one and after that the work never seems to stop.
They’ve finally got their big break. Well believe it or not the idea of getting a ‘break’ is not that big a deal in the dance industry except perhaps for choreographers whose names spread very quickly when they’re doing a good job.
In the music industry perhaps there are breaks. A great band could be playing the gig circuit for years and years and then suddenly an A&R man at a big record company spots them and gives them their chance and they get a record deal, are promoted and championed to success.
In music, the musicians and singers cannot even dream of becoming famous or doing what they love on a bigger scale without being approached by a record company representative and being offered a deal. Record companies don’t generally invite bands to audition at their offices in large numbers.
In the dance industry, dancers always have a chance to get themselves in front of clients and big-players. Of course they won’t have the chance to meet many potential employers until they impress an agency but they have chances to audition for agencies too.
When a dancer appears to have got a ‘break’ it’s usually more to do with having established a working relationship. Often a choreographer who they’ve worked for will be impressed enough to hire them again for future jobs.
Or because their CV is more impressive with every job they do, they find it much easier to get invites to auditions and castings.
Sometimes the dancer just becomes better or finds ways to make them stand out from the crowd. They acquire new skills that make them more employable and as a result become more successful at auditions.
Sometimes it’s something as simple as the dancer has managed to get on the books of a top dance agency, who continue to send them work opportunities which they had difficulty finding before.
So if you’re a dancer don’t sit around waiting for your ‘big chance’, get out there and make it happen for yourself!
Gel Man writes for Dance Gel, a dance portal and directory that answers many of dancers most pressing questions and features the latest news in the world of dance.
