Regardless of style, gender, age and training there are 7 highly effective habits that will contribute to any professional dancers overall excellence. Education, technique, etiquette, training, preparedness, stewardship and most important is vulnerability. As one grows professionally so should these character traits. In my 20 year love affair with dance has gifted me with the following pearls of wisdom that I now share.
Education about the industry in all its facets are to be explored. One will never master all dance styles but they should at least be familiar with them. It is not enough to stay in the bubble of one particular style of dance, you do not grow as an artist and you are not contributing to the industry.
Second is to be a technician. Every dancer has their own set of physical advantages and challenges. Understanding of your body how it moves and function are the beginnings of building a strong technical foundation. Understanding body positions and having the ability to mimic movement is putting technique into action.
Third is etiquette. Dancers have always been identifiable by there posture. The way in which a dancer carries there body and holds there frame has always been admired. This way of being comes with a particular perception and retaliation. Often observers of dance love the grace and power in which a dancer moves on and off the stage however, this is often seen as narcissistic.
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Pro Dancer Bio
- Pro Dancer
- Atlanta, Geotgia
- Pro Dancer Atl is created by an award winning dancer with an impressive resume of experience thru-out the country. Having worked in stage, film, concert and event performances with such renown company’s as Dance Theatre of Harlem, Radio City Music Hall and Cirque Du Soleil. His choreography has been presented in New York City, Los Angeles, Texas, Las Vegas and Georgia. He’s also a distinguished recipient the NFAA (The National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts) Talent Search award 1994.
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