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Showbeat Productions
Derick LaSalla and
Mic Thompson need you to help bring Broadway to Greece. Check here
for more info but bring the right shoes.
Carnival
Cruise Lines
All the world is a big floating stage that happens to sail to some
interesting locations. Who would of thought you'd be paid for
this...
Dick
Foster Productions
Continuing our series on quality Production Companies, I want to introduce you to Dick Foster Productions.
Doing it 'old school' and successfully at that.
Production
Companies
You may be working at the MGM Grand Hotel
in Las Vegas but you’re not an employee of the hotel. You may be dancing on a
cruise ship but you were hired and trained by a production company. Let me
explain how production companies get involved in the hiring of dancers.
Sesame
Street Live
There
are currently three tours of Sesame Street Live crisscrossing the United
States and entertaining children. These and other opportunities with VEE
Corporation provide some unique jobs for dancers.
Universal
Studios Theme Parks should be a consideration for any dancer in the business and many
highly acclaimed dancers have Universal Studios on their resume. Don talks
about the very interesting performance package that Universal Studios puts
together for their dancers.
The
Cyclical Life of Music Videos With the music video industry
booming again, dancers have yet another option in the job search but it
remains one of the most misunderstood opportunities for employment. Read
the ins and outs of the music video industry here.
Want
to Be a Rockette? Talk to dancers and they'll tell you that a
certain dancer or movie or Broadway show inspired them to dance. Maybe it
was or Gelsey Kirkland, "The Red Shoes," "An American in
Paris" or "A Chorus Line." But there's also a dance
organization, internationally famous, that has colored the dreams of
countless aspiring young dancers -- the Rockettes.
Dancing
in Guam Get outta town! Many dancers aren't aware that Guam is
using the talents of American dancers and have been for quite some
time.
Dancing
in the Mountains of Branson Missouri
Watch out NYC! Branson, Missouri has over forty theaters
showcasing talent six nights a week from March to December.
Turning
Japanese
You'll find that the rules and the opportunities for dance
employment are completely different here so listen up!
Learn
the Easy Way
... from others' mistakes. This is exactly why Don started
writing and is exactly why you should listen up.
Working
In Mexico
Visit
Mexico with Don in order to prepare for your job there. Plenty to do
and see and dance, believe it or not. Watch your step and you'll have the
time of your life.
Money
Issues in Mexico
How to make it, save it, spend it.
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