Improvisation Inspiration

I took a really cool improvisation dance class today with dancers that are less experienced and I felt very inspired after.  The way that they moved was more "pedestrian" like however, sometimes I find that to be the most interesting and unique.  As a dancer, when you are training your body for all of those years, sometimes the will to let go and just be natural can get lost.  These dancers were younger than I, but their readiness to try anything was so cool to watch.  It reminds me of why I dance and I hope some of their natural feeling rubbed off on me...

Dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.  ~Ted Shawn, Time, 25 July 1955

10 tips to a successful audition!

1.Be on time. Punctuality is important, time is money.
2.Have Resume and Headshot cut to 8 x 10 and attached to make one sheet you hand them, many casting directors will not except anything else.
3.Have 16 bars of a song, with sheet music, picked out that compliments what you are auditioning for. **Don't sing Lady Gaga's Bad Romance for A Chorus Line Audition!
4.Always have all of your dance shoes with you! You never know if you will need to do pointe, tap or wear character heels.
5.Have appropriate attire with you. Always were tights and leotard so you can layer over it. For example, a skirt to do ballroom in, some stylish clothes to do hip hop in. Some auditions will have you in your tights and leotard only!
6.Have a fresh face of makeup and your hair pulled back off of your face! Casting directors want to see what you look like!
7.Always make sure you stand somewhere where you will be able to pick up the audition combination.
8.Be kind and considerate to those around you. A cattle call audition can be 100's of people.
9.SMILE! Even when you are not dancing!
10.Last but not least, if you mess up, SELL it! Sometimes it isn't about nailing the combination perfectly. It is about the performance!


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Capezio ACE Awards 2010

Here are some awesome videos from the
2009 Capezio Award for Choreographic Excellence http://danceteachersummit.com/videos.php

To enter for 2010, check out
http://dancemedia.com/events/dance-teacher-summit

This is a great opportunity for choreographers to expose their work to one of the most influential audiences in dance. I hope to be a part of this someday and am excited to see who will take it this year! If you are looking for choreography or master classes in the Central Florida area, please contact me at shannon@dancebrought2u.com


Shannon
http://www.dancebrought2u.com