You know that quote, “So far you’ve survived 100% of your worst days?” Continue to remind yourself of that. It’s been one year since our world was upended. Broadway shut down (for what the League anticipated would be one month), the ballet cancelled its Spring season, universities shipped students home, and dance studios across the … Read more
We all need to take a break to pause and breathe. For many of us, the holiday sweet spot between Nutcracker madness and audition season is the tempting and rare moment to be still. And period of this rest and relaxation has as much value as pushing yourself. However, with many studios closed at the … Read more
From studio space to anti-bunhead fitness, here are a few of the resources to take advantage of…
You want to feel and perform with confidence. All of this starts with making sure your body and mind feel revved and ready to go.
Auditioning can be overwhelming; it is a nightmare to sift through and juggle overlapping dates and locations. To help you out, we are curating a list of upcoming auditions which will be available and updated through our new education portal for dancers.
So it’s audition photoshoot season right now, and I wanted to just take a moment to talk about a common issue we seem to have with dancers in my studio: Knees!!! You would be surprised at how often we pause a photo shoot to talk basics. Lately, the biggest offender in over 50% of my … Read more
Headshots Updated 2018. Audition photos can put us all in a frenzy no matter if you are the subject of the photograph or the one taking the shot. Whether it is for summer intensives or college applications, headshots, arabesques and body shots could be required. Submission deadlines are approaching soon, so here we go! I … Read more
In my last post about headshots we talked about whether you should choose a smile or not. While a toothy grin may not be appropriate for all audition photos, we do know that a genuine smile is always better than a fake smile. So I know this probably had many of you thinking: but I don’t like the … Read more
If you answered this question by saying that knowing how or when to freeze the action or knowing how to light dancers you’d be on par with most photographers who shoot dancers. If you mentioned knowing how to interact with dancers, networking, and ‘creating your style’ or ‘brand’ you’d belong to the second biggest set … Read more
