The Life of a Professional Dancer

The art of dancing is very exciting. Dance is naturally a product of happiness. With dance comes many fun moments. One has ultimate freedom to express himself /herself and really live beyond the numerous distractions around.  But there is a deep story behind the life of a professional dancer. The truth be told, dancing as a profession is very fun but very challenging. What gets the professional dancer going during hard times is the joy and fulfillment he/she finds in dancing. The life of a professional dancer include some of the details below.

To dance professionally and remain indispensable, you really have to work very hard in rehearsals and dance projects.

Money don't come so fast in spite of your hard work. As a beginer, you may have to dance for free many times. But if you are good and focused and patient, you may reap the reward of your hard work.

Getting connected with established dance companies and personalities can help a lot. No matter your talent, you need someone ahead of you to take you ahead. It's not important who you know. What's important is who know you. And for important people to know you, you need your dance talent to be marketable plus great humility.

Competition is highly part of it. Like sports, dancing is an art with many great talents. You really have to put in your best to constantly be on the stage. Sometimes you may not even be noticed base on the particular dance style that's needed by the employer. And this may really be disappointing. But the competitiveness shouldn't cause you any hard feeling, envy or stress. The thing is, do your best and relax. If your best is not enough, then work harder and wait for better times.

Provided you are good, popularity will hit you. Each time you climb the stage, fans will cheer. This gives the dancer much joy. And it's this feeling that make many dancers enjoy dancing because joy is kind of scarce these days - especially with all the troubles around. However, don't let the fame get into your head and lead to pride. Still see yourself as normal. It's hard for your behavior not to change but it shouldn't tell others they're not as important as you.

Injury is likely to come. And if it happens to you, you have to fight hard to climb the stage again. Some injury can be minor while some severe. Whatever the case, defeat it.

Most times, most dancers usually face parental disapproval when going into professional dancing. This is very common in some parts of the world like Africa, Asia and many third world nations. These parents don't see any good coming out of dancing. This is largely influenced by the hash economic atmosphere in these regions. They go all out to stop you. They don't care if it makes you sad. However, they are somehow correct because professional dancing is not being encouraged in these regions. But a revolution has started in Nigeria. Some dance companies have come up and many dancers are earning something, even though it's not big - for now. And there are some good talent shows like Nigeria Got Talent, Maltina Family Dance and some others. But one outstanding development is, for the first time, two young professional dancers got married. It sent a big message to all who heard about it. People now know professional dancing has come to stay. Seeing this, many disapproving parents have started giving up the fight because these young dancers can now point to someone who is making a huge difference with dancing. For this reason, M9 Ballet School is highly respected. My word to all those facing parental disapproval is this: - ' If dancing really gives you joy, then dance '.

It's a big mistake for you to expect everyone to like the way you dance. Everyone is entitle to his / her opinion. But don't let people's negative opinion about you define who you are. Shake it off and believe in your dance style and appreciate those who believe in you.

At this point, let me hit the nail on the head. There is no best dancer. Not you, not anyone. Someone somewhere is better than you and you are better than many other dancers. The best is just an: " illusional tag ". It doesn't really exist. Don't compare yourself with anyone. God created everyone differently. Aim to be the best of yourself. It will give you more joy and fulfilment.


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