Inspired to Dance: Everything You Need to Know about Becoming a Professional Dancer without Breaking a Leg

So you want to be a dancer? In Inspired to Dance, author Mande Dagenais details the entire process of how to become a dancer. Based on more than thirty years of experience in the performing arts as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, director, and producer, Dagenais shares her vast knowledge and experience.

Using personal anecdotes and dispensing practical advice, this definitive and comprehensive guide teaches the ins and outs of show business:

• How to find the right teachers
• Audition dos and don'ts
• Where and how to find work
• How to create longevity in your career
• What it really takes to get in the business, be in the business, and survive in the business

Inspired by some of today's biggest television shows, dance is back with a vengeance and the public's imagination has been fired up. Everyone is dancing-from two to ninety-two. Why not you? Let your journey begin. Travel the hoofer's lifecycle from dream to goal to commitment; from audition to rehearsals to opening night; from fantasy to reality, and the incredible moments that take your breath away. Take the next step in your career and break a leg!

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 02/22/2010
ISBN: 9781450201858
Pages: 260
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d