Inspired to Dance: Everything You Need to Know about Becoming a Professional Dancer without Breaking a Leg (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781450201834)

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!

Author: Mande Dagenais
ISBN-10: 1450201830
ISBN-13: 9781450201834
Publisher: iUniverse
Language: English
Published: 02/22/2010
Pages: 260
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d
Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Silver Medal Winner