I am still kinda new to performing, believe it or not, for those of you who know. I moved to NJ and am having problems being as known as I was in DC/VA/MD metro areas. How does one promote herself without seeming cocky? I want to promote myself better than I have in the past, as I let a controling boyfriend promote for me. He is out of my life and I want to start promoting for myself. I feel I have a lot to offer women all around the glode, as I feel some teachers and society can be discouraging, and I am full of encouragement How can I promote myself better so perhaps I can be lucky enough to get on one of the World Dance NY DVD's? I feel Im ready. But dont know how to say so without people thinking Im pushy or cocky or even undeserving. What do you do when you want public recognition other than small gigs? I have a phobia of promoting myself, which is how all international dancers have made it. Any advice would be great. But Im not here to get shot down. Positive advice has a better impact. Thank you. Ladies? What did you do to get on tours and known through the US and even world?
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Re: Forgive my nievity
Wed, April 30, 2008 - 2:05 PMI myself am not a pro (not even close) but I would say the way to make your name known is to be truly excellent at what you do. There are open auditions around the city for dancers so I would try to make a name for yourself by dancing first. Then once you have built up a resume I would contact those dancers that you would like to work with and present yourself in an honest and well thought out manner. No one starts at the top everyone works hard to get there. Many of the worlddance dancers are on tribe so you may want to drop them an email. Invest some money into buisness cards, nice ones, in color with your picture and contact info. If you don't have a myspace already build one and perhaps drop some change into developing a professional website outside of these socail netowrking sites. Take workshops and make yourself known to respected dancers. But don't expect this stuff to happen overnight. If you think you are ready to teach look into studio rental space, there are many dance studios that rent by the hour and if you can drum up enough interest in a class then word of mouth via your students is another way of promotion. Good luck. -
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Re: Forgive my nievity
Fri, May 2, 2008 - 2:41 PMYoure very right. Why didnt I think to audition for different things? That would help bigtime. Thanks for all of your advice :)
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