Dance: As Profession

This ongoing series serves as a stepping stone in understanding specific careers and provides a wealth of information on the education and training needed within each profession along with a look towards the future of the field with an informative employment outlook. Whether it be music, dance, cinematography, costume design, or many other choices, students interested in a career in theatre and the performing arts have an incredibly wide variety of options to choose from when selecting a career path. Careers in Theatre & Performing Arts is designed to provide need-to-know information on the various careers in this popular field.

Table of contents: What does success look like to you?: assessing your goals and strengths as an artist -- Business of performing arts: how the industry works and how you can be a part of it -- Promoting brand "you": projecting your voice and getting yourself heard -- Who can help?: establishing a network of support to guide the way -- Finding work: where to look, what to ask, and how to land the job -- How to be financially smart from the start: taxes, insurance, and other important survival smarts -- When things go wrong: how to prepare, where to go, what to do -- How to make a "life" (not just a living) as a performer: you are more than what you do for a living.