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

by Mande Dagenais (Author)

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 Biography

Mande Dagenais' career as a choreographer, director, and producer has spanned more than twenty-five years, seventy production shows, and four continents. With more than seventy stage shows to her credit, Dagenais resides in Miami Beach with her husband, Alex, and their two dogs. Visit her online at www.inspiredtodancethebook.com.