Making It Werk : A Dancer's Guide to the Business of Professional Dance

Margheritis, Shelli, Loucadoux, Michelle

ISBN 10: 1542583845 / ISBN 13: 9781542583848

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

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Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making It Werk : A Dancer's Guide to the Business of Professional Dance
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1542583845
• ISBN 13: 9781542583848
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.741 pounds

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Synopsis

In this start-to-finish guide to the business side of dance, professional dancer Michelle Loucadoux and world-renowned dance agent Shelli Margheritis offer invaluable tips and tricks of the trade from both sides of the audition table. From starting a career in dance through transitioning out of the business, this book discusses the details of training, finding representation, working on set, dance unions, networking, auditioning, branding, and creating a sustainable career as a professional dancer. This is an absolute must read for current or aspiring dance professionals working in any facet of the dance industry.

About the Author

Michelle Loucadoux has been a professional dancer and educator for over twenty years. Her experience spans from dancing with the Richmond Ballet and New Jersey Ballet to originating the Broadway casts of Mary Poppins and The Little Mermaid to dancing alongside well-known music artists on the large and small screen. Michelle has traveled the globe performing as well as training the next generation of performing artists. She is currently the program director of the commercial dance and contemporary musical theatre + film departments at Relativity School in Los Angeles. With an extensive background spanning over 35 years as a professional dancer, author or Making the Move and Brain Snacks, keynote speaker and business entrepreneur, Shelli Margheritis brings a vast range of experience as an agent representing dancers, choreographers and educators for over ten years. As the first agent in history to develop a teaching division within a talent agency, she is the Director of Education and Choreography Agent at McDonald Selznick Associates (MSA) agency that represents world-renowned talent for feature film, television, music videos, tours, Broadway shows, corporate events, Las Vegas spectaculars, commercials, as well as national and international dance education conventions. Shelli co-wrote the Commercial Dance BFA curriculum and is an active member of the advisory board for Relativity School. She is a proud member of the Television Academy and advocate within the dance industry.