How much should i charge to dance at a jazz concert?
The above has said some misinformation . Short notice can be a week up to the actual performance date. As for charging you should only have them pay for the performance portion. traveling if it's long ways and you have to travel by plane, bus, train etc. ( can't use a car) than you should charge extra for that. Every company has their own way of charging expectations. I'm assuming that you are a professional but then again you never said you were or not so I'm not going to say anything on the professional part that's another thing that the above user was wrong on. Most companies professional or not charge for travel, and performance. Some do it by the hour but in this case since it's just a concert I say just give them a full price. My company that I used to dance with charged 200.00 for a performance and we danced for about an hour. If it's more than an hour long performance than that's when we charged more. I think the most we charged someone was 400.00 costumes you do pay for as a company shouldn't have someone else pay for that, sitting? Why do you want to charge for just sitting? That is uncalled for. If you want to perform while you're there fine if you're there and not performing don't charge them for that b/c that's your decision to be there while you're not performing. 10.00 a song that's ridiculous. Depending on how many dancers you have in your group I say just charge 350.00 or something that can be divided in half evenly with each dancer. Half of those prices that you want to charge for is ridiculous when you should only be charging for Performance and Travel . Edit: At the end of the day you can charge what ever amount you please. But make sure it's reasonable and for the right reasons. The above user is only telling you things from a personal level/view not what should really be said. She's also telling you things from a professional point of view but you never said if you were professional or not so there for she is giving you some misinformation
Could I get a dance scholarship?
If you wish to become a professional modern dancer, you must take a lot of ballet along with a codified modern technique. Scholarships are given to dancers who have the body, facility and musicality for dance along with training appropriate for their age. Dancers training for a career in modern/concert contemporary class take 50% ballet technique classes and 50% modern technique classes. Dancers without strong ballet, don't get scholarships or work for that matter. At your age, you should be taking daily classes in both, 5 days a week minimum. Jazz and tap are not necessary. Along with ballet,you need to be taking class in either Graham, Horton or Limon modern techniques. If you can attend a local performing arts high school, that would be a good way of getting both ballet and modern classes. Check to see if there is one in your area and if you can audition for it. If you have strong enough dance skills you can audition for a summer intensive program. Scholarship are given to the most talented students. DANCE magazine lists auditions in their January Issue which comes out in December. Look for a modern program like Alvin Ailey or Paul Taylor. Paul Taylor doesn't require an audition but it is expensive. When you graduate high school you should audition for a college conservatory program which has a concert contemporary focus. That means a BFA and the dance classes are ballet and modern dance. Often students are hired from college programs or apprentice with companies they do workshops for and audition for. In reality there are not great schools in Maryland, Kentucky or Texas for this. The better schools are in NYC and Philly. When you are ready pick up a copy of DANCE magazine's college guide. It lists all the schools, what they offer and what they require to get in. It is always good to visit those schools in your junior year and meet with the head of the dance departments and see a dance major showing to see if you are a good fit.
Why does it cost so much to attend a music concert?
You could certainly argue that this is not the main reason, but I believe a big part of why concert tickets are so expensive is the belief by many in the music business that being in the music business should still make them rich. There was a time when music sales accounted for the majority of the income that any successful artist made, and successful artists made a lot of money. During this period, performing live was looked at more as a way to promote album sales as opposed to generating a ton of revenue, so as long as the tours didn’t lose money, it was all good. But once music sales went in the tank, the only viable way to make any real income was from ticket sales. And this is OK. There’s nothing wrong with trying to make a living from your music.But how much money they want to make has a direct impact on how much they are going to charge for their tickets, and therein lies the issue, at least how I see it.
What is your high school dance team like?
I am in my school's Dance Production so I'll just answer questions for that. We practice everyday. It is a class during school. We do anything anyone decides to choreograph. Everyone on Dance Co. takes outside classes. Triple piros, russian leaps, a la secondes, switch leaps, kicks, and fouettes are all important to make it. We perform for our school's Fall homecoming rally and at our Dance Production Show in the Spring. No, we do not compete. The cheer team is more well known but the dance team is notoriously amazing (the best in town). We practice in our school's dance room during our class time and during lunch. It doesn't cost anything, we just have to have our supplies (shoes, jazz pants, leotards, etc).
When you win a dance competition, do you get money?
If you mean to make a living, the only way to do that with competition dance is to be in one of the organizations that run it, teaches it, or judges them. Not by competing. There are some prestigious ballet competitions that give medals and that gives opportunity to dance with top ballet companies. Smaller competitions that offer scholarships to dance class which is worth money too. Even some cash prizes awarded but the wouldn't cover the cost of classes, costume and travel. Bottom line is competition dance is not professional dance so there is no real money to make there except for the people who run them. Lyrical is not a professional genre of dance and can only be found in recital schools and competition dance. There are careers that pay money in the ballet, contemporary and modern companies, tap and jazz for theater work. To be able to work in those genre you must have the body, facility and musicality required for that kind of career. You also need world class professional training which is not what is given at recreational dance studios that do recitals and competitions.
Dave Brubeck's Unsquare Dance?
Brubeck's "Unsquare Dance" is one of my favorites and it is quite unique as it blends the American square dance simplicity of "Turkey in the Straw" with the very complex rhythmic pattern of an Eastern European or African dance. Brubeck and his cohorts, especially Paul Desmond and Joe Morello, composed many "odd" time signature song forms. Two of the most well-known compositions from the Brubeck groups are "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk". As much as I like these two, neither resembles "Unsquare Dance" except as "oddities" in counting time. The only song that really reminds me of "Unsquare Dance" (though it is in 4/4 time signature) is Roberto Menescal's "Telephone Song" with Astrud Gilberto on vocals on Stan Getz's GETZ AU GO GO album. It is similar in humor and tempo and is syncopated enough to hint at an "odd" time signature. Other wonderful music in "odd" time signatures can be found in Bela Bartok's compostions and arrangements/compositions by Don Ellis and his orchestra. Many other musicians (including me) have composed and performed in "odd" meters, but I have heard nothing else quite like "Unsquare Dance." I wrote one also in 7/8 like "Unsquare", but mine is a very different rock/boogie blues form. Try searching for "odd" meter on YouTube. Happy listening.
IS SOPHOMORE YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL TO LATE FOR COMPETITIVE DANCE?
I have been dancing since I was 3 yrs old, and I REALLY want to be on a dance competition team. I've done cheer competitions before so I have experience in the competitive side. The reason I'm asking is that I see so many girls start out at like 3 or 4 years old doing competitions. Btw, it is just for fun, in no way am I going to other questions. •What dance styles are most competition numbers? •Is competition dance considered a sport (ex: for college applications) •How many EXTRA hours a week does the team add. THANKS