Advice For Ambitious Ballerinas
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Here I'm going to give you an insight to what true ballerinas have to go through in order to become a real professional.

Spending years of vigorous training at a vocational dance school does finally draw to a close in the student's graduate year.

Students have spent so long perfecting their technique and artistry to finally be at the stage where they can set free into the real world of professional dancing.
Dancers will normally be around the age of 18, or 19 when they venture off to find a job in a company in the professional world. However, it isn't unusual for exceptionally talented dancers to already be in a company at that age.

Ballet auditions and trying to find a job can be a daunting and anxious experience for many students. They have waited so long for this moment for and now it is finally their chance to take that one step further to pursue their dreams of having a career in dance.

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Student dancers strive for perfection of technique and artistry and aim to present themselves in the best possible light to secure a contract with a professional company.

They can go through a countless number of dance auditions before they get any sort of respond from the company.

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It can be a grueling experience auditioning for companies. It's seems almost impossible to know exactly what the company directors want.

In some auditions, a director can even discard you before you have even performed a plie. It's tough!

What you can do is work your hardest and prepare yourself. Broaden your knowledge on how you can impress the director.

What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger so you just have to keep believing. Great ballerinas never give up!

Even when dancers secure a job in a company, they still have to always be striving for more and learn how to survive in a ballet company.

There is a lot of competition out there around the world so when you go to auditions it can seem overwhelming and it's easy to feel like a small fish in a big sea. But you just have to block out everyone else and concentrate on your own ability.

Ballerinas are very strong-minded.

It is natural that you will not be suited to every single dance company that is out there, whether it's stylistically or physically - you have to decide where will be right for you and do the research of where to audition beforehand.

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If you are at this stage now, or have a few more years left, or even if you are no where near this phase... it's always good to be one step ahead and prepared for what's to come! I'm here to help and answer any queries you have!

If you were like me as a dancer, you will have endless questions running through your head right now...

Where to start?

Where to audition?

How can I prepare for ballet auditions?

What do the directors look for?

How to cope in your first year of professional dancing?

I can answer your questions! Whatever happens, keep dancing - follow your passion and love of dance!

To become the best dancer you can be, learn the Seven Secrets ..... go to my 'Seven Secrets of Ballet' page

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