Join The Proactive Dancer
A FREE Live Virtual Event teaching early career dancers the EXACT steps I’d take if I were starting my dance career over today and wanted to book work with choreographers, directors, and companies I admire— even with little to no connections.
Here’s the thing, the landscape of a professional dance career is constantly changing. It has definitely changed a lot since I started my career nearly a decade ago.
Casting directors and choreographers are taking different approches to finding the right fit for their work. While large open calls are still a part of the hiring structure, they are proving to not be the only way dancers are booking jobs these days.
I also know that the audition landscape can be frustrating, especially at the beginning. Many of the dancers I talk to fresh to NYC feel that it’s impossible to get your foot in the door. To them, it feels like swimming upstream while others are just floating along the current.
HOWEVER, there are much more efficient ways to get connected to the communities you want to be a part of and PLENTY of space for dancers like yourself to carve out your ideal career (whether you’re in NYC or not).
While our industry is still quite saturated, there are only more ways to get the job you dream of. But where to begin? That’s where I come in!
Maybe you just graduated and are asking yourself, “well now what?”
Maybe you went through an entire audition season with little to no jobs to show for it.
Maybe you’re frustrated with the “it’s about who you know” system and want to find your way in.
Or maybe you’ve had some success in your career and just want some new ideas on what’s working now.
YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE
September 17, 2024 @ 12 PM EDT
You’re why I created The Proactive Dancer. Although a dance career is challenging to navigate, it shouldn’t feel impossible. In our time together I’m taking a step back to share what I would do if I was starting my career over today and knowing how dancers are booking work.
Early 20’s without any connections or resume credits.
A small or non-existent social media following
New to NYC (or any other dance community)
You’ll leave with not only a more full picture of how the professional dance world is changing but with tactical ideas on how to approach your career head on.
This FREE 2-hour event is live with Brandon and will leave you with tactical ideas you can try right away. And yes— it will be recorded and sent out within 24 hrs of the event.
FAQs
I can’t make it to the live event. Can I get a recording? YES! Although it’s best if you can make it live, a recording will be sent out within 24 hours of the event.
Is this only for contemporary dancers? While my expertise is in the contemporary landscape, these principals can carry over into the commercial and musical theater lane.
Whats the catch? No catch! I created this because it’s exactly what I needed when I was starting. I remember feeling like a small fish in a big pond and wanted to have a better grasp on my own career. I wouldn’t tell you to do anything I wouldn’t do myself. The ideas I’m sharing in this workshop are the best practices in booking work outside of an audition room.
That being said, I will be offering participants an invitation to my signature coaching program PROS which is gearing up for its third iteration this fall. This is completely optional and even if you don’t join us for PROS you’ll still get so much out of this one workshop.
So who is this exactly for? While dancers at any stage of their career can benefit from this event, it’s designed for those are in the first 1-2 years of their journey. Overall, I want dancers who are actively pursuing their career to take advantage of this workshop. That may mean dancers who have already completed a job and are looking for other ways into the career they want.
Hi, I’m Brandon!
Since launching my first coaching program in 2020, I’ve worked to help other dancers find fulfilling work. The dancer’s who have come through my programs have landed jobs with The Metropolitan Opera, the Radio City Rockettes, Twyla Tharp, Peter Chu, and more.
I started my career in 2015 as a company member with Visceral Dance Chicago. While in the midwest I also worked as a guest artist with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and the Cambrians.
After two years of full-time company life, I moved to NYC to pursue a freelance career. Here I danced for the Metropolitan Opera ballet at Lincoln Center, KEIGWIN + COMPANY, Vim Vigor Dance Company, Belinda McGuire Dance Projects, and as a performer in Punchdrunk’s, Sleep No More.
Up to this point, I’m so grateful for the incredible projects I’ve gotten to be a part of and I’m excited to help other dancers do the same!
Through my podcast, Breaking the Wall Podcast, and a series of one-on-one and group coaching programs like SHIFT and PROS, I have been working to help early career dancers book work they love and build long, fulfilling careers.
