Petite_Dancer123 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I am 14 years old and really want to take dance as a carreer! I know that to get companies to like you, you must have as much experience as possible. However, my dance teacher does not give us any competitions to get involved in outside the lesson... Are there any websites I can look at? I don't really want to talk to her about it because it will make things awkward with her and I have her for many dance lessons a week! I am really sorry if I posted to the wrong bit. I only just got this and I'm not sure how to use it Any help would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spax Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 My daughter never did the competitions, it wasn't her thing. The way to get your face out there is to do the workshops or summer schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletgirlsplease Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 It depends what you want to do. My brother did competitions and then competed in DanceMaster and came 3rd. He then won a full scholarship to The Laines at 16. I'm sure doing comps helped with his performance abilities. He didn't start dancing until 13 but it gave him the confidence to perform. He never did any summer schools or workshops. If you want to do ballet though you might want to get noticed at summer schools etc. my girls do comps and I love the confidence it gives them. Plus the life skills. It's difficult if your teacher doesn't do them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petite_Dancer123 Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Thank you so much! I will be trying our for easte schools and different workshops as well. I was just wondering if there is a website for competitons? It may help me with confidence. For example, in Latin and Ballroom they have so many compeitions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin64 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 PD 123 what kind of dance career are you interested in? I think there is a different pathway depending on what dance you want to take further or what you want career wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BankruptMum Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Both the RAD and ISTD web sites have information on the competitions they run - as Robin64 has asked it very much depends which style of dance you are interested in. The are lots of Eisteddfod and Festival competitions, http://www.all-engla...g.uk/index.html gives you an idea. You will need help and support from your teacher though to enter any competition as often solo dances are required and lots of rehearsals. Perhaps it may be a good idea to talk to her about it and explain how keen you are to take part in competitions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restor Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 It depends on what type of dance you want to do but technique and perhaps exams are a good basis rather than comps though the performance aspect of comps can be important. Many dance teaching societies offer comps....so perhaps your dance teacher may easily find out about them for you. If you value and trust your teacher you should ask them...if not then get another teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petite_Dancer123 Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Thank you everyone! I am only studying ballet but I have had experience in loads of other dancing. I know that if I want to take ballet as a carreer than I should need as much experience as possible as it is a very hard job to acheive! I could talk to my teacher but I don't think she is the type for competitons... I will start to feel uncomfortable. I would consider moving schools to ones where they do competitions after my ballet exam this march:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 If you are currently only studying ballet but are interested in dance as a career I would probably look into taking more classes in different styles or doong extra non syllabus ckasses rather than focusing on comps. A few children do comps at dd's school but we avoid them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletgirlsplease Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) If you want to do Musical Theatre then comps are a really good idea and give you confidence and experience of performing in that way. If you want to do purely ballet then summer schools and workshops may be more valuable. They do teach you good life skills and prepare you for the knock backs of the dance world. Have you thought of getting some performance experience in another way for example the youth ballet companies or your dance school's show? Edited February 23, 2013 by eloise_please 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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