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Almost a month ago (and happily/sadly I have been so busy that I haven’t posted this until now) I attended a workshop put on by a great organization called Career Transition for Dancers. The organization helps dancers who are either retiring or are looking down the road at retirement figure out what they want to do with their life post-dance. It is a great organization who have help a lot of dancers as they transition out of being performers into other aspects of the arts world
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05.18.09
I've known many professional dancers, as well as professional cheerleaders. For the most part, they've also been some of the most accomplished people academically ...
Unfortunately, I haven't really kept in contact with these people since graduating from college so I can't say how this all translated into their careers. But I have a feeling that they're exactly as you describe them.
05.18.09
Agreed!
I was a professional modern and ballet dancer who had to retire at the age of 23 (yikes) due to blowing out my knee twice. Sad? Yes. But was I S.O.L.? Definitely not. I made sure to market all those thing that do make us dancers such great hires: I doubt employers could find more personable, eloquent, detail-oriented, and hardworking employees.
Sounds like a great organization. Good luck, and I hope you don't have to use your plan B!
05.19.09
Unfortunately, most dancers don't have an education or background in engineering or computer science, so I don't think I'll be hiring very many of them.
05.20.09
Is it considered "hiring" a dancer if I pay them in one dollar bills?
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