Dancing full-time
Dance is undoubtedly a common hobby, regardless of age, gender and background. For many younger dance students, their dreams include becoming a professional dancer. As dancers grow and develop, this may become more of a viable option in terms of career path, and the decision to take dance full time comes to the forefront. The love of dance and passion for the art form makes this decision an easy one, however there are also other reasons to further your dance training.
Whilst a few dance classes each week mean your ability and progress is moving at a steady pace, dancing full-time means improvements will occur much more quickly, advancing your dancing goals much faster. Full time dance means technique class every day, as well as more performance opportunities. With this comes professionalism, quickly learning the high standards required and what it is like to work in the industry.
Full time dance training may also provide the opportunity to gain work experience in the industry ahead of finishing your studies, so take advantage of these opportunities. Through the training itself you will receive lots of performance experience and learn about the industry. Honing your skills as a dancer and learning about yourself means you will get to grips with industry skills. You get to know yourself as a dancer: mentally with stress, pressure, failure and success, and physically in terms of your limits and abilities.
Training in dance will be an ultimate challenge both mentally and physically, preparing yourself for the outside world which is even tougher! Throughout your training you will be challenged every day in order to make you a better dancer and to question the industry around you. Despite being hard work, all of those challenges are there to teach you something!