A4D's INFO BASE KEEPS GROWING!

By Grover Dale

This segment is loaded. Dancers, choreographers, and agents alike talked to us freely about what training means to them and the impact it has on employment. Dancers across the board need to be aware that venues...from danceclubs to music videos to pop tours to Broadway to feature films to dance companies to casino nshowrooms to cruiseships...all exert their own unique set of standards during casting procedures. This tip from dance visionary, Wade Robson, is just a sample of the dozens available on the member page.

WADE ROBSON,

Host of MTV's Wade Robson Project and creative force behind Britney Spears.

"If you want to be a working dancer and land bookings, you need training. I never suggest going after just one kind of dance, like, "Oh, I'm just a popper." You be a just a popper your whole life. People don't want to see just a popper. I like well-trained dancers but I also like rawness. That's something I notice in my choices. I like dancers to have traning, but I can't stand it when they look trained...."

List Of Contributors to ProSpeak About Training page:

1. LIZ IMPERIO / L.A.-BASED CHOREOGRAPHER OF FILM, TV, AND VIDEO
2. MARGUERITE DERRICKS / L.A.-BASED AWARD-WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER
3. TINA LANDON / LA.-BASED AWARD-WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER
4. KELLY KONNO, DANCER, (JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE) ASST CHOREOGRAPHER, TEACHER
5. T.J. ESPINOZA, L.A.-BASED DANCER SOLO ARTIST, POP TOURS (BRITNEY SPEARS) MUSIC VIDEO
6. RHAPSODY, L.A.-BASED DANCER, SOLO ARTIST, POP TOURS (RICKY MARTIN) MUSIC VIDEO
7. ALAN JOHNSON L.A.-BASED AWARD-WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER
8. ROBIN ANTIN, L.A.-BASED CHOREOGRAPHER IN VIDEO, TV, AND LIVE STAGE
9. PATSY SWAYZE, L.A.-BASED CHOREOGRAPHER IN FILM, TV, AND LIVE STAGE / MASTER TEACHER
10. TONY STEVENS, N.Y.-BASED CHOREOGRAPHER, MASTER TEACHER
11. TRAMAINE, ENTRY-LEVEL DANCER
12. MARTY KUDELKA, L.A.-BASED CHOREOGRAPHER (JANET JACKSON TOUR)
13. NADINE ELLIS, L.A.-BASED DANCER, ACTRESS, TV JOURNALIST
14. GROVER DALE, CHOREOGRAPHER, DIRECTOR, WRITER.
15. WADE ROBSON, L.A.-BASED CHOREOGRAPHER, DIRECTOR, COMPOSER, TV STAR
16. VINCENT PATERSON / AWARD-WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER/DIRECTOR
17. SKY HOFFMAN / CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER (JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE)
18. CARMIT BACHAR, L.A.-BASED DANCER (MUSIC VIDEOS, POP TOURS, TV, LIVE STAGE)
19. BRIAN GENDECE, L.A.-BASED PRODUCER, PERSONAL MANAGER
20. TRAVIS PAYNE, L.A.-BASED CHOREOGRAPHER (VIDEO, POP TOURS, TV, THEATRE)
21. MONICA VIOLETTI, L.A.-BASED DANCER, ACTRESS (POP TOURS, VIDEOS, TV)
22. BROOKE LIPTON, L.A.-BASED DANCER / MUSIC VIDEOS (BRITNEY SPEARS) POP TOURS
23. CHONIQUE, L.A-BASED DANCER & CHOREOGRAPHER IN VIDEO, POP TOURS, & FILM
24. LYNNE TAYLOR CORBETT, AWARD-WINNING N.Y.-BASED CHOREOGRAPHER / DIRECTOR
25. BRIAN FRIEDMAN, L.A.-BASED AWARD-WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER
26. JAMAL & ROSERO, L.A.-BASED CHOREOGRAPHERS
27. JESSE SANTOS, L.A.-BASED DANCER (BRITNEY SPEARS) & EDUCATOR