....follow your dream !
written by Matt at on 07.06. at 02:39:38 - as answer to: performing by K.C. >I'm 29 and starting next month. Are there opportunities to perform on stage this late in the game? I've always wanted to. What do you mean by "perform"? If you mean to really, truly dance in a big company on a full-time basis, no. But there may be opportunities if you set your sights a little lower. Depending on where you live and the relative abundance of dance schools in your area, you might be able to attach yourself to a production of the Nutcracker and get a decent dancing role. Small regional and local productions of the Nut almost always have difficulty filling male roles. I used to know someone who started ballet at the age of 47 in July, and in December he was dancing Chinese in a local Nutcracker. I also know someone who'd been taking ballet for years and who went to a Nutcracker audition accompanied by her boyfriend, who had never danced before and showed no interest in ballet. He was prevailed upon to lift her and a couple of the other women. Ultimately, he was shanghaied into the role as the Cavalier (his girlfriend was rejected, ironically) though he only had a few weeks in which to prepare. I saw him perform, and he actually did a fair job. By the end of the run, he was hooked on ballet and has danced in the Nutcracker ever since, as well as other productions of this little company. Answers to this message: |