Friday November 20th, 2009                          

The School of Alberta Ballet.
West Annex, 2nd Floor
906 – 12 Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta

This year's focus is "Stepping toward a professional career"

Schedule

8:30 - 9:00 am – Registration

9:00 - 9:45 am – Introduction/Identifying Your Career Path

• introduction of service organizations (ADA, DTRC, CADA), panelists
• ice breaking exercise
• brief introductory lecture about the importance of identifying your career path

9:45 - 11:00 am – Jumping into the Market

Participants will be broken into several groups. Along with professionals, each group will be responsible for producing an element of a fictional dancers ‘promo package’.

• resume, bio
• DVD
• promotional plan/marketing strategy/branding yourself as a dancer

11:00 am - 12:15 pm – Stepping into a Contract

Participants will be walked through a mock contract negotiation. They will also learn about the importance of a contract, what a contract consists of (3 Ps of a contract) and basic professional standards

12: 15 pm - 1:15 pm – Getting to know your Community Lunch

Community members are invited to join us for lunch and meet the dance students – networking activity

1:15 - 2:45 pm – Moving through an Audition – A Panel Discussion

Panel discussion with various dance community members.

Panelists will talk about:

• their experience auditioning or auditioning dancers
• what to expect at an audition
• branding yourself/standing out at an audition
• finding out about auditions

2:45-3:30 pm – Fueling The Body Break

A Nutritionist will give a brief talk about the importance of fueling the body. Samples of nutrition shakes will be available to the dancers.

3:30-3:45 pm – Break/Change

3:45 - 5:00 pm – Mock Audition

Mock audition/class. Instructor(s) will teach a movement class as a mock audition. The instructor and a panel will talk through what they are looking for at various points in the class. A few different styles (i.e. contemporary, hip hop, etc.) similar format to So You Think You Can Dance Canada.

5:00 - 5:45 pm – Closing and Feedback

For more details, please contact:

Nicole Caron, Alberta Representative
Dancer Transition Resource Centre
abrep@dtrc.ca