Hi~
Tonight I was at a local hookah bar and one of the men who works there overheard me talking about bellydancing. He told me he has been looking to hire a bellydancer and asked me if I was interested. I told him that sadly, I have only been dancing for three years and I'm nowhere near good enough to accept paying gigs (or non-paying ones for that matter . But this got me thinking- when is someone considered "good enough" to perform? How many years of dance training do you need? How much experience with student performances/ student troupes should you have? How intense should your practice be? What other experience do you need (i.e. makeup, business, etc.)? Should you first seek approval from professional dancers in the area? Are some gigs considered unacceptable for newbie performers (like really high paying ones)? Anything else I missed?
Thanks!!
~Jen
Tonight I was at a local hookah bar and one of the men who works there overheard me talking about bellydancing. He told me he has been looking to hire a bellydancer and asked me if I was interested. I told him that sadly, I have only been dancing for three years and I'm nowhere near good enough to accept paying gigs (or non-paying ones for that matter . But this got me thinking- when is someone considered "good enough" to perform? How many years of dance training do you need? How much experience with student performances/ student troupes should you have? How intense should your practice be? What other experience do you need (i.e. makeup, business, etc.)? Should you first seek approval from professional dancers in the area? Are some gigs considered unacceptable for newbie performers (like really high paying ones)? Anything else I missed?
Thanks!!
~Jen