Aisha Azar
New member
Festival, etc.
Dear Brea,
No one as yet has brought this up, so I might as well be the Bad Guy and do so.
Some of us make our living at teaching and performing dance. When we go to teach and perform, usually someone contacts us, wishing to sponsor us. ( Most of us do not offer our services without first being personally asked to do so.This would be a breach of dance etiquette in most dance circles.)
The sponsors pay our way to and from the event, put us up in a home or hotel, etc. and pay us an agreed on amount for our workshops and performances. The sponsor and featured instructor have a signed contract as far as what is expected of each person, and the event proceeds from that place onward. The sponsor makes money by charging over and above for the classes and show, after the instructor has named a price. Sometimes the price is negotiable.
Because this is the way we earn our living, some of us are hesitant to become involved. Once the pattern is broken and we start paying our way to places, offering to just trade out dance knowledge, etc. then we will earn no money at all for what we do. We also may not feel too good about other professionals who are doing it for free, so to speak. Perhaps some of the professionals have already been in contact with you privately instead of announcing that they are available on the forum, I don't know.
There now, I have said it and I expect some repercussions, but that, I think is the heart of the matter and why you might not be getting such a strong response. I think it is a good idea, but it might need some tweaking, with specific teachers asked to teach by whoever is sponsoring the event, and a more solid commitment from all parties concerned in the event. I hope you will take this in the spirit in which it is given. It is meant as an encouragement and not as a criticism.
Regards,
A'isha
Dear Brea,
No one as yet has brought this up, so I might as well be the Bad Guy and do so.
Some of us make our living at teaching and performing dance. When we go to teach and perform, usually someone contacts us, wishing to sponsor us. ( Most of us do not offer our services without first being personally asked to do so.This would be a breach of dance etiquette in most dance circles.)
The sponsors pay our way to and from the event, put us up in a home or hotel, etc. and pay us an agreed on amount for our workshops and performances. The sponsor and featured instructor have a signed contract as far as what is expected of each person, and the event proceeds from that place onward. The sponsor makes money by charging over and above for the classes and show, after the instructor has named a price. Sometimes the price is negotiable.
Because this is the way we earn our living, some of us are hesitant to become involved. Once the pattern is broken and we start paying our way to places, offering to just trade out dance knowledge, etc. then we will earn no money at all for what we do. We also may not feel too good about other professionals who are doing it for free, so to speak. Perhaps some of the professionals have already been in contact with you privately instead of announcing that they are available on the forum, I don't know.
There now, I have said it and I expect some repercussions, but that, I think is the heart of the matter and why you might not be getting such a strong response. I think it is a good idea, but it might need some tweaking, with specific teachers asked to teach by whoever is sponsoring the event, and a more solid commitment from all parties concerned in the event. I hope you will take this in the spirit in which it is given. It is meant as an encouragement and not as a criticism.
Regards,
A'isha