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Business Course For Belly Dancers | Everything About Gigs
Last updated 9/2020
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz
Language: English | Size: 37.72 GB | Duration: 34h 1m
Sharing all trade secrets & tools to help you become a successful solo performer in a non-Arabic country!
What you'll learn
How to transition from belly dance as a hobby to dance as a paid professional activity
How to promote your solo belly dance shows in a non-Arabic country
How to start performing solo at restaurants and other local events (wedding, birthday, and corporate celebrations)
How to put together your booking contract, website, social media promotion, business cards and other promotional tools
How to structure a 20-minute nonstop solo program and edit your music
How to get ready for the show
How to solve the most common trouble situations on the day of your performance
How to transform a one-time client into your loyal regular customer and promoter
How to avoid mistakes in communication with potential clients, close the deal, explain prices and address clients objections
How to build a long-lasting dance career
Requirements
You need to be interested in starting or expanding your professional belly dance activities as a soloist in non-Arabic country
In order to apply this course immediately, you need to have a good level of belly dance skills that will allow you to start charging money for your shows.
If you are a belly dance beginner, you can start educating yourself in the business area, so that by the time your dance skills get better, you already know what to do.
Description
The life of a professional dancer is difficult by definition, but many dancers make it even more difficult for themselves by refusing to use the whole set of tools to bring them one step closer to success, decrease the level of uncertainty and physical & emotional load as much as possible. Instead, they just rely entirely on good luck, and hide behind the excuses of being bad in business, or shy to promote themselves...There is no shame in wanting to make a living from your art.There is no shame in actively promoting your services.There is no shame in asking for a good level of payment for your skills.And there is no shame in approaching your art as a business.My name is Iana Komarnytska. I came to my first belly dance class 16 years ago, and I had no idea it would change my life so much. Today I m an award-winning professional dancer and choreographer, with a 5-year experience of living exclusively as a full-time dancer, relying entirely on local shows as a solo artist. With more than 200 gigs per year in a non-Arabic country, without an agent or a manager, I was able to figure out not only the artistic side of this work, but also the business and logistic aspects of it. I created this course to gather all my knowledge about various aspects of belly dance gigs, sharing all tips and trade secrets from my own experience of being a full-time solo performer. The result is a complete business guide for belly dancers, with over 100 video lectures, in more than 30 hours of content with a step-by-step guide to unleash your belly dance performance career. This course is for dancers who want to start dancing professionally and get paid for their performances. Whether you want to perform part-time or full-time, this course will help you build a solo dance career focusing on local gigs (weddings, restaurants, corporate events, etc) . You will learn how to be your own manager, promoter, director, graphic designer, and all other roles related to the business side of belly dance. I designed this course in a simple manner gathering all topics into eight major sections:1 Where to Start/ Understanding the Nature of This Profession/ Nuances of Working in a non-Arabic Country 2 Basic Portfolio and How to Put Your Offer Together 3 Advanced Promotional Tools & Reaching Potential Clients 4 Communication with Clients & Closing the Deal 5 Getting Ready for the Show 6 On the Day of Performance & Troubleshooting Scenarios 7 After-Show Must DOs 8 Scaling Up the Business & Taking Care of Your Career and Well-Being in the Long Term By the end of the course you will know all ins and outs of the belly dance gigs world. You will be able to apply your new tools right away, while you are still going through the course. Additionally, you will receive a Step-by-Step Guide to help you launch and grow your dance career. This course is not just theory-based, but it includes highly practical tools, suggestions and demonstrations with real examples (pricing, contract, template answers, website, business cards, music playlists, etc) which you can use in your own practice.All you need to begin is to be interested in exploring the business side of being a belly dancer.What are you waiting for? Jump in and start building your professional dance life today!
Overview
Section 1: Dance as a Business Activity
Lecture 1 About This Course
Lecture 2 About Your Instructor
Lecture 3 Approaching Dance as a Business Activity
Lecture 4 Are You Ready to Start Charging Money?
Lecture 5 The Nature of Your Product | What Exactly Are You Selling as a Dance Performer?
Lecture 6 Nuances of Working in a Non-Arabic Country
Lecture 7 Where to Start?
Section 2: Basic Portfolio
Lecture 8 Elements of Your Basic Performance Portfolio
Lecture 9 Photos
Lecture 10 Videos
Lecture 11 Online Presence
Lecture 12 Costumes
Lecture 13 Setting Up Your Base Price
Lecture 14 Business Registration
Lecture 15 Step By Step Guide
Section 3: Promotional Tools
Lecture 16 Marketing Strategy & Niche
Lecture 17 Examples of Pricing Packages
Lecture 18 Researching Channels Through Which Clients Can Find You
Lecture 19 Reaching Out to Belly Dance Community & Belly Dance Agencies
Lecture 20 Restaurant Gigs: Why to Do & How to Get Into
Lecture 21 Rosters of Artists
Lecture 22 Website
Lecture 23 Social Media
Lecture 24 YouTube
Lecture 25 Promo Video
Lecture 26 Google Listing & Paid Ads
Lecture 27 Business Card
Lecture 28 Printed Promo Materials
Lecture 29 Wedding Conventions
Lecture 30 Word of Mouth
Lecture 31 Creating Content
Lecture 32 Be Creative In Your Promotion Strategy
Section 4: Communication With Clients & Closing The Deal
Lecture 33 Kinds of Events
Lecture 34 Negotiating Restaurant Gigs
Lecture 35 Different Types of Clients
Lecture 36 Common Mistakes in Your Communication With Clients
Lecture 37 How to Explain Your Prices
Lecture 38 Template Replies
Lecture 39 Booking Contract
Lecture 40 Taxes on Sales
Lecture 41 Checking Suspicious Requests
Lecture 42 Discount Requests
Lecture 43 Costume Requests
Lecture 44 Music Requests
Lecture 45 Dealing With Unusual Requests
Lecture 46 Requests For Bachelor Parties
Lecture 47 Fundraising & Charity Events
Lecture 48 Rehearsal Request & Requests to Arrive Super Early
Lecture 49 Requests For Group Shows
Lecture 50 Handling Meetings
Lecture 51 Dealing With Difficult Clients
Lecture 52 Bookings Super in Advance
Lecture 53 When Client is Not The Main Event Organizer
Lecture 54 Additional Useful Tips
Lecture 55 Referring Gigs to Other Dancers
Lecture 56 Requests to Perform Abroad
Section 5: Getting Ready For The Show
Lecture 57 Difference Between Paid Gig & Student Showcase
Lecture 58 How to Structure a 20-min Program
Lecture 59 Widening Your Repertoire
Lecture 60 Choosing Songs
Lecture 61 Suggestions for Songs & Playlists
Lecture 62 Editing Playlist
Lecture 63 Delivering Your Music
Lecture 64 Zeffah Procession
Lecture 65 Performing With a Live Band
Lecture 66 Mini-workshops as a Gig
Lecture 67 Pre-show Reminder
Lecture 68 Performance Checklist
Lecture 69 Make-Up Tutorial
Lecture 70 Hair Tips & Tricks
Lecture 71 Tips For Hiring a Make-Up Artist
Lecture 72 Costume Prep
Lecture 73 Decorating Your Costume
Lecture 74 Multiple Shows on The Same Day
Section 6: On The Day of Your Show
Lecture 75 Before Your Leave
Lecture 76 Arriving to The Venue
Lecture 77 Change Room
Lecture 78 Talking to a DJ
Lecture 79 Your Assistant
Lecture 80 Your Energy is Everything
Lecture 81 Navigating a Tricky Performance Space
Lecture 82 Handling Delays
Lecture 83 Performing Outdoor
Lecture 84 Children In The Audience
Lecture 85 Camera People
Lecture 86 Audience Participation
Lecture 87 Disrespectful Audience Members
Lecture 88 Other Troubleshooting Scenarios
Lecture 89 Finale Of Your Show
Lecture 90 Receiving Tips
Lecture 91 Getting Paid
Lecture 92 At Home
Section 7: After The Gig
Lecture 93 Next Day Steps
Lecture 94 Keep In Touch With Your Previous Clients
Lecture 95 Returning Clients
Lecture 96 Maintenance Of Your Costumes
Section 8: Building A Long-Term Career
Lecture 97 Scaling Up Your Dance Activities
Lecture 98 Physical Health
Lecture 99 Nutrition & Hydration
Lecture 100 Eating Before Shows
Lecture 101 Injuries
Lecture 102 Rest Time
Lecture 103 Dealing With Stress & Overwhelm
Lecture 104 Reaction Of Family & Friends
Lecture 105 Undercutting & Negativity Among Dancers
Lecture 106 How To Deal With Disrespect Toward Belly Dance Profession
Lecture 107 Use Social Media For Research
Lecture 108 Retirement
Lecture 109 Your Relationship With Money
Lecture 110 7 'Secrets' Of Successful Career
Section 9: Bonus
Lecture 111 Final Words & BONUS
Intermediate/advanced belly dancers who want to start performing solo at local paid events.,Active professional performers who want to grow the number and quality of their solo gigs.,Beginning belly dancers who want to start their business education in advance.
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