It may be the secret weapon you need!
You may be focused on your dance career and care about nothing else right now, but you may be missing out on a secret weapon. If you haven’t thought about learning to sing, now is the time to put it on your “to do” list.
Why?
3 Benefits of Being Vocal
1. Dancers who sing have more audition opportunities.
There are a lot of other men and women out there who want to dance professionally. The competition is fierce, and there are only so many parts each year for all of the dancers out there.
Why not increase your chances of working more by learning how to sing?
Once you know how to sing, you can go to all of the musical theater, theme park, cruise, and other auditions that call for “dancers who sing.” This opens up your audition opportunities by the hundreds!
And try not to make it difficult. Just learn to sing a ballad and an upbeat Broadway number well. Then, show the casting directors that you are not only a fabulous dancer, but you can sing too!
2. Dancers who sing can make more money.
Once you land a job as a dancer and a singer, you will make more money. Not only do the unions usually call for you to be paid more when you provide several talents on the set of professional productions, but there are also separate recordings that go on while you are dancing. You’ll get paid for your dancing AND your recorded voice.
3. Dancers who sing can travel more.
Think about all of the great musicals and performances going on across the world. If you can sing and dance, you may find yourself doing a European tour, performing on a cruise to Greece, on location for a movie musical or television commercial, and more.
While being in a dance company gives you the opportunity to perform worldwide, why not increase your chances of having more travel opportunities by learning to sing?
Have Fun Singing.
While it’s great to become a working dancer who can act and sing, or a triple threat, there are so many other benefits that go along with learning to sing.
You can express yourself in a new way, sound better during holiday caroling, sing a baby to sleep, and just have fun singing. Plus, it’s always a great confidence-builder to know you can sing, especially if you see someone at an audition who is a great dancer but can’t sing as well as you can!
And who knows? You may find that you have a fantastic voice and end up getting more work singing than dancing! Give singing a shot. You have nothing to lose, and many, many benefits to gain.
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