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A resume is a summary of your career's accomplishments.
It itemizes your education, professional qualifications, work experiences, training (inclusive of teachers), and lists choreographic works, performances and awards. All information should be up-to-date. References may be included or place "references will be furnished upon request" at the end of your resume.
Identify your achievements! Dance professionals need to record for whom they danced, when and where they danced. Choreographers need to record the date of the premiere, the number of dancers in the work, the length and key creators involved in the work.
Presentation is important! The format should consider consistent margins (no less than 3/4") and style. Italicize the name of a choreographic work. Make sure that your name and contact information is clearly seen and can be picked out easily. Make sure all names, locations, venues are spelled correctly.
Keep it up-to-date! With available technology, you can keep an accurate record, on a computer file, that is easy to make changes to, or re-order for presentation purposes. Your resume should always be available for distribution upon request. When you complete a production, add the necessary information immediately.
TIP!
- Ask to see other artists' resumes. Decide on the style you like. Use that format.
Article originally contributed by Vivine Scarlett
RESOURCES:
Marino, Kim. Just Resumes 200 Powerful and Proven Successful Resumes to Get That Job. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, 1991.
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