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Training in Dance: Beyond the Studio – Does your love for dance stop there? In conversation with the Chief Editor of the Hong Kong Dance Magazine
Were you there? Sitting in that post-secondary dance class, or company thinking that you were never going to have a career as a dancer? Maybe your experience was early, as early as high school perhaps where you were pressured and convinced that there were no career opportunities and no job security in the arts. Perhaps you were encouraged to pursue a post secondary degree or schooling in something other than dance assuming that an education in dance would ultimately get you no where. But we love dance… some of us obsessed with it... while others claim it is a part of them and would be lost without it. What options do we have? How can we continue to explore our love for dance beyond the studio? At Dance Education Canada, a part of our mission is not only promoting dance education, but advocating for it. So much so that we did a project, showcased on our Youtube channel on dance careers in Canada. The project highlighted a number of Canadians across the country who have careers in dance or have has careers that stemmed from their education in Dance. There are many fields one could pursue in dance education, including dance science, therapy, writing and more. Today we will talk about our needs as dancers post performing career, our intimate need to have experiences with movements and how an extension of our experiences with dance in the form of a career differs from our experiences while studying dance.
GUEST: Rooting from Toronto, Canada, Melinda is a professional dancer, teacher, choreographer, and editor based in Hong Kong. Having graduated summa cum laude from York University’s BFA (Honours) Dance Program, Melinda went on to pursue further studies in the Teacher Training Program at Canada’s National Ballet School where she completed her RAD teachers’ examination. In 2017, Melinda graduated with distinction from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with an MFA Dance Degree in Choreography. Melinda is now the full-time Chief Editor and Business Development Manager of Hong Kong Dance Magazine.
INSTA/FB/TWIT: @hkdancemagazine
LINKEDIN: Hong Kong Dance Magazine
WEBSITE: hkdancemagazine.com
Disclaimer: Any and all ideas and information presented in the following podcast are those of the presenter. The presenter is not an employee or representative of Dance Education Canada (DEC), and is participating in this podcast on a voluntary basis. The ideas and information they express do not necessarily represent the views of the DEC or its partners, employees or affiliates. The ideas and information expressed herein are for general educational purposes only. They should not necessarily be applied to specific individual situations. DEC recommends consulting an expert or professional regarding specific medical, legal or business concerns. DEC makes no representations about the accuracy or suitability of this content. Please note that Canada's National Academy of Dance Education is now operating as Dance Education Canada.
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By DCWere you there? Sitting in that post-secondary dance class, or company thinking that you were never going to have a career as a dancer? Maybe your experience was early, as early as high school perhaps where you were pressured and convinced that there were no career opportunities and no job security in the arts. Perhaps you were encouraged to pursue a post secondary degree or schooling in something other than dance assuming that an education in dance would ultimately get you no where. But we love dance… some of us obsessed with it... while others claim it is a part of them and would be lost without it. What options do we have? How can we continue to explore our love for dance beyond the studio? At Dance Education Canada, a part of our mission is not only promoting dance education, but advocating for it. So much so that we did a project, showcased on our Youtube channel on dance careers in Canada. The project highlighted a number of Canadians across the country who have careers in dance or have has careers that stemmed from their education in Dance. There are many fields one could pursue in dance education, including dance science, therapy, writing and more. Today we will talk about our needs as dancers post performing career, our intimate need to have experiences with movements and how an extension of our experiences with dance in the form of a career differs from our experiences while studying dance.
GUEST: Rooting from Toronto, Canada, Melinda is a professional dancer, teacher, choreographer, and editor based in Hong Kong. Having graduated summa cum laude from York University’s BFA (Honours) Dance Program, Melinda went on to pursue further studies in the Teacher Training Program at Canada’s National Ballet School where she completed her RAD teachers’ examination. In 2017, Melinda graduated with distinction from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with an MFA Dance Degree in Choreography. Melinda is now the full-time Chief Editor and Business Development Manager of Hong Kong Dance Magazine.
INSTA/FB/TWIT: @hkdancemagazine
LINKEDIN: Hong Kong Dance Magazine
WEBSITE: hkdancemagazine.com
Disclaimer: Any and all ideas and information presented in the following podcast are those of the presenter. The presenter is not an employee or representative of Dance Education Canada (DEC), and is participating in this podcast on a voluntary basis. The ideas and information they express do not necessarily represent the views of the DEC or its partners, employees or affiliates. The ideas and information expressed herein are for general educational purposes only. They should not necessarily be applied to specific individual situations. DEC recommends consulting an expert or professional regarding specific medical, legal or business concerns. DEC makes no representations about the accuracy or suitability of this content. Please note that Canada's National Academy of Dance Education is now operating as Dance Education Canada.