Business Course For Belly Dancers | Everything About Gigs

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:1️⃣Where to Start/ Understanding the Nature of This Profession/ Nuances of Working in a non-Arabic Country⁣⁣⠀2️⃣Basic Portfolio and How to Put Your Offer⁣⁣ Together⠀3️⃣Advanced Promotional Tools & Reaching Potential Clients⁣⁣⠀4️⃣Communication with Clients & Closing the Deal⁣⁣⠀5️⃣Getting Ready for the Show⁣⁣⠀6️⃣On the Day of Performance & Troubleshooting Scenarios⁣⁣⠀7️⃣After-Show Must DOs⁣⁣⠀8️⃣Scaling 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.