[Dancer3]

Dancer3 here...
I know I'm only 14, but I have a little plan for my after highschool life.
so here it is.
1) I want to get some more experience (singing dancing acting more)
2) Get some cash... really.
3) I need an agent, which might not be a problem because on is interested but I need experience (see number 1).
4) I'll live in NYCity waitressing or whatever, taking classes on the side...
5) Audition as much as possible!!!!!
6) Make a show...
7) Meet up with some totally awesome guy and live happily ever after
8) Okay, maybe not that last part but you get it.

So is there anybody out there who thinks this way? Or will I forever be just a small town country girl???

[melstergirl]

This sounds like your run-of-the-mill dream plan. I would love to do this, too. However, another part of me keeps me grounded from these sorts of things. If you have an agent interested, that's fabulous. If you want to get more experience, I would suggest going to college first, and take their performing arts classes. That will not only get you some training, but you will be in shows all the time (depending on where you go, that is). Sounds great, just... unstable. Iffy, at best. I know this works for some people, I'm just not sure who. I'm a freshman, too; I'm just incredibly realistic for a 13-year-old. Good luck. I don't mean to discourage you or anything, but don't expect incredible events to pop out of nowhere and land you starring roles. I think you know that it's going to take a lot of work. Hope you can make it.

[fleeting_grey]

follow your heart

[ditzydramaqueen]

dude, that is like so weird cuz Im only 14 but I want to act and sing and dance 2!!! ahh! what a coinsidence!! well I already have been taking dance and acting classes for quite some time now and I do live in new york but sadly not the city so i wanna move to florida or LA in claifornia but u sound really kool! and dude, I tell ya, never give up ur dream!! that would literally suck!! so do as many things as you can in the performing arts area and before you know it...poof!! ur famous dude!! literally.

[Dancer3]

Awesome!!! this is great! I didn't expect such a great feed back on this!! Thanks so much!! Follow ur dreams u guys!! We'll make it!

[WARangel]

Originally Posted by Dancer3

Awesome!!! this is great! I didn't expect such a great feed back on this!! Thanks so much!! Follow ur dreams u guys!! We'll make it!

Keep submitting your plans and dreams to God and ask for and look for "doors" and "people" in your life to direct you.

I started law school, looking to transfer to Yale - taking it as a huge sign when I became best friends at the time with the son of the Dean of Admissions - with the goal of joining an LA or NY entertainment law firm and then a record company or starting one myself.

Yet somehow ended up in Romania doing investment banking/capital raising for business, meeting my closest friend ever, ... and then, as it looks like we are turning the corner in Romania and I'm committed to our business and Romania for the next 10 years . . . he dies in his sleep and now suddenly my path goes back to the U.S. . . . with me looking at entertainment again of all things - a desire / dream, among some key others - that I never lost . . . .

And while still feeling completely lost to be back and without my best friend, avocate and Hero . . . I believe, among other "senses," that God is telling me I'm suppose to STOP dreaming . . . give up my dreams, replacing them with thinking about/focusing on Him. Not kidding.

You'd and I'd think it was a movie or some contrived anecdote if it wasn't true.

Endpoint . . . my life turned out no where near what I dreamed of and the closest relationship in my life so far was with someone I never thought of . . . or even sought out for that matter . . . to get to know. And I have no idea where I am going now . . .

Yet somehow, I know that God is somehow orchestrating it all in the end . . . even though its hard for me to allow for it.


P.S. Go to as many adults as you know and tell them what you would like to do and if they would know anyone you could contact to talk to about pursuing dance, making a career of it.

See also if there are any local theaters, groups, etc. that you can contact someone and ask if they could direct you to someone to talk to.

Follow your heart . . . but don't stop seeking God first.

[zekthedeadcow]

as an aspiring filmmaker myself.......

This:

4) I'll live in NYCity waitressing or whatever, taking classes on the side...

Should be:

4) I'll live in NYCity taking classes or whatever, waitressing on the side... and being poor.

Otherwise you are a waitress, not a dancer/actress/performer


Getting in with a good agency is key and then networking with other people.

[FarawaySoClose]

Whoa, whoa, it's not poof, you're famous at all! There's a ton of work and rejection involved in the life of a performer and it may take years for you to get the kind of work you want...

I'm a theatre major actually (I'm a bit jaded!) and I totally recommend going to college first. There's tons of work in musical theatre, so you should along with your dance classes, take voice lessons and an acting class or two. Get a degree or at least several semesters of good training under your belt and then go for it... Some schools offer degrees in musical theatre with an emphasis in dance (Sam Houston State, in Huntsville, TX, has a great program) and that sounds like what you want...anyway hope this helps!! Don't be disheartened, if you want this and you're willing to work for it, go for it!

[Dancer3]

Thanks you guys. This is so cool!