Bellydancers: Boss Up or Burn Out!
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In this podcast episode I announce my new free live masterclass happening soon!
I tell you:
what you will learn
who the class is for
why I’m qualified to teach it
why I’m teaching it NOW
so you can decide if it’s something you want to give your time to…
(If you are a professional bellydancer then you’ll want to come, so make sure to register TODAY!)
🔥 Save your spot in my new FREE masterclass and LIVE Q&A!
Bellydancers: Boss Up or Burn Out!
How to build your profitable, enjoyable, impactful bellydance business on part-time hours without sacrificing your personal life or financial goals.
Join me for this FREE masterclass and live Q&A happening Wednesday, February 18th at 7:30pm Central
(Limited-time replay will be available.)
Register for the FREE LIVE masterclass! ⬇️
Why I’m doing this now:
I know too many skilled passionate dancers who are swimming upstream as they try to make their way into the professional bellydance world.
You are waiting for someone to deem you worthy and invite you in to an imagined secret society of professionals (that doesn’t exist), or
you are working too hard on too many things that don’t actually matter, or
you are resisting taking on the amount of personal responsibility and boundaries needed to be a successful professional, and last but not least:
you are simply not having enough fun!
If you don’t boss up, you are going to burn out. I know this because I’ve been doing this for nearly 3 decades and have seen it over and over again.
I know the difference between dancers that persist and dancers who quit. I’m going to outline those differences in detail for you so you can decide how you want to proceed.
What you’ll learn in the masterclass:
How to BE A LEADER who creates environments and projects that audiences and students want to be part of, making student acquisition and retention a breeze.
How to use efficient and enjoyable systems that REDUCE PREP TIME for gigs and classes so the workload of being a professional bellydancer is greatly minimized and the profit is greatly increased.
How to EARN MORE money from dance: whether you want to just cover your expenses, create a supplemental income, or position dance as your full-time job.
How to ENJOY your life as a professional bellydancer without burning yourself out overgiving, oversharing on social media, sacrificing your mental health, family life, or financial goals.
How to BOSS UP from run-down striving dancer to the calm, collected CEO of your own creative enterprise.
How I’m qualified to teach this masterclass:
(Why would you want to listen to me anyway!? Here’s why…)
I’ve been bellydancing professionally full time for nearly three decades. I've taught and performed in over 20 countries. I've directed a dance studio, performance companies, and many theatrical productions. I have a Bachelor's degree in Dance and a Master's degree in Culture and Performance from UCLA.
With my Dance Cohesion format, I help bellydancers express their brilliance through choreographic composition, improvisation, frame drum and finger cymbals, while being supported by historical understanding and entrepreneurial skills.
Through my online coaching program, I love to share insights from my 26 years of behind-the-scenes experience in the bellydance world with current and aspiring professional bellydancers to help them create sustainable thriving careers that they actually enjoy.
Who this masterclass is for:
If you are a burned out bellydancer who feels like you're missing the keys to the next level, this FREE masterclass and LIVE Q&A is for you!
Maybe you are a…
Solo professional bellydancer booked with gigs at restaurants, hookah bars, private parties, and corporate events. You spend all holidays working. You spend a lot of money on costumes, nails, hair, makeup, props, shoes, and a lot of time preparing for each gig (email contract negotiations, phone calls, back-and-forth with the event coordinator, music set lists that will be loved by each of the audiences). You fight with other dancers in your city over gigs and rates, you aren’t able to develop your own style because you are a chameleon who can be hired for many types of events. You are sacrificing family time and friend relationships and still feeling under appreciated by bookers and audiences.
Weekly drop-in bellydance class teacher creating new lesson plans and music playlists for drop in classes that no one sticks with. You are not earning enough money to justify the expense of hourly studio rental. Or you are being paid a rate that doesn’t accurately compensate you for your time (or even the gas money it takes to drive to the studio). It is burning you out. Student retention feels impossible. Teaching takes away from your ability to perform and improve as a dancer. You aren’t performing as a soloist, your students aren’t progressing, you’re not making connections and producing events and you aren’t attracting any new students as a result.
Dance studio owner struggling with overgiving, people management, flaky renters, constantly renegotiating your lease with your landlords or having to move locations to chase affordable rent/ You are totally bogged down with leadership responsibilities and you are doing it all through the heartbreak of hurt feelings and broken community.
Bellydance student trying to go pro with absolutely zero guidance so you are chasing every single opportunity and connection rather than focusing on what is really going to help you establish yourself. You are traveling to intensives, festivals, applying to perform and teach, sharing everything you do on social media, spending hours networking with other dancers in person and on social media but you are never getting hired for a decent rate and you are wondering “when is someone going to invite me to the pro party?”
Touring professional bellydancer traveling all year to teach and perform at dance festivals. You’ve reached your dream of being an internationally touring soloist but you are starting to realize that the money earned and time spent doesn’t not make up for the sacrifices you are making in your relationships, finances, and health. You may even have a successful student base at home but you don’t see how you can keep this up for many more years, so you are looking into possible exit strategies like real estate or massage therapy etc.
Dancer with a dayjob that you love and are happy with. You are also running a dance business that you love and are happy with. But something has to give and a different balance must be struck to keep moving forward. You’re at a crossroads and not sure what to do.
Social media content creator and bellydancer who has managed to grow your online following but you haven’t been able to turn your efforts online into paying opportunities, gigs, or students. You don’t know how to build a following of buyers and participants. You have achieved a level of fame but your nervous system is wrecked and you have no real-world rewards to show for it.
If any of these sound like you: save your spot in this free masterclass and live Q&A NOW!
And if you have any questions you want me to answer in the upcoming masterclass, don’t hesitate to email me or DM me on IG!
Warmly,
April Rose 🌹
Resources + Links:
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