![]() I feel that we have over-flogged and over-understood the idea of performing. What’s your advice for up and coming dancers?ĭancers need to just get more information. Attaining success, retaining success and evolving with it, and that is what will sustain the brand. So, I believe that for someone to be really effective as a dance brand, it really depends on the person’s philosophy of success. Being a brand does not limit you to being stagnant, you also need to continue to improve on your skill set and understanding towards the marketing of such a brand. The more demand you are in, the better you can function as a dancer, and the better you can even grow. When you market it, you are driving the economic status of your brand, demand and supply. ![]() How you influence people, what it is that you arouse in people, as a brand, how to understand and identify those elements and market it. For me, a dance brand is built based on the philosophy of the drive towards goal and what it is you want to achieve. It is teaching them to maximise their potentials, so it is a great initiative. This seminar is great investment GOND is making in Nigerian dancers. You spoke about the importance of branding for dancers do you believe that GOND’s initiative will help Nigerian dancers? So I think that you should live above the survival mode, and you should live above the growth of the industry. But when you appear needy, or like you need that artiste, he is going to give you whatever he likes not what you deserve as a dancer, and you would have to take it because you want to survive. So that when you are successful, even the artiste that would ask for your services would appreciate you and not offer you demeaning deals. Those are the things that would help you expand, and start giving you more of a voice. I would urge dancers to unite and collaborate in understanding the platforms and opportunities that are available for them, rather than wait for the artiste or the musical videos or shows.Įvery industry is facing the same economic downturn, what can dancers do to stay afloat in this trying economy?Ī lot, but most importantly, they need to start looking internally and understand what the economy needs and then think of what other kind of services they can provide, all within their skill set. It’s not like it is not obvious, because dancers add colour to all arms of entertainment, but we have to claim our stake in it. We can blame the system for not giving us enough, but we also need to continue to prove to the system that we deserve it. I feel we as dancers actually have a lot to do. So I broke out of that stereotype.ĭance in Nigeria is not seen by many as a viable career, what’s your take on this? It’s either you’re a doctor or you’re a lawyer. There’s this stereotypical box that your environment, your society expects of you, when you want to define what a successful person is. I got motivated by the negative attitude that people have towards being successful as a young person. In life, I guess, if you are good at something, get informed and make a viable career out of it. To them, dancing was what I did as a hobby at home. Looking at my educational background and being an A student, I never thought I would decide to take dancing professionally. I was the adventurous one in the family, so I participated in a lot of sports activities and this made my parents decide to come and watch whatever I was participating in. Almost impossible actually, especially since I come from a conservative home. Were your parents supportive or was it easy to convince them? In other words, I landed that major contract in more than two months of having danced professionally. They gave me their trust and I was awarded the contract to be their choreographer. When they approached me, I never had a packaged video to show to them but I assured them that I knew what I could offer. An MTN dance show was going on then and someone who saw me on a video told them that I was worth being one of their choreographers. My first deal happened in 2002 and in a month, I was already doing videos and shows professionally. When exactly did you start dancing professionally? Then, I used to go to the National Stadium during weekends for dance, workouts and I think that was where dancing as a career really began for me. I engaged in ballet classes, sports activities and so on. ![]() I was always dancing because I was very active as a kid. It was just a hobby and people would comment that I could dance very well and all that. STOP THE USE OF HARD DRUG FOR SEX! IT KILLS!!!. MEDICAL CONSULTANTS REVEALED HOW MEN CAN NATURALLY AND PERMANENTLY CURE POOR ERECTION, SMALL AND SHAMEFUL MANHOOD, AND INFERTILITY ISSUES WITHOUT SIDE EFFECTS.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |