| A question that frequently gets asked around by | | | | the teacher is supposed to be good! They are also a |
| aspiring backing dancers is 'How good does your | | | | good indicator of your standard because they were |
| dancing have to be to become a backing dancer?' | | | | probably a professional dancer in the past or if the |
| The answer is very simple. Watch the backing | | | | teacher is young they may still be a professional |
| dancers in the music videos on TV and you need to | | | | dancer. |
| be as good as them! | | | | Also many dance teachers start teaching because |
| If you are as good as the dancers that you see on | | | | their dancing skills have a good reputation so they're |
| television who do backing dancing then you too will | | | | definitely likely to be above average dancers. You will |
| be at standard which will make you a contender to | | | | see many professional dancers and even dance |
| be picked as a backing dancer at dance auditions. | | | | teachers at auditions for backing dancers - it's a job |
| Sometimes dancers are picked more for their unique | | | | that a lot of people want. |
| dance style or as you've probably seen because they | | | | If you can cut it with the best dancers in the dance |
| are really bad or really funny dancers. For the most | | | | class you know that you have a good chance. Also |
| part though artists and people in the music biz will | | | | you should try and get to the most popular dance |
| want really good backing dancers! | | | | studios in the big cities if possible. Do some research |
| A good way to find out what level you're currently | | | | to find out where these are. |
| at is by attending dance classes and seeing how | | | | These popular dance studios will inevitably have lots |
| good you are compared to the other dancers. Ideally | | | | of very good dancers in many of the dance classes |
| you want to be as good as the best dancers in the | | | | so it will be a higher standard in general. Of course |
| dance class or the dance teacher. The best dancers | | | | there are lots of different dance styles and dance |
| in the dance class are probably professional dancers | | | | classes and it would take an incredible dancer to be |
| who you will see at auditions when you become a | | | | amongst the best at every single dance style. |
| professional dancer too. | | | | You want to be able to excel in 1, 2 or even 3 dance |
| Many times the dance teacher will be the best | | | | styles and be proficient or above average at the |
| dancer in the class which probably isn't surprising as | | | | others. This is the standard you should aim for. |