On this episode your co-host Azaria interviews NYC based dancer, teacher, choreographer, and photographer, Chris Coates-Mitchell. On this episode we talk about tips for transitioning into the professional dance world, creating social media personas/branding, making money with dance photography, and how dancers are getting jobs based off of social media following.
THIS WEEK ON DANCE BEHIND THE SCREEN PODCAST…
[1:26] AZARIA INTRODUCES CHRIS COATES-MITCHELL
QUESTIONS WITH CHRIS COATES-MITCHELL:
[3:32] AZARIA ASKS: “HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR CAREER AND YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE?”
[7:26] AZARIA ASKS: “DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR DANCERS TRYING TO FIND THEIR WAY FROM COMPETITIVE/STUDIO DANCE TO THE CONCERT/COMPANY DANCE WORLD?”
[12:10] AZARIA ASKS: “WILL YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY?”
[14:31] AZARIA ASKS: “HAVE YOU NOTICED A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUR CAREER AS A PHOTOGRAPHER AND DANCE?”
[16:25] AZARIA ASKS: “HAVE YOU NOTICED OTHER WAYS SOCIAL MEDIA IS INFLUENCING YOUR CAREER?”
[22:11] AZARIA ASKS: “IS DIGITAL MEDIA STARTING TO SHAPE THE VALUES FOR DANCE?”
[24:37] AZARIA ASKS:
1- IF YOU HAD TO RECOMMEND A RESOURCE TO OUR AUDIENCE WHAT WOULD IT BE?
WORKBOOK- THE ARTIST'S WAY: A SPIRITUAL PATH TO HIGHER CREATIVITY, BY JULIA CAMERON HTTPS://WWW.AMAZON.COM/DP/1585421472/REF=CM_SW_EM_R_MT_DP_U_1SKYCBSVMJ4DC
2- WHAT WAS THE FIRST DANCE YOU SAW?
MY VERY FIRST TEACHER DID A DUET WITH HER FRIEND TO “COLD HEARTED SNAKE” BY PAULA ABDUL
3- DO YOU THINK SOCIAL MEDIA HAS A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THE DANCE WORLD (YES OR NO)?
YES “IF YOU ARE FOCUSING ON COMMERCIAL DANCE”
NO “IF YOU ARE FOCUSING ON COMPANY DANCE”
4- WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM?
INSTAGRAM
#CHRISCOATESMITCHELL RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
CLASSES- STEPS ON BROADWAY, HTTPS://WWW.STEPSNYC.COM/
CLASSES- PERIDANCE CAPEZIO CENTER, HTTP://WWW.PERIDANCE.COM/
CLASSES- BROADWAY DANCE CENTER, HTTPS://WWW.BROADWAYDANCECENTER.COM/
DANCE CONVENTION- NEW YORK CITY DANCE ALLIANCE, HTTP://WWW.NYCDANCE.COM/HOME.ASPX
TV SHOWS- WORLD OF DANCE, HTTPS://WWW.NBC.COM/WORLD-OF-DANCE
TV SHOWS- SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, HTTPS://WWW.FOX.COM/SO-YOU-THINK-YOU-CAN-DANCE/ARTICLE/AUDITIONS-INFORMATION-597913597600A0002278F480/
WORKBOOK- THE ARTIST'S WAY: A SPIRITUAL PATH TO HIGHER CREATIVITY, BY JULIA CAMERON HTTPS://WWW.AMAZON.COM/DP/1585421472/REF=CM_SW_EM_R_MT_DP_U_1SKYCBSVMJ4DC
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CONNECT WITH CHRIS COATES-MITCHELL:
FACEBOOK- @CHRIS COATES-MITCHELL
INSTAGRAM- @CHRISCOATES24