As Shakespeare said the world is a stage and life is a drama, and we all are actors. We are playing our part in the world and each scene is connected with each other. This may not be obvious to every person, but we don’t have any doubts that life is full of expression. In every moment we are expressing ourselves in a way or another for our very existence. But there are some people who are exceptional in expressing their life. As our young people have lot of options in their life they can also chose the world of emotions.

This world is not for the scientific and analytical people, not for the accounting people and it is not a place for tech savvy. Neither a mathematician can shine in this field nor the management pets nor can the law enforcement people survive in this area. Because this is a world of breaking all the barriers, this is a world of passion and here you don’t have to remember any formula or equations. You have to forget everything and just to feel the passion inside you, bring it out and you need to perform in the world stage.

We are talking about the choreography field. Behind every winning individual there will be a person, who can be a guide, teacher or the mentor. For a dancer it will be their choreographer. A choreographer’s life is a combination of new thoughts, fluidity with music. These describe the profession best. Choreography, the word stands for the dance writing and a choreographer is the architect behind this act.

Choreography- Profession & Requirements

The students who want a career in choreography first need to know about the profession, what is choreography? A choreographer’s life begins as a dancer. There are different forms of dance, both in classical and western, in traditional and in modern. It may be a folk or ethnic, it can be conventional or religious. A person who wants to have a career in this field should know about the diverse field of dance because they are expected to give new interpretations and techniques in these diverse areas.  Once dance comes under the list of hobby, now the youth break this tradition and put this in the career list. The passion and opportunity made this career a popular profession, for the new generation.

When you take this field as your career option you need to take care of something. As we discussed above it is the field of people who are brilliant in expressing themselves, only those can take this. Dedication and commitment is so required in this area that only the passionate people can endure in this profession. You need to be hard working, but only being meticulous won’t help in building this profession; you should be self driven and self motivated too. You need to put in effort continuously and improve yourself every day.

The career demands that you should be focused, remain disciplined and be able to handle. The people who drive for excellence and creative can have a very bright future in this field. The choreographer should be a good problem solver and willing to take challenges.

The physical condition should be suitable for the career; the professionals must have good stamina and fitness, flexibility and quickness, elegance and harmonization etc. They should feel the rhythm of music and the artistic ability to communicate this feeling through art. You need to be patient and work or practice for long hours. Therefore the attitude and personality of the prospects defines the profession in this area.  If dance is a hobby for you then never expect the professional result out of it. A good professional will get a lot opportunity from travel across the country or abroad.

Most of the people think that the profession doesn’t require any educational qualification. But for a choreographer it is highly demanded. Before taking this as your career you should get the professional training and also do the research part. These research and experience will help the aspirant to take the challenges and do experiments in the areas. It provides the professional a sort of confidence to go out of the box. One can take any subjects as their specialization in choreography such as choreography for stage performance, training for disabled, Broadway, theater, television, music videos. By doing your specialization you can figure out your niche area and will be able to expertise in that area.

Key to Success….

Experience and innovation is the key point for succeeding in this career. The experience opens many doors for a professional and it helps to gain reputation in the field. The best feature of the profession is that there is no retirement period for a choreographer. If you have the potential to develop new interpretation on the traditional art forms and be able to give a personal signature in those dance forms, the opportunity for you as a choregrapher is huge.

In India and International level the career opportunity offered to a choreographer is very large. The dancing industry is itself in a booming phase and offer tremendous scope for the youngsters. Today every television channel finds their increasing TRPs through the reality shows. The dancing reality shows created huge a demand for professionals in the field.  But the society can serve only a small percentage of the demand because we are lacking the well trained and experience people in the profession. It seems like that the needed people in the area are nonexistent.

The entertainment world, the film industry and the dance academies are also a platform for the choreographers. The remuneration for the fresher in the area can starts with Rs.5,000-15,000/-. But if you are a fresher or in the entry levels don’t think about the money part, you have to take this as a phase for learning and expertise in the interested area. If you are ready to invest your time and effort in this profession, no altitude can put a limit for you.

Most of the young aspirants get less support from the family and they are unable to get a good trainer in the field. We can’t able to erase completely from the societal thought that dance is more than a hobby but it is also a promising career for the interested people.  Being expressive is a gift and dance is a medium to share this gift with the world. There are great personalities in this field and they have a passion and they live in their zeal. Now it is your chance, take the opportunity and remember there are no short cuts to success….