You Got Cut~~Now What?

This blog is for no one in particular but that girl that has tried out for her number one and did not make it to that next round! 

 

You went to your audition and you believed you had the sun shining in your corner and then:

• They don't call your number
• They don't post your number on the board
• The director cuts you from bootcamp

It happens time and time again.  This could be your 2nd or 3rd time trying and you just can't seem to nail it.  What are you doing wrong? Should you tryout again? Or should you set your sights upon another team goal?

There are many ways to turning this positive into a negative.  I mean let's face the facts; this may not be the year you are meant to be on that squad so prepare for next season or tryout for another team altogether.

The best of the best NBA and NFL dance pros have gotten cut at some point in their lives at something.  Some of the pros that you see cheering and dancing at a game have auditioned more then once for that team.  It's about determination, persistence and training.

It's a hard pill to swallow when you are not what they are looking for. It can be a dagger to the heart and a self-esteem pincher but with that said it can also be an enlightenment factor to step up your personal game.  Accept it as a challenge that you will make that team. 

We encourage and advise you all to not give up.  Take a day to wash your wounds and lay in bed with a gallon of ice cream but ONLY a day.  The next day make a timeline, set goals, start planning.  Get into dance classes.  If the team is more technical or that was the part of the audition that you struggled with; take technique classes or if the team is funky and your hip hop is a little weak, take hip hop classes.  If you have trouble with your stage presence and you are stage and camera shy; take some improv or acting classes.  Dance for a local dance team or company to learn about and conquer performance pressure and structure!  Find out if you can assist or intern with a high school dance team coach to gain experience in picking up choreography and understanding the dynamics of being a part of a team.  You may need to get a personal trainer or a new stylist or look!!!

If you got cut, the reasons could be millions on top of millions.  The fact of the matter is, is that you must be appealing to all the judges on the panel and to the director.  You have to catch the eye of a variety of people.

So you got cut~~~now what?

It's time to step your game up, channel that athlete in you and show up to the next game even though you lost this one.  If this is what you really want; go for it with all that you have.

It will pay off!

XOXO
Arena Dance Pros