A New York Dancer Summary

“A New York Dancer” is written by Veronica Dittman. In 2002, Veronica was a dancer in New York trying to work for independent choreographers while also training under her own whims and interests. She trains diligently to become the type of dancer she would want to watch. Throughout this article, Veronica states how she has learned the “dancer life” in New York and how much time and energy it takes when dancing and having to manage other jobs for the money. Venturing out to New York, the biggest factor contributing to the rise of dancers in the collapse of the modern dance economy in the early 1990s. Here and there are audition listings up with most of dance companies seeking dancers for a single gig. With there being barley ten dance companies in New York City that offer the dancers forty-eight weeks or work with a salary you can live on and health insurance, most dancers seek other jobs to help fills in the gaps financially. During our …show more content…
Back then there used to be a possibility of catching a rising star, getting in on the ground floor with an unknown choreographer and staying with their reputation and ability to offer employment growth. The success on modern dance is so low now that it is almost impossible for “emerging” choreographers to make the next step toward paid work for their dancers. In our dance meeting, last Tuesday, Professor Hapke and Dr. Sims proceeded to tell us that the arts funding was getting cut and that the opportunities we had, will no longer be available. This means huge things where choreographers right out of school, with no shortage of talent, brains, or hard work need almost impossible quantities of luck and personal connections to break through to the next level. The Joyce Theater’s “Altogether Different” series, spotlights “fresh” talent as well as now featuring the same choreographers more than once over the span of the few