"People buy the emotion (of a product)."
Business coaches report that "Stories sell".
"Selling" always sounded short-sighted to me. But, storytelling - that's fun, engaging, and develops long-term relationships.
Stories are ways that dancers can demonstrate the ways that our/ their training has prepared us/them for skills necessary in most any job market. Here are a few examples. Modify them to YOUR personal experience. Tell your next employer that the time you've spent in the studio and on the stage sets the groundwork for your success.
Transferrable Skill 5: Flexibility
Transferrable Skil 6: Creative Thinking
Transferrable Skill 7: Individual Time Management
Transferrable Skill 8: Attention to Detail
Stories connect the dots. The skills dancers gain in the studio and on stage are not always apparent from a line on a resume. We - dancers, educators, and parents - need to advocate for the benefits of dance training and make clear how dance transfers to an employable skill.
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