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6 Tips To Close The Deal On a Bellydance Gig

6 Tips To Close The Deal On a Bellydance Gig

  Last week, I taught a private lesson that was very different than usual. My student, who has been taking both weekly and private lessons consistently for over 3 1/2 years now, is on the cusp of performing professionally.  An opportunity popped up, so the week’s lesson became how to handle a call from a client looking to book a performance rather than our usual technique and improvisation lesson. When you are seriously invested in […]

Sign On The Dotted Line – Contracts for Belly Dancers

Sign On The Dotted Line – Contracts for Belly Dancers

Last week I got an email from a local dancer asking about performance contracts and what to include in one. I’ll admit I was uncomfortable with contracts when I first started to do private gigs. Some part of me felt it was a gesture of distrust toward my client, but twelve years and several hundred parties later, I wouldn’t do a private gig without one.  I’ve come to realize that it’s just a document of […]