Career Transition For Dancers

Thank goodness for Career Transition for Dancers!
I never thought of reviewing them until Tuesday night after attending an event about «Keeping Dancers on Their Feet», hosted by the Cedar-​Sinai/​USC Dance Medicine Center! Such useful information!
This is an amazing resource!
They provide:
*Career Counseling
*Educational and Entrepreneurial Grants
*On Line Career Resources
*Computer literacy instructions
…and much more.
ALL FREE OF CHARGE
I had the great fortune to find CTFD when I had no clue what to do, after a serious injury made it almost impossible to continue my career as a professional dancer.
I took full advantage of their free career counseling, workshops, and computer classes way back in 2001.
When I first came to CTFD I was still baffled with the idea that I was soon going to be faced with a future that did not include dance as being my sole financial support and my identity. I had many people trying to convince me to go to culinary school or to go to school to be a sommelier, but it didn’t seem to fit into my ideal picture of my future. I also had no desire to «sacrifice» to get the education for either of those careers.
I decided to check out the career counseling that was available to dancers who were in transition.
Thanks to the guidance of Paulette Fried, and the many programs offered at CTFD I was able to set my top 3 priorities in order.
1. I wanted to get paid to sweat and stay in shape.
2. I did not want to have to wear shoes to work.
3. I wanted to eat and drink with abandon while enjoying many adventures.
Paulette was very supportive of my unusual priorities. Instead of applying for a grant «back in the day», I chose to set off to pursue a passionately active lifestyle and find my bliss with the support and encouragement of everyone at CTFD.
I have come full circle with CTFD. At the going away party for Paulette Fried, I had realized that I was finally living my top 3 priorities.
1. I get paid to sweat while motivating others to embrace an active and healthy lifestyle.
2. «We Do it Barefoot» in all of my classes and most of my Personal Training Session… I sometimes forget to put shoes on in the morning!
3. My active, adventurous, and healthy lifestyle enables me to enjoy what I eat-​guilt free. And 99% of my clients are «foodies» so I get many perks at fine restaurants along with receiving «wine bonuses» from some of my clients when they reach their goals.
Here it is, 2009, I own my own business, and I was able to furnish my fitness studio with supplies from
thanks to a grant from CTFD.
CTFD was there to give me the guidance and support that I needed at a time where I had no direction.
The support and guidance that I received from CTFD is priceless.
Support this amazing not-​for-​profit organization in any way you can!