GHM PRO

FORMAT:

2 DAYS

5 HOURS PER DAY

LIMITED CAPACITY

1-on-1 CUSTOMIZED FEEDBACK

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GHM PRO is for advanced dancers who have no problem with self-confidence but who want intense, direct training so they can become elite, in-demand dancers who excel on high-level jobs.

The missing link for so many aspiring dancers these days is harsh but true- you just need to be a better dancer. The current lack of real training in classes makes it extremely difficult for me to hire dancers myself and to recommend dancers to my colleagues who are hiring.

As opposed to the new GHM GAMEPLAN where we work on what you need to do outside of the dance studio in order to book more (info here), GHM PRO is entirely devoted to your dance ability inside the dance studio and being able to deliver in the room.

For GHM PRO, you can be:

• a signed dancer who wants to be a repeat booker, have “lead guy” or “lead girl” moments, work across TV/Film/Music Videos/Tours/Commercials seamlessly, be versatile, and be the smartest dancer on a job (which, incidentally, often leads to assisting, which leads to associate choreography, which leads to choreography, creative directing, etc!)

• an unsigned dancer who needs an agent and is “job ready”- you are professional-level and just need representation

• an advanced dancer who wants to raise the bar but can’t find someone to push them enough

My skill and versatility were invaluable in making me one of the top professional dancers of my generation- in my opinion, the bar is far too low for dancers who are currently training. I want to raise the bar and get advanced dancers as close to perfection as they can get.

This doesn’t just mean choreographically, but also by being the “smart dancer” that everyone talks about- but what does being a “smart dancer” mean and where can we ever get real training in being “smart”? We’ll go beyond making the choreography perfect and focus on how to work with a camera, an artist, on tour, in a closeup- these are all different skill sets.

Raising this bar means not only will you work more, but the industry as a whole will benefit- choreographers’ work will be represented better, artists will look better, productions will be safer, rehearsals will run faster, all because we have smarter, more efficient, more skilled dancers.

In this session, we will:

• drill choreography- I will bring my expertise from both sides of the camera to drill you in a way that both makes sense for you as the dancer and for us as the creative team. Sometimes when we’re drilled by choreographers who haven’t been dancers, the choreographer is asking us to do something that doesn’t make sense from the dancer’s perspective. I’m taking everything I learned having worked on the top jobs with the top choreographers since I was 7 years old and am going to share all the tips and tricks to get things to read how they need to so that the choreographer is happy.

• assess what’s holding you back individually in a “hired or fired”:

  • HIRED: Based on what I’ve seen in the 2 days, what are you doing right? What assets are you bringing to the table that would make a choreographer want to hire you?

  • FIRED:  What’s holding you back? It could be as simple as what you wore, or it could be that you give off an attitude like you don’t want to be there, when inside you’re thinking “I want this SO BAD!”. Or, you just need to be a better dancer but now you know EXACTLY what to work on.

This is one of the most intense of the GHM sessions. Good luck with your submission and I look forward to having you!