Author of “So You Want to Be a Dancer” Matthew Shaffer has experience in New York and Los Angeles across multiple media platforms including television, film, musical theater, and dance companies. He’s collaborated on Broadway shows and will appear on Netflix’s “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp,” starring Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler. He offers advice to current dance performers and those looking to branch out into other facets of the industry.
Tell us about your book. [It’s for] dancers just starting off and deciding how to start their professional career, and those who already have an established career and are, like, OK, my ego says I need to keep performing, but my body says I need to find something else to do. Whether it be in casting, as an agent, or on the executive level, if you love yourself and are passionate about performing but you want to have a steady income, there’s a lot out there for dancers or former dancers.
Who else can benefit from your insight?I think musical theater people will love this book because it reminds them that they’re only as good as what they’re putting out there and what they’re working on. They have to be constantly
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