When I moved to the Big Apple I had a clear goal in mind: I wanted my name in lights. Like most newcomers, I had a healthy dose of tenacity that I thought would take me straight to the top. My first week in New York, I planned to crash an Equity chorus call, be plucked from obscurity, and begin my long life as a Broadway gypsy. Why not? It totally could happen, right?
Well, it didn’t. It took me seven years before I felt the footlights of Broadway from the stage of the St. James. While I would have loved a fast pass to my dream, today I could not be more grateful for those years of working my way up the ladder. It was those seven years that led me to a sick love affair with the creative process and ultimately to my current calling: a life as a dance captain and associate choreographer.
Over the years, I’ve noticed a few secret perks of my job that few others in the business get to experience. And if you ever become a dance captain or Broadway choreographer, you’ll get to experience them, too.
1. It’s a free education to learn from the very best of Broadway. My first Broadway show was a beautiful but short-lived revival of “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.” Our associate
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