The Dance Information Sourcebook by Cheryl Obal

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"This book contains advice from my personal experiences as well as job contacts collected over the years of dancing professionally all over the world.  I wrote it to both inform and inspire dancers, and it is an irreplaceable reference whether you are just starting out or you are already performing professionally. I prove through simple business tactics that dancers don't learn in their training, that it is not as difficult as it seems to have a lasting and rewarding career.  I promise that if you read my book and use the information in it, you will be successful."

"If you want to get somewhere, you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never, give up." 

 -Norman Vincent Peale

Testimonials:

"I just read your book, it's great. Thanks for my copy, and thank you for writing it. Before I read your book I had hit kind of a slump, but I sat down to read it and was re-inspired, it got me really energized to go back out there and chase my dreams, so thanks." 

~Rose O., New York City

"WOW! What an amazing book! I found all of it very interesting and I learned a lot about the business I didn't know before. It was informative and very up to date. I especially loved the contact information for different companies. Thank you for a great information guide for dancers. Every dancer should own one!" 

~Aaron H., Orlando, Fl

“The Dance Information Sourcebook tells dancers everything they need to know. It’s about time somebody wrote this!!”

~Brittany O., Los Angeles

“I always wanted to know how to dance on cruise ships, I’d heard about it but I had no way about how to get a job on a ship. From this book, I learned everything I need to know, and I have gotten offers from 2 different ship companies. Before, I was working as a waitress and didn’t have any dance job offers, and now I have more than one to choose from!”

~Anise K., Clearwater, FL 

“What I like about the Dance Information Sourcebook is that it not only tells you how to get a jobs as a dancer, but it teaches you how to live while you are looking and auditioning for jobs. It also gives you practical advice you need for keeping your dance career going. These are the things that people never tell you in dance school.”

~Marylin B., Las Vegas, NV

“This book has so many contacts for dance jobs in it, that I don’t think I’ll ever need to look elsewhere. Lots of sources list information for dancers, but this is the only book that actually tells you where- and in many cases, the specific person to contact- to get dance jobs. It is an amazing reference, and is exactly what dancers need.” 

~Mark V., Danbury, CT 

“The Dance Information Sourcebook gives dancers logical real-life advice about being successful as a professional dancer. The author has been through all the ins and outs of being a dancer, and her advice is honest and straightforward. I don’t know why no one ever taught us these things when I was in college for dance. It always seemed easy to get good training, but so difficult to find out really how to be a professional performer.”

~Jacy M., New York, NY

“What is remarkable is that in the Dance Information Sourcebook, the author gives away her personal job contact notebook. You can tell she wants to help others be successful. This is refreshing, since most dancers are competitive and don’t want to help you get ahead.”

~Susan D., Los Angeles

“I always wanted to move to New York and audition for dancing jobs, but I had always been scared. The Dance Information Sourcebook gave me the hope, confidence, and information that I needed to get started. And if living in New York doesn’t work out for me, then there is plenty of information in there about dancing in other places too. I’m sure it’s a reference that I will keep with me as long as I am a dancer.”

~Brandy Y., Austin, TX

"The Dance Information Sourcebook simplifies the whole process of becoming a professional dancer. I am no longer scared of it!”  

~Darcie L., Indianapolis 

“This book is great because no matter where you live, there is information about having a dance career in that place. I live in NY, but I might move to LA next year, and I already have the resource I need to start my dance career there. It would take forever to find all of this information on my own!”

~Ashley R., New York

“I’ve been a professional dancer for years, and this book is the best resource I’ve seen out there. There are so many job possibilities for dancers in it! I wish I’d had it back when I first decided to go professional. It is helping me a lot now, but it would have helped a lot then, when I didn’t know what to do!”

~Megan K., Orlando

“The Dance Information Source Book is a great reference for dancers. Every dancer should have it! Thank you, Cheryl!”

~Amy A., Chicago