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Dancers: 3 Tips for Better Headshots
For dancers, actors and executives, a good headshot can make a huge difference. It is also an investment of time and money, so to prepare for the perfect headshot, make sure that you hire the right...
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How to Prepare for a Photoshoot
I had a really fun dance and fitness photo shoot this past weekend with Elizabeth Thuvanuti of Dance Cardio Plus. Elizabeth is a former dancer who is combining hip hop and dance for a cardio workout...
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Dance Photos and Fitness Photos: Working with Props
Working with props in a dance photo shoot or fitness photo shoot can be really effective or really cheesy… It takes quite a bit of finessing to make props work well in dance and fitness photos....
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Your Images, Your Brand: Are you Choosing Wisely?
There are all different styles of photography out there. Are you choosing the right ones for your purposes? In this second post in our series on marketing for professional and forward thinking...
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Marketing Workshop for Dancers: Summer 2015 Dates Announced
I’m thrilled to announce the dates for this summer’s Dance Auditioning Marketing and Image Workshop. The Workshops will be held on Sunday, July 19th and Sunday, August 2nd, at my studio in Long Island...
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3 Ways to Make Social Media Work for Your Brand
Guest post by Elizabeth Eames If you have been following Rachel’s smart marketing advice for dancers, dance companies and fitness professionals, you know how important it is to identify and maintain a...
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Congratulations Dancers! Winning Contracts with Great Audition Photos
This is an exciting time of year for many auditioning dancers, who are announcing where they are going next and what dance company contracts they have received. It is a joy to see the dancers who...
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The Techniques You Need Now for Successful Auditions and Dance Careers
Summers here, let’s rejoice! As July and August shoot dates start to book up I’m thinking more and more about new strategies for helping my auditioning dancers to stand out this next season. I want...
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Must Do List for Dance Auditions: June Edition
Let’s dedicate some time this summer to build and check off your marketing to do list so you can start the next season ready for success. Allison Lang First up, we are talking about landing and...
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4 Audition Tips to Do Right Now
Gianna Nicoline 1. Continue your research and deepen it. Look at youtube videos of dance companies and think about why you would like to work for those companies (beyond just wanting to land a...
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Meet Varvara Kalinin of Perfect Posture Pilates
Varvara Kalinin is the owner of Perfect Posture Pilates, a pilates studio in Astoria Queens, near our photography studio in Long Island City, NYC. Varvara’s studio is “a contemporary Pilates studio...
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Rachel Neville on Movers and Shapers Dance Podcast
I was thrilled to be interviewed by Erin Carlisle Norton, Artistic Director of The Moving Architects on the Movers & Shapers dance podcast. On the episode, available now, I talk about why marketing...
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A Dancer Workshop So Great, We’re Having Another!
The first session of the Auditioning and Marketing Workshop for Dancers this past weekend was a huge success, with dancers from NY and LA prepared to take on the upcoming dance audition year with...
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The Reviews Are In – Dancers from Around the US Loved Our Marketing Workshop!
Big thanks go out to everyone who participated in the Marketing Workshop for Dancers. It was a day filled with great energy, important information and smart questions from dancers launching their...
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One quick tip that could make a huge difference
It’s been a busy summer, audition photo shoot season is in full swing at our Long Island City photography studio. I wanted to take a minute to share with you guys a fantastic tip that we are talking...
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‘The Art of War’ and Dance.. Food for Thought
Can you believe it’s the end of August already?! We have been super busy this summer with a variety of photo shoots at the studio and on location, working with dance companies, doing commercial...
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What Crying on the Stoop Taught Me About Work, Dancing and Neighbors
I spend a lot of time on this blog talking about the things we work through in shoots or consultations, giving you tips, highlighting the successes of my clients, and all around, doing everything I can...
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The One Thing You Need for Your Dance Audition Photo Shoot
The audition photo bookings are coming in and we are moving into high gear for the height of dance audition photo shoot season. Let’s get right to the point, then! I get so many questions about dance...
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Powerful Dance Photography for an Innovative Dance Company: Rachel Neville...
I absolutely LOVED working with the Eryc Taylor Dance company and I know you are going to love their show just as much. ETD’s upcoming show, The Exhibit, runs Oct 15-18th at The Alchemical Theatre...
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Ask a NYC Dance Photographer
I work with so many auditioning and established dancers, but no matter the level of experience, I have found that dancers come to me with smart questions that help us get the best possible images for...
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