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The Audition Results Are In – Congratulations Dancers!
This is the time of year I just love, the emails start coming in from my dancers sharing their joy at finding contracts and detailing their audition experiences. I’m so lucky, yes I get to work with...
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Video Launch: Audition and Marketing Videos from Rachel Neville
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our video audition and marketing series for dancers. Episode 1 is available now and we are busy putting together a library of videos with tips for launching...
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Know Who You Are as a Dancer – Audition and Marketing Tips for Dancers Episode 2
We are thrilled that so many dancers and our colleagues in the dance community are enjoying our brand new Audition and Marketing Video Series for Dancers. The feedback from Episode 1 has been great...
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Advice on Transitioning from Dancer to Trainer: Spotlight on Katie Dettling
We recently had the pleasure of working with Katie and Grant Dettling, co-founders of Fit-Arts, a Pilates and wellness studio on the Upper West Side. In addition to being a successful entrepreneur in...
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Dig In
Bear with the preamble here, I’ll get right to the point of ‘dig in’ in just a minute, but I had a 25 hour period that, if I’m really real about it, might just help some of you out there. A few nights...
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How to Write a Resume and More Career Tips: Audition and Marketing for...
Episode 3 of my Audition and Marketing for Dancers video series is a slightly longer video because it is a particularly important topic for dance career success and I have a lot of advice to share with...
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Episode 4 Preparing for Audition Day
In this episode of the Marketing for Dancers video series, we tackle the big day: audition day, that is. Dancers, you have spent years preparing to this moment and now the dance audition day has...
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You Don’t Have to Do It Alone: Rachel Neville Photography Video 5
In this episode, from our Marketing and Career Tips for Dancers Video Series, we are talking about the importance of community support as you prepare for dance auditions, go on auditions and manage...
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You Got the Job – Now What? Episode 6
Episode 6 of the Rachel Neville Photography Audition and Marketing Video Series for Dancers looks at a topic you don’t hear too much about. It might be a topic you haven’t even thought about...
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Dancers Review Photo Shoot with Rachel Neville in NYC
Recently, we did a mini-photoshoot at the Rachel Neville Photography Studio in NYC with a group of dancers from the Richmond Ballet. After the shoot, we caught up with dancers Mara Milner, Anna...
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Your Headshot is More Important Than You Think
I’m just going to leave this here for you dancers: your headshot is more important than you think. So important. Here’s a quick test for you. Go online to your favorite dance company. Pick one, any...
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Movement and Dance Photo Shoots in San Francisco
I am thrilled to announce that I will be making a trip out to the West Coast in August to work with dancers and movement professionals on audition photos and photos for dance and fitness marketing....
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Are You a ‘Poser’ or a ‘Flow-er’?
Regularly we see dancers in our studio that come to us saying ‘I don’t take very good pictures’. These are often really beautiful dancers who have trained at wonderful schools or who are already with a...
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Sleep Matters: What I Learned the Hard Way
So, I’m a dance photographer. You may not be aware that I’m also a mom. Yep, two little rug rats. Oriane will be 6 this weekend and Cadence is 3 1/2. Sleep is a hot topic in my world. I know a ton...
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Concept Photography of Dancers: Meet The Bird, by Rachel Neville
I love dance photography. I have been a dancer, a teacher, and then a dance photographer for most of my life. I grew up watching for the next cover of Dance Magazine. I stared at the pictures in the...
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Human Nature Calendar Available Now
Some of you might remember the video we posted awhile ago from the tree shoot. It is part of the Human Nature Project, an ongoing series I’ve been working on for the last year. As part of the Human...
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Creating a Marketing Image that Reflects the Power of a Dance Company
I created this piece for contemporary dance company The Moving Architects in celebration of the company’s tenth anniversary season. Our goal was to create an image that represented their 10th...
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Resources for Dancers from Rachel Neville Photography
Part of what makes the Rachel Neville Photography experience different from working with any other dance photographer in New York City, is our commitment to providing resources and information that...
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Creating Narrative Images: Betrayal By Rachel Neville
The idea for the Betrayal image came to me one morning more as a video idea around a personal incident in my life. What woman hasn’t been frustrated to the extreme by her significant other, and what...
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Time Traveler
Time Traveler is inspired by my love of magic and Steampunk style. I grew up reading and loving all things magic and extra-sensory in addition to anything period piece, convinced I lived in the 1700s...
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