When are you considered a professional in dance?

Question

this is my thrid year in dance and my fifth year in cheerleading. i take jazz modern and ballte. i was wondering how and when do you know you are a professional? when would i be a professional?

Answer 1

All that "professional" means is that you do it for a career/to make money.  When you get to the point where you dance for a living, then you will be a professional dancer.

Answer 2

First of all i love cheerleaders and i have nothing against them but you need to chose dance or cheer. Because eventually when you  have a ballet or modern performance your happy bouncy cheer leader personality will show through when you need to have emotions. But you are a professional dancer once you have an agent and are dancing for professional choreographers and things like that. But if you want to do cheer and dance than you are a professional when you dance/cheer for a college/nba basketball team or football team. I Hope I Helped=]

Answer 3

When you are getting paid for a real job.

Answer 4

A professional gets paid.  That is the sole, complete and total difference.  It has nothing to do with quality, time, training, etc.

Answer 5

When you're getting paid for it. There's no level of competence at which you automatically become a professional.  It's quite possible to be an exceptional hobby dancer, or to be a professional who can barely dance.

Answer 6

when you are in the most advanced class. and ballet is spelled b-a-l-l-e-t.