- Why do dancers dance?
- Why do artists/dancers keep going on with all that pressure and hardship?
- What stimulates them?
- What helps them keep motivated?
Key Points- Why Dance, why do dancers keep on going?
Love and Passion
"I think it is a love and passion for it!"
"If it is something you love and have dedicated a lot of your life towards you are very passionate about it and that is what stops you from giving in!"
"...we get paid to do what we love."
"So I think the love and passion does over come the pressures…"
"I agree and would say passion is definitely what drives us..its not to say we wouldn't have other passions just as big however that doesn't make the passion for dance any less at the time."
This is probably the main reason that pops up. What better way to live your life loving what you do everyday? It is almost a way of identifying a dancer's self. But what I wander about is what is the meaning behind this inner drive, what is that stimulation? It is evident that the passion overrides most obstacles (generally), but is it the case that dancers would feel strange without it because they have done it for so long and has been such a huge part of their lives?
Get paid to do what they love
A definite simulation? Does this mean it is rewarding as a lifestyle?
A safe haven for the soul
"I also think it is an escape for many people, the stage is their 'safe place' or their 'home'. Especially if you have been dancing and on the stage from a young age."
Feelings of nostalgia, comforting. What can the feelings on stage be compared to?
Adrenaline Rush
"I also find one of the reason people carry on is because of the adrenaline rush you get from being on the stage. Does this become almost like an addiction?"
"...apparently exercise is suppose to make you release some kind of endorphins which make you feel happy! So I suppose it is an addiction to being happy …"
This proves that dancing, and exercise, acts as a mood booster, almost like an addiction to feeling happy. There is some scientific evidence about how it releases endorphines which I am going to look into… does this mean dancers are generally happy?
Motivation
Friends and Peers
"I also think a big motivating factor is your friends and peers. When my friends get a job it makes me strive to get better and be successful in getting a job."
To me this shows how we like to be motivated by each others' successes and actions. The practitioners closer to us work alongside for the same output- could this be healthy competition?
Is it easier to not be alone? Does a good atmosphere contribute?
Photos
"Even seeing pictures on Facebook if people you know in shows/cruise ships and tours etc makes me think, 'wow they look like thy are having such a great time' and it reminds you people do get jobs and although the pressures are high, the rewards from a great job can overcome this."
See what is out there, what to strive for!
Lucky Circumstances
"...its 25% talent, 75% being in the right place at the right time. I think passion AND lucky circumstances is also what keeps dancers going…"
Very interesting…
Arising Problems:
All you know
"...do you think that the reason we love it so much is because for some (me) it is all we have known?… mainly because of being brought up in such a tight school unit."
For some is it maybe all they know, and that they haven't tried anything else? Have they been pushed into it, destroying the passion?
Unlucky circumstances
"...or on the other hand unlucky circumstances is what stops some. We're not able to control everything that happens… unfortunately."
Dues to injury, no job avaialbe, is this demotivating for a dancer's career to continue? Does their passion die out too?
Pressure
"So I think the love and passion does over come the pressures but sometimes the pressures can take away the love of what you do, causing some people to seek other career paths."
Responses and further inquiries coming up soon...
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