This one is for all my readers in the UK. Porselli is a dancewear company that carries the good stuff. Here you’ll find names like Bloch, Capezio and Sansha, along with everything from accessories for Flamenco dance to tutus. If you haven’t already heard of them, take a peek.

Have you always dreamed of being one of the dancers in a Cirque du Soleil performance? Guess what? If you have what it takes, you could be…

Cirque du Soleil periodically auditions dancers for their group, and quite honestly, the application process is not easy. Even so, they do allow you to put together a profile, and if you match their needs, they will invite you to audition. If chosen, you will get to be in one of the most amazing performance groups in the world, so it is certainly worth the trouble to put together what they ask for–isn’t it?

Jobs at Cirque du Soleil are coveted, so if you think you’ve got what it takes–why not send in your information? Who knows…you just might wind up living the dream.

This website also offers good advice for those in other geographical areas, such as how to get grant money and a section that includes some employment links for dance professionals in a variety of different places. Check this out, it’s a neat resource.

If you are in search of a job related to dance, you may want to consider throwing your hat in at Capezio. This well-known company is always on the lookout for people in the sales, purchasing, marketing and accounts areas of the business. They are also hiring for multi-lingual customer service reps…

Salary, benefits and discounts on Capezio products are all part of the package. I can’t tell you where the positions are located, but it is worth checking into if you are on the hunt for a job that is in the dance field.

Name: Maple Conservatory of Dance

Location: 1824 Kaiser Avenue, Irvine, CA and a brand new facility on Balboa Island at 301 Marine Avenue, Newport Beach

About: The Irvine facility is approximately 13,000 square feet. This area includes two large dance studios, one medium studio and one small studio. Each has a suspended floor to help avoid any injury to the dancers.

Charles Maple is the Director. A former soloist with American Ballet Theatre, he and Kathy Crade have created a top-notch program for both serious dance students and also those who just want to benefit from the training. The curriculum at the conservatory is based on the AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE® National Training Curriculum, which takes age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines and applies them to the classroom experience…

The classes that are offered include: ballet technique, pointe, variations and men’s technique & variations. Additional classes are offered in modern, jazz, pas de deux, conditioning, character, improvisation, acting, choreography, audition & performance techniques and music. Master classes have been taught by noted dancers such as Leslie Browne (American Ballet Theatre) and the 2009 Summer Intensive faculty included Cynthia Gregory and Susan Jaffe.

The website is very well done. There is a section on ballet etiquette and plenty of information on the programs that are offered through the conservatory. They also offer weekly video podcasts on YouTube which will give you a peek inside the classroom.

This is a good catalogue to have on hand. Filled with gift ideas, dance clothing, shoes and much more, Dance Distributors has a wide variety of things for those in the dance world. They have an online shopping cart as well so you can order items on the web if you like. This is a great way to get some of your holiday shopping done ahead of time–and without the hassle of fighting the crowds. Catalogues are free, so order one and check it out for yourself.

For a list of the qualifications needed an to find out how to apply for these positions, visit their website. The organization is also looking for both a hip hop and ballet teacher at this time.

Don’t know if you are qualified? Check out the requirements and see for yourself.

And check back from time to time–we’ll be posting dance jobs here and there as we come across them–including gigs for teachers.

If you have been using Twitter you may have noticed that sometimes posts are preceeded with “RT” for retweet. What is that exactly?

Retweets are a way of passing on information that you have come across that you think others might enjoy reading. You can share something with your entire Twitter network by retweeting it–just copy, paste and put RT along with the person’s info before you post. If you want all the details, check out this link for a “how to” from Mashable.

I check this site regularly and really enjoy the posts that author Nichelle Strzepek puts together. They are thoughtfully done and you can tell that she really wants to communicate with her readers and share the wealth of information that she has collected throughout the years. Drop by and check this site out–it’s great!