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It’s About Love
The transition from January to February is easily overlooked until we
find ourselves arriving at the door of the 14th, Valentine’s Day.
We forget about implementing our new year’s resolutions and instead
buy candy. Instead of staying warm in the coldest month of the year,
we venture out to dinner and dance shows or performances. At Career
Transition For Dancers we are thinking about this day too, and ask
you to join us to make a dancer your valentine with a donation to
Career Transition For Dancers.

As we think about our commitment to dancers, we ask ourselves; what
if there were no dancers? What if it were not possible for a person
to follow this intensively disciplined art form? What would the world
be like? With the gloom of that thought, we ask ourselves; how do we
continue to provide support for a community of gifted, passionate and
vulnerable artistic individuals? And then we realize it’s you. In
a time when newspapers like the NY Times, Wall Street Journal and the
Financial Times are reporting a decrease in unemployment without
explaining the story behind the numbers as an increase of temporary
employment, it’s your partnership that makes the difference in the
world of dance.

With your support, Career Transition For Dancers continues its 26
year legacy of dream creation and career growth as a part of a
sustainable solution to a gloomy economy. In every career counseling
session, in support groups, in every workshop; we work with
dancer-clients to develop their passions and expand their
opportunities. Because at the end of the day, behind the numbers and
statistics, we know it really is about loving what you do.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

- Alexander J. Dubé, Executive Director

Kyme's Moves

Story by AJahi Nicole Adams, Director of Development
Career Transition For Dancers, National Office

Based on a conversation with Kyme Sallid
Educator and Career Transition For Dancers' Dancer-client

Kyme Hersi Sallid knew at the age of two she was meant to perform but
learned many lessons along the way. Peeking out from backstage on
her aunt performing in the original cast of 'The Wiz', Kyme cemented
her commitment to stand on the stage under the bright lights on 'The
Great White Way'. Despite early pressures to become a classic
ballerina, Kyme knew in the 70's more doors were open to young
dancers of color in the musical theater world but, this still would
be a long road. After years of training at Performing Arts High
School and then entering SUNY Purchase to study her craft, Kyme
struck a deal with her mother and left college after one year to work
as a professional performer. Her first audition landed her a job in
a summer stock show and everything kept rolling in after that:
'Bubbling Brown Sugar' European Tour, 'Sophisticated Ladies' National
Tour, work in Paris and Rome, 'Black and Blue' Broadway, and film
work with the then new and young director, Spike Lee. She was living
the dream she had articulated at 13, but if you ask Kyme if this was
all she wanted you might hear her say, "In knowing at 13 what I
wanted to do, and getting to a point in my career where I was living
it, was amazing. I always felt blessed and felt I had to give back
to inspire others with what I knew. I always wanted to support young
people, and always taught during my performing years."

Along the way Kyme could point to moments of discomfort and needing
change. As she puts it, "With transition, you can't be afraid to
make a change; you have to just go for it. At 21, I said I didn't
want to be in the chorus anymore and wanted to play roles. So I
decided to stop auditioning for chorus roles. I was afraid about
turning down work but it worked out. Later, I had a daughter and I
was so destroyed about leaving her to do theatre work at night, so I
made a transition to do television. But again this meant turning down
work. It's scary. You just have to believe and go for it. You know
it's time to make a change when you feel discomfort. Your job is to
listen to it and go for it. Through all this, I was thankful for
Career Transition For Dancers. The counselor helped me to focus my
passions for teaching, plus gave me a scholarship to attend school.
Career Transition For Dancers is great at wrapping around you and
helping you through it all."

Today, Kyme develops amazing young artists and scholars in
cross-disciplines at her academy in Los Angeles. Students of the
school have gone on to attend top schools and universities such as,
NYU Tisch, UCLA, CalArts and Stanford. These things she accomplished
because of her passion, talents, skills, education and support
attained from Career Transition For Dancers. She continues to not
fear transition and change while offering this advice to younger
dancers; "know when you need someone in you corner, supporting you
through your transformation, visit Career Transition For Dancers.
They are wonderful with helping you focus your passions and desires.
They really understand dancers."

Fought Cancer with Dance

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Renowned classical Indian dancer Ananda Shankar Jayant was diagnosed
with cancer in 2008. She tells her personal story during a TEDTalk of
not only facing the disease but dancing through it, and gives a
performance revealing the metaphor of strength that helped her do it.

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Advice To Dancers

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Tony Award-winning dancer/actors Kelly Bishop and Priscilla Lopez
speak about their personal dance careers and offer advice for dancers
both at the beginning and end of their performance careers.

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Calendar

Feb 7 2011 -- 5:30PM - 7:30PM

Career Conversations: FINANCIAL DESIGN FOR NOW & LATER
Panelist Amanda Clayman, Financial Counselor at The Actors’ Fund
will discuss how emotional feelings about money motivate current and
future spending and what you can do about it. Also, panelists Robbin
Cullinen and Rich Reda, Financial Advisors at Penn Mutual, will
discuss Investment Strategies for everyone - you don’t have to be
Rockefeller or Mark Zuckerberg! Free of charge, refreshments will be
provided.

Career Transition For Dancers, New York
The Actors' Equity Building
165 W 46 Street (at 7th Ave)
14th Floor Council Room
New York City

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Feb 24 2011 --7:00PM-9:00PM

Career Conversations: PUBLIC RELATIONS & MARKETING IN THE 21st
CENTURY
Do you have questions about getting your own website, how to navigate
and start your own blog, about understanding Facebook and promote
through YouTube? Find out about other new technologies that will help
you get the word out! Facilitator: Joanne DiVito, Administrator at
Career Transition For Dancers. Panelists TBA.

Career Transition For Dancers, Los Angeles
5757 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400 (The Actors' Fund)
Los Angeles, CA 90036

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Mar 7 2011 -- 7PM

WINTER HEAT 2011
Latin dance party benefiting Career Transition For Dancers and
Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres
Open Bar & Dancing

A special performance by
Complexions Contemporary Ballet

CALL TO RESERVE YOUR TICKET TODAY: 212 764 0172

Edison Ballroom
240 West 47th Street
New York City

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SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS Applications deadlines March 9 & 25
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To support more dancer-clients like Kyme, please contact, AJahi
Nicole Adams, Director of Development for sponsorship opportunities
and details.

(e) nadams@careertransition.org | (t) 212 764 0172
Career Transition For Dancers -- 165 W 46 Street, Suite 701, New
York, NY 10036
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