The Scoop on Dance Resumes

Each job I apply to only seems tedious because I know it means digging out the old resume and fixing it up yet again. In the performing arts you cannot have just a plain old normal job resume with an objective. Here's what you will need to do.

Start with your name in large letters in the center of the page. About 20-36 font. Different casting agents find that the easiest to read and have told me not to print anything on the resume smaller than a 10 pt font.

Put your contact info next. Don't bother with your home address. Put your cell phone number and email address that you check a couple times a day. You never know when someone will call or email you, so make sure you check messages. Don't assume the voicemails will always show up right away on your phone. I've checked my voicemail and realized the number never showed up on my phone, but there was a message from a casting director.
At the top of the page list your Height, Hair Color, Eye Color, and weight. Typically place a colon after each one. For example.

Height: 5'7" (then hit tab a few times) Hair Color: Strawberry Blonde

On the next line you would put:

Weight: 120 (right underneath "Height" and then) Eye Color: Blue (underneath "Hair Color").

Make sure the columns are lined up throughout your resume. Don't put your age because then people won't be as open to the possible ages you may be able to portray. If you do want to put an age range keep it within a 5 year time frame.