Career Transition For Dancers Presents Their National Outreach Project 9/11

Career Transition For Dancers is presenting its National Outreach Project in Cleveland on Saturday, September 11, 2010. The free workshop is for pre-professionals, students, current and former professional dancers, college students, teachers and choreographers. Career Transition For Dancers' mission is to enable dancers to define their career possibilities and develop the skills necessary to excel in a variety of disciplines.

Saturday, September 11, at the Idea Center® at PlayhouseSquare 1375 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115 will be the Career Development Workshop from 1pm-3pm. One-on-one career counseling appointments will be from 3:30-6:30pm; available on a first come-first served basis. Refreshments will be served. Please contact Kaylen Ratto, Client Outreach Coordinator at Career Transition For Dancers at nationaloutreach@careertransition.org or 212-764-0172, ext 232 to RSVP. Please mention if you are also interested in a 30 minute, one-on-one session with a counselor after the workshop. The workshops are facilitated by Suzie Jary, MSW, LCSW, CP; and Paulette Fried, MSW, NCCC - Career Counselors. If you are interested in having Career Transition For Dancers visit your organization on Friday, September 10th, please email nationaloutreach@careertransition.org or call Kaylen Ratto at 212 764 0172 x232 to set up a separate workshop time.

The workshop examines the key components of the career change process. The sessions provide basic tools for making a successful transition, including understanding the emotional side of career change; defining interests, skills, and values; identifying transferable skills; as well as researching new career options; and connecting with resources for career exploration, which can include educational scholarships and grants. Also presented are the emotional and practical aspects of career development while you are still dancing and in preparation for your life after dance. Individual career counseling sessions discuss dealing with change and staying motivated in the transition process.

CTFD extends it sincere thanks for the facilities courtesy of PlayhouseSquare; and in particular to the funding from generous grants by the Bossak-Heilbron Charitable Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Sponsored by Dance Magazine and Pointe.

Celebrating its Silver Anniversary, Career Transition For Dancers (CTFD), with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, has helped over 4,600 professional dancers in 47 states identify their unique talents in preparation for establishing new careers when dance is no longer an option. Since its founding in 1985, the organization has provided more than 46,000 hours (equivalent to over $4 million) of one-on-one career counseling and program services - at no cost - and has awarded millions of dollars in scholarships for education, entrepreneurial grants, and certification programs. CTFD also provides dancers with specialized services that include transition seminars and workshops, peer support groups, resource centers, a toll-free national career counseling hotline, a website, and a National Career Network. The Caroline & Theodore Newhouse Center for Dancers is at 165 West 46th Street Suite 701 (at Broadway: the Actors' Equity Building) NYC. The phone number is 212 764 0172 and the fax is 212 764 0343; our offices in Los Angeles 323 549 6660; and in Chicago 312 666 0234. To learn more about the organization and interact with some of the services it provides online, please visit www.careertransition.org. Share with friends on Facebook.com/careertransitionfordancers