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5 Words to Save Your Child from Feeling Awkward by Tia Jordan

Musical Theatre 25 Sep, 2011

This week during a call back for a TVC (TV Commercial) I had the great privilege of working with a handful of talented children who were also doing their individual call back auditions. All of the children were likeable in very different ways. They used their intelligence and took directi… Read Article

DRINK UP AND AVOID THE DANCER DROUGHT By Tia Jordan

Dance 12 May, 2011

Planet Earth may be drowning but dancers are going through a worldwide drought. They’re hitting the dance studios hard, but there’s not enough drinking going on. If you’ve noticed your students experience: Difficulty picking up choreography Muscle weakness or J… Read Article

Build Your Dance Brand

Dance 25 Mar, 2011

Free spirited dancers don’t like to be boxed or ‘type cast’. The truth is however that being ‘labelled’ as an expert in a genre helps casting agents know what to do with you; where to put you; and which shows to put you in. Our decisions are shaped by many influences inclu… Read Article

LET’S CUT THE CUD. DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

YOUR ID: THE PIN TO YOUR DREAMS

SHOULD I AUDITION? YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED

NUANCE EXPERTISE MAKES THE WINNING DIFFERENCE

Dance 20 Apr, 2010

BY TIA JORDAN Australian dancers are known for their excellent training and ‘hard work’ ethic. The reward? Aussies have been gigging the world including LA, Broadway, and London’s West End for decades. Clearly we’re blessed to have a country full of passionate tea… Read Article

PRESENCE – THE ‘REMEMBER MY NAME’ GAME

Workshops 23 Mar, 2010

By Tia Jordan Last month a young aspiring triple threat actress asked me this question at a NIDA Musical Theatre intensive: “If I go for a role in a film, TV show, or musical, and hundreds of others are going for the same role, how do I make the casting team remember me?” Wanna kno… Read Article

NICEST KIDS COMING TO TOWN

Musical Theatre 8 Feb, 2010

Hairspray auditions are coming, and sooner than soon. This news is like many industry bites, unofficial. But we can officially state the following: Aussie performers have been cracking their wigs back in preparation for this audition for yonks. So if YOU want to be remembered by the aud… Read Article