December 6 meeting December 6, 2009

Time: 1 – 3 pm
Location: Woodroom Performing Arts Studio, 3800 30th Street, San Diego CA 92104
(on the corner of 30th Street and North Park Way on the ground floor of the parking structure in North Park)

As the third San Diego Professional Belly Dancer Resource Network meeting is getting closer we would like to provide some guidelines for the discussion of the day and how we can all prepare for the meeting:
Agenda:
We continue along the discussions of the agenda for the previous meeting.

Education
- the educational function and responsibilities of a professional dancer
- the educational function and responsibilities of a dance teacher to produce professional dancers

The educational function and responsibilities of a professional dancer
- what is proper conduct for a professional dancer with own instructors? Fellow students? Dancers and instructors from other schools?
- what is proper etiquette for a professional dancer with own instructors? Fellow students? Dancers and instructors from other schools?
- what is included, but not limited to, professionalism as a professional dancer in relation to own instructors? Fellow students? Dancers and instructors from other schools?
- what is considered unprofessional behavior/conduct by a professional dancer? In an educational situation?
- what elements, tasks and chores considered a part of the professional dancer’s education?
- what elements, tasks and chores are not considred a part of the professional dancer’s education?
- what is the representational responsibility of the professional dancer on behalf of own instructors? Fellow students? Dancers and instructors from other schools?

The educational function and responsibilities of a dance teacher to produce professional dancers
- what is proper conduct for a dance teacher with aspiring professional dancers? Professional dancers? Professional dancers and teacher from other schools?
- what is proper etiquette for a dance teacher with aspiring professional dancers? Professional dancers? Professional dancers and teacher from other schools?
- what is included, but not limited to, professionalism as dance teacher in relation to aspiring professional dancers? Professional dancers? Professional dancers and teachers from other schools?
- what is considered unprofessional behavior/conduct by a dance teacher?
- what elements, tasks and chores considered a part of the dance teacher’s job description in regard to producing professional dancers?
- what elements, tasks and chores are not considred a part of the dance teacher’s job description in regard to producing professional dancers?
- what is the representational responsibility of the dance teacher on behalf of aspiring professional dancers? Professional dancers? Professional dancers and teachers from other schools?

If we come prepared with some points and notes on these questions we will be in a much better position to ensure that we have a time efficient and fruitful meeting.

Panel:
Give a brief presentation of your thoughts and practice on the relationship between professional dancers, dance teachers and education. Reflect your current situation and feel free to use location specific examples.

Advisors:
Give a brief presentation of your thoughts and practiceon the relationship between professional dancers, dance teachers and education. Reflect your experience and feel free to use location and time period specific examples.

Panel for this meeting are those that were present at the last meeting:
Dora Stefan
Gabriela Gonzalez
Sahar Sami
David Badyal

All other dancers are welcome to attend the panel discussion as well and will be heard according to allotted time allowances.

Every participant is expected to type up or hand write their notes for this meeting to maintain a professional level.

September 13. 2009 Meeting September 1, 2009

Time: 1 – 3 pm
Location: Woodroom Performing Arts Studio, 3800 30th Street, San Diego CA 92104
(on the corner of 30th Street and North Park Way on the ground floor of the parking structure in North Park)

As the second San Diego Professional Belly Dancer Resource Network meeting is getting closer we would like to provide some guidelines for the discussion of the day and how we can all prepare for the meeting:
Agenda:
Education
- the educational function and responsibilities of a professional dancer
- the educational function and responsibilities of a dance teacher to produce professional dancers

The educational function and responsibilities of a professional dancer
- what is proper conduct for a professional dancer with own instructors? Fellow students? Dancers and instructors from other schools?
- what is proper etiquette for a professional dancer with own instructors? Fellow students? Dancers and instructors from other schools?
- what is included, but not limited to, professionalism as a professional dancer in relation to own instructors? Fellow students? Dancers and instructors from other schools?
- what is considered unprofessional behavior/conduct by a professional dancer? In an educational situation?
- what elements, tasks and chores considered a part of the professional dancer’s education?
- what elements, tasks and chores are not considred a part of the professional dancer’s education?
- what is the representational responsibility of the professional dancer on behalf of own instructors? Fellow students? Dancers and instructors from other schools?

The educational function and responsibilities of a dance teacher to produce professional dancers
- what is proper conduct for a dance teacher with aspiring professional dancers? Professional dancers? Professional dancers and teacher from other schools?
- what is proper etiquette for a dance teacher with aspiring professional dancers? Professional dancers? Professional dancers and teacher from other schools?
- what is included, but not limited to, professionalism as dance teacher in relation to aspiring professional dancers? Professional dancers? Professional dancers and teachers from other schools?
- what is considered unprofessional behavior/conduct by a dance teacher?
- what elements, tasks and chores considered a part of the dance teacher’s job description in regard to producing professional dancers?
- what elements, tasks and chores are not considred a part of the dance teacher’s job description in regard to producing professional dancers?
- what is the representational responsibility of the dance teacher on behalf of aspiring professional dancers? Professional dancers? Professional dancers and teachers from other schools?

If we come prepared with some points and notes on these questions we will be in a much better position to ensure that we have a time efficient and fruitful meeting.

Panel:
Give a brief presentation of your thoughts and practice on the relationship between professional dancers, dance teachers and education. Reflect your current situation and feel free to use location specific examples.

Advisors:
Give a brief presentation of your thoughts and practiceon the relationship between professional dancers, dance teachers and education. Reflect your experience and feel free to use location and time period specific examples.

Panel for this meeting are those that were present at the last meeting:
Morwenna Assaf (senior advisor)
Lucy Weismantel
Patrisha Gutierrez (senior advisor)
Aimee Werth
Gabriela Gonzalez
Robin Bray

All other dancers are welcome to attend the panel discussion as well and will be heard according to allotted time allowances.

Every participant is expected to type up or hand write their notes for this meeting to maintain a professional level.

Meetings 101 September 1, 2009

The format: town hall meeting

Structure: Agenda presentation, introduction, debate, wrap up

Panel: selected dancers from the group of dancers currently in an empowered position to make a difference within the subject at hand. (we would of course like every professional to be on the panel, but to ensure meeting efficiency: we choose to select a few for each meeting)

Panel members: The panel may or may not have different members each meeting, depending on what subjects we are addressing. Panel members are selected for each individual meeting to maintain a panel that reflects all our local experience as professional dancers.

Senior advisors: We will additionally have senior advisers whom we recognize for having the longest experience within whatever field or area of interest we are discussing to reflect their general experience.

Others: Dancers not on the panel sit in on the panel discussion and will have their say once the agenda presentation and introduction part of the meeting has been done. Everyone’s opinion and insight counts.

Mediator: There will be a mediator that will keep the meetings on track and prepare an agenda for each meeting. The mediator may also request polls to be answered by local professional belly dancers in-between meetings to be presented as guiding statistic data at the meetings. Meetings are to be run efficiently by the mediator. Meetings should be effective in enabling the local professional belly dancers to do our jobs well. The meeting mediator is currently DaVid of Scandinavia.

We are professionals and each minute of our time is valuable to us – so the time needs to be utilized constructively, effectively and in a goal oriented way.

Each participant is to leave intrigues, personal emotions, professional egos, artistic visions, utopic fantasies at home when arriving at the meeting. This will be of great assistance to all in getting through the meeting in an effective manner. In an effort to achieve this – we will not be using dance names – but the names of the professional business owners present at our meetings.

In order to make effective use or our time every contribution is restricted by the following time limits:
The panel will have 5 minutes for lead-in contributions and then 2 minute per contribution.
Senior advisors get 5 minutes for lead-in contributions and then are allowed 2 minutes per contribution.
The participating dancers will have 2 minute per contribution.

Keep in mind that we are not trying to change the world – we are merely working among ourselves to see how we best can represent our businesses and to enable ourselves to do our jobs as best as possible.

This is a forum for performing belly dancers – not for teachers. They will have to have their own meetings on their own.

No restaurant owners will be invited. This is an effort by the local professional belly dancers for the local professional belly dancers – and for generations of local professional belly dancers to come.

NOTE: current restrictions apply: no pay rates nor tipping rules will be discussed at our meetings – to propagate efficiency at our meetings – until restriction is lifted.

July 12 meeting preparations June 30, 2009

As the first San Diego Professional Belly Dancer Resource Network meeting is getting closer we would like to provide some guidelines for the discussion of the day and how we can all prepare for the meeting:

Agenda:
- the function and responsibilities of a house dancer
- the function and responsibilities of a hired dancer

The function and responsibilities of a house dancer
- what is proper conduct for a house dancer with patrons? owners? hired dancers?
- what is proper etiquette for a house dancer with patrons? owners? hired dancers?
- what is included, but not limited to, professionalism as a house dancer? in relation to patrons? in relation to owners? in relation to hired dancers?
- what is considered unprofessional behavior/conduct by a house dancer?
- what elements, tasks and chores considered a part of the house dancer’s job description?
- what elements, tasks and chores are not considred a part of the house dancer’s job description?
- what is the representational responsibility of the house dancer on behalf of own business? the establishment? the industry?

The function and responsibilities of a hired dancer
- what is proper conduct for a hired dancer with patrons? owners? house dancers?
- what is proper etiquette for a hired dancer with patrons? owners? house dancers?
- what is included, but not limited to, professionalism as a hired dancer? in relation to patrons? in relation to owners? in relation to house dancers?
- what is considered unprofessional behavior/conduct by a hired dancer?
- what elements, tasks and chores considered a part of the hired dancer’s job description?
- what elements, tasks and chores are not considred a part of the hired dancer’s job description?
- what is the representational responsibility of the hired dancer on behalf of own business? the establishment? the industry?

If we come prepared with some points and notes on these questions we will be in a much better position to ensure that we have a time efficient and fruitful meeting.

Panel:
Give a brief presentation of your thoughts and practice on professionalism, work ethic and the job description of a house dancer, and then of a hired dancer. Reflect your current situation and feel free to use location specific examples.

Advisors:
Give a brief presentation of your thoughts and practice on professionalism, work ethic and the job description of a house dancer, and then of a hired dancer. Reflect your experience and feel free to use location and time period specific examples.

Please feel free to bring your own fold-up chair or such due to limited available seating.

Get linked! May 22, 2009

Please email your legal name, stage name, business name  and web address to us be linked up
*professional performing dancers only

Hello world! May 22, 2009

The San Diego Professional BellyDancer Resource Network
- a volunteer effortby local professional belly dancers for local professional belly dancers is finally here.

Next meeting:
Date: July 12. 2009
Time: 1 – 3 pm
Location: Attire By Lea (space donated – thank you!)
Agenda:
- the function and responsibilities of a house dancer
- the function and responsibilities of a hired dancer

The panel this time will be a “sample” of our currently scheduling house dancers:
Lucy Weismantel (not attending, work obligation)
Dilek Hoss (not confirmed)
Ana Goebel (not confirmed)
Sabrina (not confirmed)
Vilia (not confirmed)
Marianna (not confirmed)
Rachel George (not attending, out of town)

Senior advisors based on business experience will be:
Patrisha Gutierrez (confirmed)
Morwenna Assaf (confirmed)

All other dancers are welcome to attend the panel discussion as well and will be heard according to allotted time allowances.

Every participant is expected to type up or hand write their notes for this meeting to maintain a professional level.