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Article Excerpt
I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king ..." sings Frank Sinatra in the song, "That's Life." How to add to that litany of occupations? Ask a dancer! Lots of top-notch movers take on offbeat tasks for extra cash when the going's slow, all in the name of their consuming passion for dance.
Though their daily schedules are rigorous, many dancers who freelance with smaller companies extend their days even further. Resilient and hard working, they take on odd jobs to make ends meet, and to keep their feet beating the marley. Dance Magazine interviewed seven troupers about the (curious) jobs they've worked.
Musa Gooper, freestyle street dancer extraordinaire, starred on last summer's TV hit show, So You Think You Can Dance. The former collegiate track athlete and self-taught mover has also danced for Jay-Z and Beyonce at Radio City Music Hall, taped a commercial with Wade Robson, and toured with Macy Gray and Neil Young. As if that's not enough, Cooper also cleans windows.
Cooper, based in New Jersey, initially entered the dangerous world of skyscraper window washing as a part-timer during summers....
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