■ Dance

Whether as a per-former, dance in-structor, choreogra-pher or entrepre-neur, dancing of-fers a plethora ofopportunities.

To pursue acareer indance, onemust empha-sise training. Itis essential tolearn professional-ly before you begin topass on the knowledge to oth-ers. Basic training in eventmanagement, backstage, pro-duction, lighting, musicality,audio and video editing andeven grooming and nutrition isessential. Dancers in India areaware of Western dance stylesand the dance community iswell connected. So a dancermust find his/her area of ex-pertise while striving to beversatile. A true dancer mustbe able to perform any stylewith equal ease and finesse.

The talent in our country is

commendable. We no longerneed to look at the West; thereare plenty of opportunitieshere. Whether it is becom-ing a dance instructor inschools, conducting hobbyclasses, teaching families forfunctions, performing in filmsand award shows, being a partof professional teams that per-form in musicals or even going

abroad and takingup dance full time,the prospects are

bright.

● Shiamak DavarDancer and choreographer

■ Graphic design

Graphic design focuses oncreating a visual to convey amessage. It involves a combi-nation of placing text, images

and infographics. The field isfor those who are creativelyinclined and have visualisationskills. Professionals with a de-gree in fine arts can work inadvertising, branding, maga-zines, newspapers, etc. Apartfrom this, most companies, atsome point or the other, re-quire designers to help themset up or modify their compa-ny branding.

With a growing online mediaspace and the increasing im-

portance of social media, thescope of graphic designing hasfurther expanded. Aspirantsmust have detailed knowledgeof software like Photoshop andCorelDraw.

Since most of their work isnow showcased online, graph-ic designers must have ad-vanced knowledge of digitalmedia, information technologyand new industry-specifictrends.

● Ashima Jain Founder, Digital Tadka

■ Acting

While it is preferable to com-plete a degree in acting at arecognised institute, the bestway to enter the field isthrough theatre. An experi-ence in the theatre spacehelps you to work on your dic-tion, overcome your fear of thestage and camera, learn dia-logue delivery, etc.

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How significant a role do management account-ants play in Indian organisations?

Indian companies havemade significant headway inthe global corporate world.Management accountantsplay a significant role byhelping Indian organisationssynchronise their operationsacross geographies therebybringing them at par withglobal companies.

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