HOW I BECAME A CRUISE SHIP DANCER! my audition experience, training, tips & advice

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HOW I BECAME A CRUISE SHIP DANCER! my audition experience, training, tips & advice - Royal Caribbean

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Күн бұрын

hi, I'm kristine!! I am currently a professional dancer/showgirl onboard Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas!
In today's video I everything I know from my experience auditioning to become a cruise ship dancer. I share my background in dance training, my audition tips and preparation advice, my experience of auditioning to be a Royal Caribbean dancer, and next steps to prepare for after receiving a contract!
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timestamps:
(00:00) - intro
(6:40) - preparing to audition
(10:09) - audition tips/advice
(12:45) - my audition experince
(18:00) - preparing for the contract
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@geraldinemanurip Жыл бұрын

This video is very interesting & motivating, definitely very useful for the dancers who aspire to get there. I’m just happy to know the story of a Royal Caribbean dancer like you, although I’m not in the dance field but I’m curious and really enjoy watching your vids, I even double tap a few times to re-watch this a few seconds back haha and again congrats on your 1k subs! I’m so happy for you!!

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

I love that!! Thank you so much!! 🤍

@SusanJenkins-cs7kx Жыл бұрын

Great outlook on the audition process. This video seemed interesting so I watched it. I am not a dancer and far from it but I took away lots of inspiration for my own life. Love your encouragement you give to others

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!!

@ItsYourBoyDaddy 11 ай бұрын

I just took the Odyssey of the Seas through Italy/Greece/Turkey and commented on the feedback how the shows were the best I've seen in the industry. Great job!

@kristinekugler 11 ай бұрын

I love to hear that!! Thank you so much!! 💕

@stephenmaher2265 Жыл бұрын

I work out in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico on an oil platform so we don’t do much dancing but we are away from home half of the year. You have a great attitude and seem to be a good hearted person with all your advice and helping others achieve what they want. I’m only one person but you have a new subscriber;-)

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@stephenmaher2265 Жыл бұрын

@@kristinekugler I saw the show that y’all put on(well it might have been two in a row) but it was very entertaining! I also saw you and your mother navigate to the wrong island but y’all weren’t going to let that ruin your day! Nice recovery and making it back on time was impressive🎈keep up the great work…definitely enjoy your videos and hope to see more before you depart the contract:-)

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

@@stephenmaher2265 Thank you so much!!

@Brookejsmith Жыл бұрын

Love this so much!!! THANK YOU for all of your amazing advice and tips, it helps so much!! 🥰💗

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

made this video with you in mind!! hope you achieve all your dreams girl 💗💗

@Brookejsmith Жыл бұрын

@@kristinekugler Aww you are the sweetest and most genuine person and it definitely shows through your videos! I appreciate all your love & support so much❤️

@jerryskeepero Жыл бұрын

Dang girl you are going to go far! Your look on life really is great! I would hire you.

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@nikkir5285 Жыл бұрын

Hey Kristine, Love watching your videos. I used to work on cruise ships in the early 90’s and it was the best year of my life! Only regret is that I didn’t not do it longer. I was cruise staff and was out of Aruba doing Panama Canal and Sanblas islands. Your videos take me back to that exciting time. Enjoy every second and take lots of video and photos. Ironically, my husband and I are booked on odyssey on the 15th of September, will you still be on?

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

That is awesome, I love hearing that!! Unfortunately I sign off in August so I won’t be, but the next cast will be on then and they are awesome!

@jjl2290 Жыл бұрын

You're attitude is your altitude, you are going to go really high!

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

@user-mf3sb5ii4i Жыл бұрын

I am not a dancer at all, but have always been curious about the crew. I love your cabin by the way and thank you for the videos.

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@clarafreeman5859 Жыл бұрын

LOVE YOU KRUSTY💗💗

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

love you even more!!!

@BenjaminWeimer Жыл бұрын

This was interesting to hear even if i am not any kind of performer. 🙂 Saw the video where you and your friends took appearance / fitness photos, are those the same as your audition photos? Congratulations on the sub-milestone; the first thousand are supposed to be the hardest. 🎉

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! To audition, you bring your own headshot. Fitness photos are only sent to the office once a month during your contract to make sure your appearance is the same as how they casted you :)

@alkruzins1168 Жыл бұрын

I’m just interested in the process Enjoy dancing shows KK awesome video U should be motivational speaker So encouraging As Apollo 13 guys said Failure is not an option Perhaps in future u can start side business preparing dancers for the audition process Use your entrepreneurial training Your great positive attitude and smile is charming 0:01

@alkruzins1168 Жыл бұрын

Great job KK

@Anonymous-sm9ld 4 ай бұрын

Hey love the video. Im 17 now I'll be graduating high school next year and being a commercial dancer in the US is what i wanna do with my life. Being an indonesian there isnt much opportunities for dance jobs here so i wanna move out of indoensia as soon as i graduate. Im thinking being a cruise dancer is a step towards my goal in a way bcs i have no idea how i can vome to the US and get a job legally 😅😅 i mena i can get a tourist visa but then what? so maybe i need to build up my resume first so i can get an artist visa. Do you have any cruise audition recommendations that accept dancers from all around the globe?? Thanks

@carmenbruce3253 Жыл бұрын

Do you know anything about the process for a musician to audition and land a job on a cruise ship?

@Frans42 3 ай бұрын

So.. you got accepted in BOTH auditions.. they must have liked you a lot. Or you just have lots of talent 😊Do you ever want to dance in vegas or New York shows? Or is it ships forever 🎉

@kristinekugler 3 ай бұрын

Not sure!! I guess we’ll see where life takes me! Right now it’s ships! Thank you!!😊

@kyllboi-t2f 2 ай бұрын

Hi i am 51 dancer can i dance at cruise ship

@marshmallowsandtrash 11 ай бұрын

I found your videos today and you have such a wonderful energy about you. Glad to have you joined you so early in your cruise journey :) I have a question: are there many plus size people in the cast? I'm a singer and though I'm healthy, I am overweight and fear that I won't be allowed due to that :(

@kristinekugler 11 ай бұрын

Hi welcome to my channel! Glad you enjoy my videos! There’s not in my cast, but that doesn’t mean plus size is not welcome! There’s so many singing jobs out there and you never know what they’re looking for! I personally don’t think it matters as much for a singer as it would for a dancer, based on the history of how I see shows being casted. But don’t think of being plus size as a reason not to audition!

@marshmallowsandtrash 11 ай бұрын

@@kristinekugler that's great thank you so much 🥰

@brookedesoto3756 6 ай бұрын

Would you say that they are heavy on a certain style? Like if you don’t have much hip hop experience would that be detrimental or it wouldn’t really matter because they are more contemporary/ jazz focused?

@kristinekugler 6 ай бұрын

There’s so many shows in different styles! So it’s possible you could be casted in shows with your strongest styles and where you’d fit best!

@129jso Жыл бұрын

I know this is your first contract with a cruise ship line; do you think you'll renew your contract or various contracts for cruise ships?

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

I hope to after this contract!! I’ll make a video about it when the time comes ❤️

@sophiebophie0927 Жыл бұрын

What made you pick Royal Caribbean and not other cruise ships like Disney?

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

I knew Royal was the best fit for me by how it all worked out & also loving the energy, shows, and itinerary I was offered! but I am open to different opportunities and am planning to put myself out there for other companies in the future!

@inesmarcano8525 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing . God bless

@nikkir5285 Жыл бұрын

Also Kristine, I was curious if you will do another contract? Or are you not sure yet? I think it’s normal till the end to feel kind of “ stuck “ as you put it.. you miss things like driving your car and other things you can do on land and can’t do at sea. But then a few weeks go by and you will be missing all your crew like crazy. You will miss it. Anyway I was just curious if you will keep going?

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

I hope I do! I’m going to make a video soon about what I’ll be up to after this contract. But as of right now I hope to keep traveling and open myself up to new experiences and contracts!

@silviomelendezjr8099 Жыл бұрын

Just saw this video and it was so Inspiring for everyone out there following their dreams. By the way I thought you were gonna talk about after getting the contract how does it work. After going on 21 cruises it still my favorite vacations.

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! What specifically do you want to know about after getting the contract :)

@silviomelendezjr8099 11 ай бұрын

like length and do you have to do another audition after your contract expires?. Thank you and good luck. @@kristinekugler

@CaptainPhoton64 Жыл бұрын

well done...thanks for the fun

@0630-day Жыл бұрын

was there a height requirement?

@twirlywirly111 Жыл бұрын

hey do the casting directors at auditions actually watch your showreels and request to see them, and what do you do with your show reel / where do you send them? if that makes any sense ahha

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

yes! so for royal caribbean, they have a website where you make a casting profile and that is where you upload your showreel! I don’t work for casting so I don’t know the specifics but they always ask for showreels so I assume they watch them!

@twirlywirly111 Жыл бұрын

how many times did you audition before you were casted as a cruise ship dancer, i don’t remember if u mentioned it lol ps i found ur channel 2 days ago and i’ve been binging coz cruise dancing is exactly what i want to do!!

@kristinekugler Жыл бұрын

aw that’s great, thanks for watching!! I auditioned for Royal 2x but I’d been auditioning for years for different companies :) I’ve probably done at least a dozen for different cruise dance jobs!

@smegheadish 4 ай бұрын

You have such positive energy!