100 word summary of my project's main findings

My project aimed to explore the way in which professional dancers perceive, experience and manage vocational unemployment.

The findings showed that dancers encounter practical difficulties when not in contract, such as limited finances and restricted training regimes. It was also discovered that although vocational unemployment can be damaging towards self-confidence, many dancers maintain their enthusiasm and discipline in spite of this.

Strategies to help manage vocational unemployment were identified. The most popular of these included: working in a non-vocational job; maintaining close contact with the dance industry; using the emotional support of friends and family and pursuing alternative methods of keeping fit, outside of the dance studio.