Problem: Article: Practice makes perfect. Remember, practice your routine over and over and over and over. Be patient with your dancers and remain positive. Stay flexible and remain open to altering your choreography if something is not working. Don’t be afraid to accept input from others.  Go through the dance slowly at first. Pick up the pace as the dancers feel more comfortable. When practicing, be enthusiastic so when it comes to the real thing, it feels natural. Make sure you and the dancers are properly warmed-up before rehearsal. Rehearse your piece on the stage or floor you will be performing. Record your practice. Decide how your dancers will enter and exit the stage. Determine where on the floor the dancers should be at various points of the dance--alter your transitions if necessary. During this process, it is important that you step away from the stage and view the piece from the audience’s position. Make sure none of the dancers are obstructed by the building or props. After reviewing the footage from your staged rehearsal, revise your choreography. Perfect the steps and transitions. Make note of areas in which your dancers could improve--are they conveying the proper emotion? Bring your notes to rehearsal and work with your dancers to make the necessary changes. Don’t make too many alterations to the choreography. This can frustrate your dancers and lead to a stressful first performance. Make necessary changes only!
Summary: Practice! Stage your piece. Revise your choreography.

Problem: Article: Sketch a picture that you want to finish by inking. While you’re first learning how to ink, it will be better to start with simpler drawings with clean pencil line work and fewer details. Cartoon characters, minimalistic images and simple shapes will work best, since they’ll allow you to focus on clean inking without worrying about the lines running together. Your sketch doesn’t have to be perfect. Just try to get the major lines, focus and proportions right. A lot will change by the time you begin inking. Once your drawing has been sketched out, look for places where you can make corrections or erasures to get the pencil lines as smooth as possible. This will make inking over them easier and result in a neater, more distinct final drawing. Don’t worry about incorporating too much detail during the sketching phase. You’ll be better served if you wait until after you’ve inked the major lines to start adding extra touches.  The pencil lines of your sketch should be precise and clearly defined. Try not to let them run together too much, as this can make inking tricky. Erase pencil mistakes completely so they don’t become a distraction. Inking requires a lot of patience, so you want to make sure you're focused and using the right technique. Sit up straight and position yourself squarely over the paper. If the drawing you're inking is resting on a drafting table or another flat surface, try looking down over the paper so that you have an unobstructed frontal perspective. It's okay if you prefer to work at an angle as long as you can clearly see each detail and move your drawing hand freely.  The more upright you sit, the better. Otherwise, your back may start hurting during lengthy inking sessions. Your work area should be well lit to promote visibility. Grasp the pen firmly in your dominant hand near the tip. Keep the tip of the pen at an angle to the paper, not straight up and down. Hold your hand steady and let your arm guide you over the lines, rather than trying to use the movement of your wrist alone. Relax your drawing hand and arm; too much tension can leave your finished drawing looking rigid and lifeless.  Gripping the pen near the tip, close to the paper itself, will keep it more stable than holding it higher up near the middle. You'll make fewer mistakes, and what small mistakes you do make will be less pronounced. Maintaining a sharp angle between the pen and paper helps pull ink out of the pen more efficiently, resulting in smooth, fluid line work. Go over the lines of your sketch, beginning with one side of the drawing and radiating outward from there. Most artists achieve the best results by inking in the direction of their dominant hand (if you're right-handed, starting on the left side of the page and inking to the right, and the opposite for left-handed artists). This will prevent you from running the edge of your hand over fresh lines. After you’ve inked the major lines, move outward and fill in smaller details and those in the background. This will ensure that the most important elements in the drawing are properly emphasized.  Don’t just trace over the lines you’ve already drawn—imagine that you’re drawing them a second time, this time with the boldness of ink. When you come to a section of the drawing that's difficult to ink, turn the paper and continue in the same orientation, rather than contorting your hand or trying to ink in an uncomfortable direction. Keep the final image in mind when inking your drawing. If you’re just following the same lines you sketched, the objects will look forced and crude. With your first pass at inking complete, look for places where you line work can be touched up. Go over key lines a second and even third time to thicken and smooth them out. Try adding realistic perspective by leaving the lines thin where they face an imagined light source, and thickening them where they’re further away. Tweak your inked lines until you’re satisfied with how they look.  Use a thin nib (the interchangeable tip of a dip pen) and light ink for the initial outline and thicken lines later as you go. Give the ink a few minutes to dry before you start adding detail or going over lines a second time.
Summary: Sketch an image. Clean up your pencil lines. Get in position to start inking. Ink with smooth, easy motions of the hand. Start on one side and work away from you. Adjust your ink line work.

Problem: Article: Mail a collection of your proudest shots to the Calvin Klein corporate office, or send a digital copy through email. Even if they're not holding auditions, it won't hurt for them to have your name and face on file. It may make you more likely to be considered for future projects. If you're working with an agent, see if they can get in touch with Calvin Klein's modeling directors on your behalf. Talk to reliable insiders, read industry news, and check Calvin Klein's social media accounts regularly to find out when they're on the lookout for new models. By keeping yourself informed, you can make sure that your schedule is clear and in you're in the right area when auditions open.  It's likely that someone in your agency will have caught wind of an upcoming campaign before it begins casting. Calvin Klein auditions are highly exclusive events. Keep in mind that having an inside line won't guarantee that your chances will be better than anyone else's. With enough high-profile gigs under your belt, you may be fortunate enough to score an invite to try out for the brand's next big. Do everything in your power to be there and show them what you've got. If they like what they see, you'll get a call back for a second or third round of auditions, and may eventually be the one chosen for the job.  Calvin Klein doesn't hold open modeling auditions. The company has grown so big that their casting directors bring in new models by invitation only.  It may take years of hard work before you've gained enough exposure to end up on the brand's radar. The world of professional modeling is a competitive one. Be prepared to accept the decisions of the casting directors and learn to develop an open mindset towards criticism. Rather than letting it discourage you, use it to sharpen your image and apply what you've learned when it comes time for your next shoot.  Being turned down doesn't mean you're no good as a model. It just means you weren't what the higher-ups had in mind for a particular shoot or campaign. Nobody becomes a success overnight, but all it takes is one lucky break to become an overnight sensation.
Summary:
Submit your portfolio to directly to the brand. Stay up to date about potential opportunities. Audition for Calvin Klein ad campaigns. Take rejection in stride.