Hoop Dance Performer

This is a guest post by one of our blog readers Sarah Maccarelli Jordan. 

I'm a hoop dance performer, kids' hula hoop dance instructor, & I teach women all over the world how to start their own hula hoop dance classes for kids with my online course.

 

 

A hoop dancer performs with hula hoops all over the body (not just on the waist) and incorporates dance and hoop tricks. The hoop is used as a prop and at times a dance partner. Hoop dancers can use many hoops during a routine, not just one. 

 

 

Hoop dancers don't use the little hoops you find at toy shops, but instead use sturdier (and usually larger) hoops that are made for adults. In fact, I used to make my own hoops out of irrigation pipe! Some hoops even light up with amazing patterns (photos attached).

What is required to be a hoop dancer? Confidence and a patience and a desire to learn and perform/teach hoop skills. No special certificate or degree is required, although there are many Hoop Teacher training programs, such as http://www.teachkidstohoop.com, an online course to teach women how to start their own hula hoop dance classes for kids. 

 

 

So where does a hoop dancer perform? There are several niches for hoop dancers, including kids' party entertainment, such asbirthday parties, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, and other kid-friendly celebrations. For those over 21, you'll find hoopers at Casinos, night clubs, concerts and Raves.

The average kids' hooping instructor earns $100 to $165 per hour. Some performers make more depending if they are performing with fire or not. The most I've ever been paid for a gig (so far!) is $300 per hour in NJ. I do not use fire. 

Paper Towel Sniffer: Paper towel earns you?

Have you ever noticed that when you use a paper towel it is odourless before, during and after its use? Well, this is not by accident, this is something that is done on purpose by paper towel manufacturers.

This sounds like a made up thing but it is a reality that the paper towel is not odourless by default. So to make sure towels are odourless the only way for paper towel manufacturers are to employ paper towel sniffers who spend their entire day sniffing paper towels. By employing paper towel sniffers, manufacturers know if their products harbor any unusual or noticeable scents. Gabi Szekely is a professional paper towel sniffer and she enjoys her job. An extremely good sense of smell is a must for anyone interested in working in this extremely narrow field. There are very few jobs working as a paper towel sniffer. This is definitely a career with a limited number of openings. A paper towel sniffer does indeed sniff towels. In particular, a paper towel sniffer smells paper towels to make sure that they are not too smelly in any fashion. Those looking to become a paper towel sniffer better come armed with a strong sense of smell and a love of the paper towel. Some travel may be
necessary in the job. So if you see anyone in the toilets doing this, you know they are at work and probably earning money from it! You would think manufacturers would just impregnate the towels with something nice, a citrus smell maybe, but many times this is not the case and the paper towels don’t really smell that nice! Technically falling under the category of odour Judge, a paper towel sniffer can make $1,000 per week just by sniffing different scented paper towels. Not Bad!

The salary ranges from $19,000 to $52,000 a year, varying with experience and seniority. It’s $95 per hour in New Jersey.

So what exactly one should know before opting for this job? A person should have a strong sense of smell just like they need in food industry. No degree or certificate is required.

There are other odour eveluators who has to ensure that all those deodorants and antiperspirants are
operating properly to keep their customers funk-free and odour judges, who smell nasty morning breath or breath “insulted” with strong scents, like garlic or coffee. They rate it on scale of 1 to 10. Then after testing odour-reducing products like gum or mouthwash, they smell the breath again and assign it a new rating.

Paper towel sniffer might not be the career builder for anyone but if someone has a strong sense of smell and love to be on a relaxed job not so technical, this might be a job for them. It is also an important job for service industry like hotels. Someone has to do it! Right?

Dog Surfing Coach: Teaching surfing to Man's best friend

These days pets are not just for your fun and safety, they are part of the family in all means. If you like to surf, chances are your pet might also like to surf. He deserves the fun in the sun too.

In the water at Coronado Bay Resort & Spa in California's Dog Beach, one can spot Teevan McManus a local surfer and a dog owner teaching surf dogs how to catch a wave. He is a dog surfing coach.

The job is all for the active animal lovers among you. You take the money of the rich and the overpaid and you teach their canines how to balance on plastic in the middle of the ocean. Slightly odd, but it would certainly provide you a chance to be at beautiful locations, and a chance to work with man's best friend… on a surfboard.

"Dogs area better and fast learners than humans. Four legs versus two!” - Teevan McManus, a local surfer and dog surfing coach

Not just that there is one of the biggest events on the dog calendar happens in California, water-loving canines hit the surf at Huntingdon Beach for annual Surf City Surf Dog competition.

If you are a water sports lover, you would definitely love to surf and if you are a pet lover too, chances are you want him to enjoy what you enjoy, surfing. Dog surfing is very much doable and to your surprise there are dog surfers out there who can teach your dog how to water surf. 

Its by no means an easy job. Firstly you need to know surfing yourself and mostly you have to be pro surfer also you should be pet friendly so you can understand the pet you are teaching surfing to.

It is very much like teaching surfing to humans, except that you can not actually talk to these canines. Of course you will say things or do actions to make them understand what you are trying to do. Once you got all the equipments, you are ready to take the dog in water, but before you do that you need to find out if your dog is afraid of water or not. Since If you take him to water without giving him any clue, you might be in soup if the dog is not water friendly also you might scare him so much that you will have to keep him far from water in future. 

So what should you know for the job? Well obvious requirement is of course surfing. You should be a experienced surfer. Also you should be friendly to dogs, since you are teaching them, they should like you too. Just have fun in the water.

Bed-Warmer: Getting someone’s bed warm?

Don’t get any wrong ideas here but a hotel chain is employing human bed warmers to help guests get a good night's sleep.

If you like your bed warm and toasty right when you climb in, you could call on the service of a bed-warmer. Certain hotels actually have employees that wear special thermal suits and lay in the beds before you arrive. To most this probably sounds weird and creepy, but obviously some people must like it. In UK the walking electric blankets are dressed in special all-in-one sleeper suits and are sent to warm the beds of guests staying at the Holiday Inn before they get under the covers.

The bed-warmer is equipped with a thermometer to measure the bed's required temperature of 20°C (68F).

Dr. Chris Idzikowski, director of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre, said the idea could help people get off to sleep. He said ''There's plenty of scientific evidence to show that sleep starts at the  beginning of the night when body temperature starts to drop. The decline occurs partly because the blood vessels
of the hands, face and feet open up and release heat." The five minute free bed warming sessions were tried out in London. This is a job where if you are a little over weight, it might be a good thing and a plus and the best part is that "napping on the job is the job."

Families in the 1700s and 1800s relied on fire to heat their living spaces. Even so, cold drafts were a problem most winter nights. They used to put gadgets to warm the beds underneath or even on the bed.Human warmer is the latest trend in hotel business. And there are guests as well as the people around there who just loved this idea and opt for the service as well as for the job. The average salary for bed warmer job is $202,000. Average bed warmer salaries can vary greatly due to company, location, industry, experience and benefits.

Jane Bednall, spokesperson for Holiday Inn said: "People want to leave the cold outside and climb into a warm bed. The new Holiday Inn bed warmers service is a bit like having a giant hot water bottle in your bed. And of course they jump out before you jump in!"

There is no downside to this job as long as you are okay to get out in the cold weather after being warm in a comfy bed once it's ready for the guest. And to warm a bed for few minutes in ofcourse a bit silly custum is not that bad when the salary is in six figures. Winter is already there, what do you think of the job? Or may be you are better off warming your own bed.

Stand-In Bridesmaid: Making someone’s day!

Women actually get paid to be stand-in-bridesmaid for weddings to match up with
number of groomsmen, where the bride doesn’t know enough people.

In Christian wedding, brides have bridesmaid who are walking behind them with flowers, you might have noticed. Also the groom have groomsmen with him. Well generally those people are their friends or from the family. But sometimes when bride does not have enough friends or enough girls to stand in bridesmaids line, or even she has, friends just bailed out on last moment, then bride has
to look up to others who can help them out and be there for their wedding. Here when the need of stand-in bridesmaid job come in. The position is usually posted by brides hard-up for friends in their wedding party (or had friends lined-up, but they bailed) and now they need a few stand-ins to compete with the number of groomsmen. Requirements include someone who is attractive, personable and an amazing actress who is good at blending in.

There are some general requirements for the job though. A stand-in bridesmaid should be personable and can play the part. She should be looking a real friend of the bride, easy on eyes for guests seeking a little distraction during a long, sometimes boring ceremony. When a bride doesn't have enough girlfriends (or 'girlfriends' who bail on them), they can count on a Stand-In Bridesmaid. More and more Bridal companies have strongly considered making this an actual on-call business, one that could certainly make some money.

A bridesmaid is first and foremost someone who the bride wants to be a part of her wedding. Perhaps she is a sister, or a very close friend; her friendship and support of the marriage is meaningful. More than that, a bridesmaid serves a practical purpose. During the hectic time of planning a wedding, she is a confident, advice giver, doer of menial tasks, errand runner and more. A bride should have at least one bridesmaid who is reliable, cheerfully helpful, organized, and who lives close to the bride. These are the qualities someone might look in a stand-in-bridesmaid. A bridesmaid's duties might include:

• helping the bride shop for her dress and bridesmaids’ dresses.

• When asked, giving advice on decorations, favors, music, and more.

• Helping the maid of honor to plan a bridal shower, and, if appropriate, chipping in for the food, decorations, or venue.

• Helping to plan a bachelorette party.

• Helping the bride dress.

• Providing moral support at all times

• Telling others where the couple is registered and other details, such as when they will return from their honeymoon, where to send gifts.

• Being useful at the wedding reception. The couple may ask you to help direct guests to the guestbook, assist with a special moment, make sure that vendors have arrived, or do crisis management.

• Being social. Be sure to talk to as many guests as you can, making them feel warmly welcomed. If there's a dance floor, help get the party going!

A good bridesmaid also makes sure she is helpful rather than a hindrance. This means being where she needs to be. That might sound a lot for many but hey someone might just love to enjoy a wedding and get paid for it too. Who knows you might end up finding someone for yourself.

Professional Fan: Screaming for living!

Cameron Hughes gets paid by teams all over country to rile up the crowd. Hughes sings, dances, screams and does just about anything to bring crowd to life.

How about being paid to be a sports FAN? Cameron Hughes has made a living out of being a professional fan at sporting events. He’s kind of like a mascot without the silly costume. Teams pay him to watch the game and get the crowd into it. And he gets paid very well in order to do so. In fact, he makes at least $2,000 per event and produced an annual income into the 6 figures last year due to the high demand. Cameron has attended over 1,000 games in 4 countries and been paid to attend each one of them. He's 40 years old. He paints his face in team colours, dresses in the clashing colors, screams and dances.

"You have no idea how hard it is to dance badly well, especially on concrete stairs."

Cameron Hughes,
Professional sports fan.

He's cheered for teams from the minor to the mighty: the Guelph (Ont.) Storm, Missouri Mavericks and Bakersfield (Calif.) Condors of minor league hockey; the Coyotes and Devils of the NHL; the Thunder, Cavaliers and Knicks of the NBA; the Dodgers and Blue Jays of Major League Baseball; and both sides in the gold-medal hockey game at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. To date he's been paid to attend 1,010 games in 36 states, five Canadian provinces and four countries. More than 10 million fans have seen his work. As a result a certain glamour and notoriety have come his way: travel, free gear, the affection of fans who love the games as much as he does. Last year he got a trip to Barbados to see if he could get a cricket crowd pumped up after tea.

One can get up to $2000 for one sports event. That’s good money which makes annual earning in six figures.

So what do you need to know before you can go for this job? Pretty simple! If you are a sports fan you will know a lot about that particular sport already if not then learn about the game as well as about the teams and players. Beside the knowledge of the sports you have to be a crowd puller, enthusiastic individual. And of course out spoken and open since all you have to do is do a silly dance in front of thousands of people, get them interested in game, get the attention of everyone around by screaming, occasional singing may be and other acts. Sounds like a pretty simple job but believe me it’s kind of tough to be a crowd puller. It’s a kind of personality and the energy you put into it to make a successful professional. You are doing your job but as incentives you will get a face time and lot of people will you know by face and name by the end of the game. And while you are enjoying your game to its fullest, you are actually paying at the same time. You can get up to $2000 for one sports event. That’s not so bad infect good money which makes your annual earning in six figures.So being a sports fan could pay you off if you opt for this job, what do you think?

Shark Tank Cleaner: Daring to work with Sharks!

Working with sharks may sound glamorous and exciting, but being a shark tank cleaner is anything but glamorous.

Cleaning a tank might not be the fun kind of a job but when you add the requirement like it has to be a shark tank, fun rolls in. In aquarium where life size fish tanks showcase the sharks and it is big revenue to the park, then the tank cleaner is a very important job. Especially the shark tanks because watching these deadly creatures sync with human like this could be a rare sight to the public and amazement as well. It’s a different issue that while it’s an amazing sight for visitors, it could

be nerve wrecking experience for the man who is cleaning that tank from inside, surrounded by not one but many sharks in close proximity. You might think why someone would do this job and risk his life, well it could be an adventure for few to share the space with sharks and being watched by many people and pose for them for the snaps. You could be even a hero for young kids who might get scared of even the name of the shark. Pete Williams, an aquarist at London’s Sea Life Aquarium, works with sea life whole day long and continuously smelling the fish. It’s a frightening thought being in an enclosed environment underwater with a presumptuously monstrous fish. An Aquarist’s role is not just diving with the sharks, he has to look after the displays, responsible of feeding the animal welfare and maintenance of the tanks. Responsibilities also include removing shark excrement, inspecting/repairing the filtration system, and of course cleaning the aquarium glass (from the inside) to keep it clear of algae. 

I do love getting into the tanks as part of the diving section of the aquarium. I love getting into the big shark display and the big ocean display with stingrays and the sea turtles. That’s probably one of the many highlights of the job!” 

                        Pete Williams, an aquarist

 So the person has to be good diver to start with, but that’s not all. Knowledge of shark species and behaviors is also required to keep you safe. It could be quite unnerving to swim with sharks initially since you never know how the sharks are going to react to a stranger in their territory, but with experience you can build the confidence around them as well you will go familiar with individual sharks and their behaviors soon. Certainly it is a job for brave hearts. Would you be swimming with sharks?