Independent dance - and, fine, it's a very good thing that it remains independent - is a much tougher life: all dancers expect that, and accept that there will be periods of not being able to work, provided there are choice moments during the year when they really can work.
“Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system.”
“My wife is Dutch and very independent. She never wanted or needed to be married.”