Dear Brea,
Contracts in 4 and 5 star hotels abroad are prized (the salary, conditions, and security... offered) and it is a small market, comparatively. Also, you are not up for an audition just from the other dancers in your community or state but from the professional dancers of Europe, Russia, America...
Contracting a foreign dancer is a large financial investment on the part of the hotel. They appeal not only to the guests of their hotel but to the city at large and usually charge a hefty cover for folks to see your show. They will not really look at a candidate that has not proven she is a desirable product with a track record of being a draw.
If your experience is limited to bellygrams and restaurant type shows in Hawaii that is not really enough yet to think about moving on to another level. My recommendation is for you to work on your career, in your community, in your state and expand to other states... IF that is successful, moving on to your next goal.
It's important to realize that these jobs are demanding. Do you have the repertoire, props, costumes, music, skills, chops, to perform a 45 to 60 minute show on your own and hold everyone's attention? Use that as a goal to work toward. And yes, you do need an agent as hotels rarely work directly with talent. I do NOT mean to seem discouraging only realistic.
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