Playing Dance Weekends Without Taking PTO

When I first started playing dance weekends I would fly Friday and Monday, and I quickly realized that if I took two vacation days for each I'd run out of vacation. [1] The typical dance weekend schedule, however, is Friday evening, all day Saturday, and Sunday until early afternoon: if you live near an airport with a lot of direct flights, it's possible to do this without missing any work! The pattern I've used for most dance weekends is: Fly Thursday evening, after work. Work remotely Friday. Play the weekend Friday-Sunday. Fly home Sunday night. This approach does depend on a few things: Having a job where I can do the occasional Friday remote. Living somewhere with a lot of direct flights. For West Coast gigs, being able to sleep well enough on a plane home that I can work Monday. I'll also work all day Friday from my bed, and not interact with anyone until dinner. [2] This maintains my focus, and while I couldn't do this all the time it's good for some kinds of work. Dance…

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