Rena Shagan is President of Shagan Associates, Inc., a company that markets performing arts companies for touring in the United States and abroad. She has been a consultant and lecturer on booking and tour management techniques to numerous organizations nationwide, including the Los Angeles Music Center and Ballet Theatre Foundation. She is a former professional dancer and has been general manager of a number of dance companies. She is the author of the book Two Journeys, and a contributing author to Marketing the Arts and Poor Dancers Almanac. nbsp;