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Career Details :: Dancers
Description
Perform dances. May also sing or act.
Experience
A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Education
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Training
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Tasks
- Performs classical, modern, or acrobatic dances in productions.
- Rehearses solo or with partners or troupe members.
- Coordinates dancing with that of partner or dance ensemble.
- Works with choreographer to refine or modify dance steps.
- Auditions for parts in production.
- Devises and choreographs dance for self or others.
- Studies and practices dance moves required in role.
- Harmonizes body movements to rhythm of musical accompaniment.
Related Careers
- Actors
- Choreographers
- Engravers/Carvers
- Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
- Models
- Pewter Casters and Finishers
- Professional Photographers
- Set Designers
Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Performing for/Working With Public
- Thinking Creatively
- Coordinating Work & Activities of Others
- Communicating With Other Workers
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Job-Required Social Interaction
- Objective or Subjective Information
- Indoors
- Standing
- Walking or Running
Related Majors
| Major | Add to XapPack |
|---|---|
| Ballet |  [ add ] |
| Ballet/Modern Dance | [ add ] |
| Dance | [ add ] |
| Dance Choreography/Performance | [ add ] |
| Dance Pedagogy | [ add ] |
| Dance Performance | [ add ] |
| Dance Studies | [ add ] |
| Dance/Theatre | [ add ] |
| Drama/Dance | [ add ] |
| Drama/Theatre/Dance | [ add ] |
| Modern Dance | [ add ] |
| Performing Arts/Dance | [ add ] |
| Theatre Arts/Dance | [ add ] |
| Theatre/Dance | [ add ] |
Institutions Offering Related Majors
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