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Dancers and Choreographers

Dancers and choreographers devise, direct, rehearse and perform classical and contemporary dance routines.

Average Salary

£32,181

New workers start around £10,194. Normal pay is £32,181 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £78,968.

Jobs

4,843

The number of jobs in the career for the current year.

Daily Tasks

  • Demonstrates and directs dance moves, monitors and analyses technique and performance, and determines how improvements can be made.

  • Participates in dance performance.

  • Attends rehearsals to develop and practice dance routines for performance.

  • Builds and maintains stamina, physical strength, agility and general health through fitness exercises and healthy eating.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

  • Choreography

  • Working With Children

  • Child Protection

  • Lesson Planning

  • Musical Theater

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

  • Teaching

  • Enthusiasm

  • Communications

  • Innovation

  • Self-Motivation

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.