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Dancers and Choreographers

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

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£ 8,503
£ 26,659
£ 54,508

New workers start around £8,503. Normal pay is £26,659 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £54,508.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 4,295 vacancies for this type of job

3.18%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • 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.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Talent Sourcing

  • Choreography

  • Marketing

  • Talent Management

  • Recruitment Strategies

  • Resourcing

  • Talent Acquisition

  • Digital Media

  • Disabilities

  • Music Video

Soft Skills

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

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Teaching

  • Communications

  • English Language

  • Management

  • Organizational Skills

  • Planning

  • Coaching

  • Leadership

  • Detail Oriented

  • Innovation

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.

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