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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
£11,417
£30,437
£56,919

New workers start around £11,417. Normal pay is £30,437 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £56,919.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 2,718 vacancies for this type of job

6.89%

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.

  • Choreography

  • Musical Theater

  • Ballet

  • Restaurant Operation

  • Augmented Reality

  • Lesson Planning

  • Lighting Design

  • Robotics

  • Working With Children

  • Futures Exchange

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.

  • English Language

  • Social Skills

  • Teaching

  • Communication

  • Public Speaking

  • Innovation

  • Physical Fitness

  • Planning

  • Enthusiasm

  • Mentorship

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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