What You'll Do

  • Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.
  • Study and practice dance moves required in roles.
  • Harmonize body movements to rhythm of musical accompaniment.
  • Perform classical, modern, or acrobatic dances in productions, expressing stories, rhythm, and sound with their bodies.
  • Collaborate with choreographers to refine or modify dance steps.
  • Coordinate dancing with that of partners or dance ensembles.
  • Attend costume fittings, photography sessions, and makeup calls associated with dance performances.
  • Audition for dance roles or for membership in dance companies.
  • Develop self-understanding of physical capabilities and limitations, and choose dance styles accordingly.
  • Monitor the field of dance to remain aware of current trends and innovations.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.25/5
Critical Thinking 3.0/5
Coordination 3.0/5
Speaking 2.88/5
Monitoring 2.88/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.88/5
Time Management 2.88/5
Reading Comprehension 2.75/5
Active Learning 2.75/5
Service Orientation 2.75/5
Judgment and Decision Making 2.62/5
Writing 2.5/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.

Common styles

Achievement/Effort, Persistence, Cooperation, Attention to Detail, Initiative

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Gross Body Coordination 4.75/5
Extent Flexibility 4.5/5
Dynamic Strength 4.25/5
Stamina 4.25/5
Trunk Strength 4.12/5
Gross Body Equilibrium 4.0/5
Multilimb Coordination 3.62/5
Static Strength 3.62/5

Technologies & Tools

Adobe Photoshop Apple Final Cut Pro Choreography software Facebook LinkedIn Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Pinterest Samba Social media sites Web browser software YouTube

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Achievement/Effort (High importance: 4.57/5)
  • Persistence (High importance: 4.56/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.41/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.37/5)
  • Initiative (High importance: 4.36/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Acrobatic Dancer Ballerina Ballet Company Member Ballet Dancer Ballet Soloist Belly Dancer Burlesque Dancer Company Dancer Dance Artist Dance Performer Dancer Discotheque Dancer Entertainment Dancer Exotic Dancer Go-Go Dancer Hip Hop Artist Hip Hop Dance Instructor Hip Hop Dancer Latin Dancer Line Dancer Performing Artist Precision Dancer Soft Shoe Dancer Soloist Dancer Tap Dancer