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Dancers

Practise and rehearse dance routines under direction or instruction to achieve desired interpretation and presentation

Perform dances as soloists or as members of groups before live audiences or for film or television

Train and exercise to maintain the required levels of ability and fitness

May choreograph their own performances.

Dance teachers

Teach dance technique and artistic interpretation to amateur and professional individuals and groups

Teach the techniques, cultural origins and symbolic meanings of Aboriginal, ethnic and folkloric dances

Teach recreational dancing lessons such as ballroom dancing

Prepare dance students for specific auditions and performances.

Dancers may specialize in specific types of dance such as ballet, ballroom, folk, jazz or modern.

A university degree or college diploma in dance or Graduation from a private dance school or academy may be required.

Talent and ability, as demonstrated during an audition, are important hiring criteria.

Dance teachers usually require experience as dancers.

Membership in a guild or union related to the occupation or type of performance may be required.

performance movement teacher

Choreographer (See 51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations)

Other performers (See 55109 Other performers)