53120 – Dancers
53120 – Dancers
Dancers are employed by ballet and dance companies, television and film productions and nightclubs and similar establishments. This unit group also includes dance teachers who are usually employed by dance academies and dance schools.
Profile
Index of titles
Ballerina
Ballet dancer
Ballet master
Ballet teacher
Ballroom dancing teacher
Baton twirling instructor
Belly dancer
Chorus dancer
Classical dance instructor
Classical dancer
Dance instructor
Dance notator
Dance teacher
Dancer
Dancing instructor
Folk dance teacher
Folk dancer
Folkloric dance teacher
Folkloric dancer
Group dance teacher
Group dancer
Interpretative dancer
Interpretive dancer
Line dance teacher
Line dancer
Performance movement teacher
Tap dance teacher
Tap dancer
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
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
Practise and rehearse dance routines under direction or instruction to achieve desired interpretation and presentation
Teach dance technique and artistic interpretation to amateur and professional individuals and groups
Perform dances as soloists or as members of groups before live audiences or for film or television
Teach the techniques, cultural origins and symbolic meanings of Aboriginal, ethnic and folkloric dances
Train and exercise to maintain the required levels of ability and fitness
Teach recreational dancing lessons such as ballroom dancing
May choreograph their own performances.
Prepare dance students for specific auditions and performances.
Employment requirements
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.
Additional information
Dancers may specialize in specific types of dance such as ballet, ballroom, folk, jazz or modern.
Exclusions
Choreographer (in 51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations)
Other performers (55109)
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