Dancers and choreographers

Average National Salaries (2020)

What does this career do?

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

Typical tasks

• builds and maintains stamina, physical strength, agility and general health through fitness exercises and healthy eating
• attends rehearsals to develop and practice dance routines for performance
• participates in dance performance
• demonstrates and directs dance moves, monitors and analyses technique and performance, and determines how improvements can be made.

Current entry requirements

There are no formal academic requirements, although some dance schools may require candidates to have passed relevant dance Graded Examinations. Entry to courses is often via audition. Medical and physical assessments are required. Performers’ courses typically last three years and lead to a diploma or certificate awarded by the school. Some degree courses are also available.

Percentage in work

• Employed

• Unemployed

Due to insufficient sample sizes, some data was excised.

Predicted employment status in 2022

• Full-time

• Part-time

• Self Employed

Predicted employment levels in the East Midlands

Career related courses available at West Notts

There are no current courses offered by West Notts that are related to this career.

About the statistics

Data is powered by LMI for All and is sourced from labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Institute for Employment Research, the Department for Works and Pensions, and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.