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Dancers - 27-2031.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Perform dances. May perform on stage, for on-air broadcasting, or for video recording.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Dancer
  • Ballet Dancer
  • Soloist Dancer
  • Company Dancer
  • Ballerina
  • Ballet Company Member
  • Ballet Soloist
  • Performing Artist
  • Belly Dancer
  • Dance Artist

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Tasks

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

Detailed Work Activities

  • choreograph dance
  • communicate visually or verbally
  • express creativity through music, dance, or acting
  • portray roles using gesture or body movement
  • study story line or music to devise dance movements
  • tell stories through musical, visual, or dramatic arts
  • use poise or stage presence skills
  • work as a team member

Military Crosswalk Titles

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Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

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DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Dancer