Description
Perform dances on stage, for broadcast, or on video, conveying stories, rhythm, and music through movement.
- • Train, exercise, and take classes to maintain technical proficiency, physical ability, and fitness.
- • Study and practice role-specific choreography.
- • Harmonize movements to the rhythm and musical accompaniment.
- • Perform classical, contemporary, or acrobatic dances to convey story, rhythm, and sound.
- • Collaborate with choreographers to refine or modify steps.
- • Coordinate timing and spacing with partners and ensembles.
- • Attend costume fittings, photo sessions, and makeup calls.
- • Audition for roles or company placements.
- • Develop self-awareness of physical capabilities and limitations and select styles accordingly.
- • Monitor the dance field to stay current on trends and innovations.
- • Teach dance students when engaged as an instructor.
- • Devise and choreograph dances for self or others.
- • Perform singing or acting in addition to dancing when required.
- • Prepare pointe shoes for rehearsals and performances.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
