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Dancer CareersResume Sample » Career Guide » Performing Arts Broadcast And Media Careers » Dancer CareersWork Environment: Dancers utilize movement to convey emotions, interpret music and tell stories. Being a dancer, you can dance in recorded-performances for music videos, TV or film, or for live viewers. Generally, you'd follow steps of a choreographer, though you may improve movements. You'd generally specialize into one dance form, like:
Performing dance will be small component of work. You'd also employ time:
Other kinds of social-dancing (like line/ballroom dance) are generally carried out for fun. Though, you might be capable to make living by these through teaching or participating in competitions. Qualification, Education and Experience: To be a dancer, you'd require high standard of training and skill in minimum one dance form. Most of the dancers begin taking dance-lessons by a young-age, generally accomplishing graded examinations through awarding organizations like Royal-Academy of Dance or British Ballet organization. Ballet dancers particularly begin training from young age, generally before teens. If you're ready to put much of training and work hard, it is possible to develop career into modern/contemporary dance if you begin at later age. Several proficient dancers get training in professional dance-school with 3 year diploma/degree, or 1 year postgraduate course into musical theater or professional-dance. You'd have to get through with an audition, to take 3 year professional diploma or degree. Few dance schools demand A-Levels or similar qualifications like BTEC: Diploma into Performing Arts (Dance). Though, academic qualifications might not be necessary if you demonstrate sufficient skills in audition. You'd require a dance related degree, for postgraduate course. For details about admission requirements, check with every dance schools. For additional details regarding dance training, check the website of CDET (Council for Dance-Education and Training). Numerous universities provide degrees into dance, though some concentrate on dance development/administration instead of performance. Generally, you'd require 2 A-Levels or similar qualifications for a university-dance degree. You might also have to get through with an audition. Contact providers of training course, for details regarding admission requirements. You can also enroll with a regional dance firm to gain performing experience. For information about dancing firms and organizations, visit the website of CDET. Training Details: Being a dance artist, you'd improve your abilities and experience by continuing performing and rehearsing. You'd have to attend dance lessons to develop and maintain your abilities all through your career. You can develop career-prospects through attending singing/acting classes. You might discover it helpful to get training into other fields and to assist to complement your earnings or to develop another career when you're not performing. Popular fields comprise:
Skills and knowledge:
Salary and Other Benefits: Being a dancer, your earnings would be based on amount-of work. You'd generally work on freelance basis. You'd be paid with fee for every performance/contract. Working Conditions: Hours of working could be irregular and long with classes and rehearsals throughout day and performances/shows in evening. You may perform within venues comprising cruise liners, theaters, halls, television or film studios, hotels and night clubs. This job is physically challenging. You'd have to practice and maintain yourself healthy and fit. Traveling within country and abroad is included. If touring, you might have to employ longer-periods away from house. Different Opportunities: You can discover work chances with dance firms as dance choreographer. You can perform within television and film, cruise liners, musical theater, clubs and cabarets. Most of the jobs are on short term agreements basis. You might have to carry out other kinds of jobs to complement earnings when you aren't performing. Auditions and openings are publicized by dance magazines and websites. You'd also have to network and market yourself to obtain job. |
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