53120 – Dancers

Broad Occupation Category

5 – Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

TEER

3 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training

Major Group

53 – Occupations in art, culture and sport

Broad Occupation Category

531 – Occupations in art and culture

Broad Occupation Category

5312 – Occupations in creative and performing art

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.

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Example Titles

  • Ballet dancer

  • Ballet teacher

  • Ballroom dancing teacher

  • Dance instructor

  • Dancer

  • Folkloric dancer

  • Interpretative dancer

  • 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.