Wednesday, August 3, 2016

What’s In It For Me?: 4 Careers to Pursue in Dance

Earning a steady paycheck by way of a creative art can be a less than simple endeavor. Many may not realize that a career with a background in dance can be extremely rewarding and also pay a comfortable salary. So what are some of the career options that dancers may have?

1) Dancer
This one is obvious, however many may not realize that there are paid opportunities for dancers and performers out there. This encompasses a huge umbrella of options including dancing for a dance company, theater troupe, ballet company, opera house, or musical theater company, but it can also mean being a dancer in music videos, at a large-scale theme park or Las Vegas installation, on a cruise ship, and more. 

2) Choreographer
If you love the beauty of dance but would rather focus on “behind the scenes” work, being a choreographer keeps you close to the action but removes a lot of the physical strain that working dancers face. Those who wish to choreograph must constantly dig deep to come up with new creative ideas.

3) Dance Instructor
Similar to being a choreographer, dance instructors get to create work for dancers to showcase. Instructors must also train dancers to learn proper technique and help dancers work together as a cohesive unit. Dance instructors often serve as important role models for young dancers in their developmental years.

4) Dance or Movement Therapist

Moving your body can be an incredibly healing act and being the facilitator of someone else’s recovery can be very rewarding.





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