Dance artistic director

Dancers and choreographers conceive, create or perform dances.

• conceiving and creating dances that convey a story, theme, idea or mood through a sequence of steps, movements and gestures;
• performing dances as soloists, with a partner or as members of a dance group before live audiences or on film, television or other visual media;
• training, exercising and attending dance classes to maintain the required level of fitness;
• directing and participating in rehearsals to practise the dance steps and techniques required for performance;
• auditioning for dance roles or membership in dance companies;
• coordinating the performance of music with musical directors.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Dance artistic director
• Choreographer
• Ballerina/ballet dancer
• Dancer