Dance careers
Brittany Talbert
Dance teacher
- What does the job consist of?
- Formal training & education required:
- bachelors degree
- education, dance education, fine arts degrees.
- Job Market:
- Average Salary: $35,500
- Needed Characteristics:
- has been there & keeps going
- loves & honors what they do
- encourages & inspires others
- respects you enough to expect of you
- Qualities: patience, reputation, leadership skills, commitment.
- Skills: good communication & people skills, good ability in dance & music, business skills, & patience.
Choreographer: Matt Steffanina
Choreographer
- What does the job consist of?
- Formal training & education required:
- optional Bachelors degree
- high school diploma
- performing arts/dance degree.
- Job Market:
- Average Salary: varies between $35,884-44,250 depending on where you work & what exactly you do.
- Needed Characteristics:
- inspires others
- flexibility
- people & communication skills
- Qualities: leadership skills, a great thinker, creative & an artist.
- Skills: great dance technique, creativity, discipline.
Professional Dancer
- What does the job consist of?
- Formal training & education required:
- consider undergraduate degree
- bachelors/masters degree is optional
- high school diploma
- dance degree fields- dance, dance science, contemporary dance performance
- Job Market
- Average Salary: $30,395
- Needed Characteristics:
- Physical strength
- teamwork
- persistence
- creativity
- Qualities: flexibility, physical stamina, perseverance.
- Skills: ability, talent, determination, good sense of rhythm & timing.
Professional dancers: Derek Hough & Julianne Hough
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