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Dancers career

Dancers

The main tasks and work activities of Dancers are to practice athletic or artistic skills, perform dances, audition for roles, monitor current trends. In general, for the Dancers, active Listening, coordination, critical Thinking and other 0 skills are required.
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General Job Description and Education/Training Levels for Dancers

Most Dancers occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. 45.06% of Dancers have High School Diploma (or the equivalent) and 13.54% of Dancers have Post-Secondary Certificate. You can check detailed job description, required skiils, activities, and more detailed description at Dancers tasks, skills, and ability page.
The following graph shows the percentage of earned degrees held by Dancers occupational group.
Less than a High School Diploma
34.17%
High School Diploma (or the equivalent)
45.06%
Post-Secondary Certificate
13.54%
Some College Courses
7.24%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
0.00%
Bachelor's Degree and Above
-0.01%

Vocational Programs for Dancers Career

5 vocational programs are closely related to the Dancers occupation - Dance, Ballet, and 3 more programs. You can check the schools offering the programs with tuition, length of study, and earning information.
A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a cultural phenomenon. Includes instruction in technique, choreography, Laban notation, dance history and criticism, and dance production
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A program that prepares individuals to express ideals and feelings through interpretation of classical dance choreography. Includes instruction in ballet exercise, solo and ensemble dance, history of ballet, ballet choreography, Laban notation, ballet technique, and interpretations of specific styles and schools
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Any instructional program in Dance which is not categorized in sub area
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A program that focuses on the principles and techniques for integrating theatre, music, and dance into a unified production. Includes instruction in acting, dance, voice, technical theater, musical genres, piano, and history of musical theater
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Schools for Dancers Occupation

The following schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Dancers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.
New York, NY
Joffrey Ballet School
Private, 2-4 years, Offering 1 programs to 166 enrolled students and its average tuition & fees is $22,545