NOC 53120 — Dancers

TEER 3 · Intermediate (high school and/or job-specific training) · Eligible for Express Entry (CEC and FSWP)

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.

Main 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

Teach dance technique and artistic interpretation to amateur and professional individuals and groups
Teach the techniques, cultural origins and symbolic meanings of Aboriginal, ethnic and folkloric dances
Teach recreational dancing lessons such as ballroom dancing
Prepare dance students for specific auditions and performances. Dancers may specialize in specific types of dance such as ballet, ballroom, folk, jazz or modern.

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