53120
Canada Moderate
Dancers
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.
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Salary Information
National wage data for this occupation
Entry-level
CA$20.10
/hr
Typical
CA$32.94
/hr
Experienced
CA$50.00
/hr
Average: CA$34.64/hr
Source: Job Bank Canada. Wages may vary by region and experience.
Examples
Illustrative Examples
- dancer
- ballet dancer
- ballet teacher
- ballroom dancing teacher
- dance instructor
- folkloric dancer
- interpretative dancer
- tap dancer
All Examples
- ballerina
- ballet dancer
- ballet master
- ballet teacher
- ballroom dancing teacher
- baton twirling instructor
- belly dancer
- chorus dancer
- classical dance instructor
- classical dancer
- dance instructor
- dance notator
- dance teacher
- dancer
- dancing instructor
- folk dance teacher
- folk dancer
- folkloric dance teacher
- folkloric dancer
- group dance teacher
- group dancer
- interpretative dancer
- interpretive dancer
- line dance teacher
- line dancer
- performance movement teacher
- tap dance teacher
- tap dancer
Main Duties
Main Duties
- This group performs some or all of the following 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.
Requirements
Employment Requirements
- A university degree or college diploma in dance or Graduation from a private dance school or academy may be required.
- Talent and ability, as demonstrated during an audition, are important hiring criteria.
- Dance teachers usually require experience as dancers.
- Membership in a guild or union related to the occupation or type of performance may be required.