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This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Dancers perform some or all of the following duties:

• • 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 perform some or all of the following duties:

• • 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.

• 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.

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