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Dancers and choreographers > Dancer
Creative and media
Dancers use movement to perform for live audiences or in recorded performances.
You'll usually need a degree or diploma in professional dance or musical theatre. These take 2 to 3 years to complete and are offered by dance schools and universities. Academic qualifications may not be essential if you show enough talent at audition. You could get a Dance and Drama Award to help with fees and living costs.
You'll usually need 2 to 3 A-levels, or equivalent, and to pass an audition.
Volunteering
Dancing is very competitive and you'll need to develop your skills by getting as much practical experience of dancing as possible. You could do this through:
You'll need:
You’ll specialise in a form of dance, like:
You’ll spend time:
You could work at a TV studio, on a cruise ship, in a hotel, in the community, at a film studio or in a theatre. Your working environment may be physically demanding and you may spend nights away from home.
With experience, you could move into choreography or dance teaching.
Model makers design and create 3D models for TV and film, and for use in engineering, construction and architecture.
Stage managers make sure the sets, equipment and props are ready for the opening of a performance.
Dressmakers create made-to-measure clothing like dresses, trousers and blouses for their customers.
Technical textiles designers research, create and test textiles for use in healthcare, manufacturing and construction materials.
Visual merchandisers design eye-catching product displays and store layouts to encourage sales.
Interior designers plan and supervise the layout and decoration of the inside of buildings.
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Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction, or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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