Choreographers
Career Cluster
Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications
Focuses on written content, art, design, journalism, and performance. In this field, you will engage in designing, producing, and publishing. To pursue a career in this field, students need to be creative and have strong communication skills. A background in computers and technology is important.
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Expected pay range
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About choreographers
What they do
Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations.
Other titles
Ballet Director, Choreographer, Dance Director, Dance Maker, Musical Choreographer
Skills they need
- Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Licenses and Certifications they may hold
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Certifications
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Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.
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Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches for visual productions and media, such as print, broadcasting, video, and film. Direct workers engaged in artwork or layout design.
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In demand
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Play one or more musical instruments or sing. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for sound or video recording.
- Actors' Equity Association (external link opens new tab)
- American Association of Community Theater (external link opens new tab)
- American Guild of Musical Artists (external link opens new tab)
- American Guild of Variety Artists (external link opens new tab)
- Dance/USA (external link opens new tab)
- National Association of Schools of Dance (external link opens new tab)
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Dancers and choreographers (external link opens new tab)
- Regional Dance America (external link opens new tab)
- Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (external link opens new tab)
- Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (external link opens new tab)