Dancer Duties & Responsibilities
The role and function of a Dancer includes the following duties and responsibilities:
- Working in dance development and promotion, encouraging and enabling people, especially children, to become involved in dance and to understand and appreciate it;
- Running workshops in the community, for example with groups of disabled people;
- Undertaking administrative, promotional or stage management work, particularly in a small company or if setting up your own company;
- Liaising with arts and dance organizations, theaters and other venues regarding funding and contracts.
- Discussing and interpreting choreography;
- Learning and using other skills such as singing and acting – many roles, for example in musical theatre, require a combination of performance skills;
- Looking after costumes and equipment;
- Taking care of the health and safety of others, which requires knowledge and observation of physiology and anatomy, as well as safe use of premises and equipment;
- Teaching dance, either privately or in the public sector;
- Preparing for and attending auditions and casting sessions;
- Preparing for performances, by rehearsing and exercising;
- Performing to live audiences and for television, film and music video productions;
- Studying and creating choreography;
Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Dancer duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Dancer roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.