Professional dancer

Job Description
Professional dancers perform in a variety of different setting including opera, musicals, ballet, television productions and nightclubs. As well as performing many teach in schools and colleges.

A day in a life of a dancer
A dancers life is constantly changing, depending on if you have a job, and what the job is. For the majority of dancers there is a lot of time when you are out of work. When you are out of work you are auditioning for jobs and also need to work in another industry to keep the money coming in. This job needs to have flexible hours for you to attend dance classes, and auditions. 

When you have a dance job it is very hard work but very rewarding as you are doing a job you love. These jobs can range from being in a show in the West End or on tour, dancing in music videos, on a cruise, in a company, on T.V, in clubs and many more. 

You have to get up early to rehearse and often don't get home until late at night, as the majority of shows are performed in the evening. You need to take care of you body by eating properly so that you look great but have enough energy and you need to stretch daily to avoid injury. 

A dancers career is short in contrast to other careers therefore I suggest you gain A-levels in subjects which will help you out later in life. Of course still do an A level in dance, performing arts or theatre studies but try and achieve an A level in a subject with is considered more ‘academic’ e.g. English Literature or Maths. 

To get into a top dance school/college you generally need 3 A levels with C or above and training in dance outside of your school hours. I would always recommend doing a degree rather than a diploma at a dance college therefore you also have a degree which helps with a back up career for when you retire or when you are out of work auditioning. 

You can study a BA (Hons) in Dance at;

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