Choreographers design sequences of steps and movements, usually accompanied by music, for dancers and other artists to perform.
28 to 30 variable
evenings / weekends / bank holidays managing your own hours
You can get into this job through:
You'll need a high level of dance training and experience. You could do a foundation degree, degree or postgraduate award to develop your skills. Relevant subjects include:
These are offered by dance schools and universities.
You'll usually need:
You could start out as a professional dancer and combine this with an assistant choreographer role, especially in a smaller company.
With further training and experience you could work your way up to become a choreographer.
You may find it useful to get work experience with an established choreographer.
You could also develop your skills by volunteering to choreograph amateur dance club performances.
You may be able to apply for work if you're an experienced professional dancer or dance teacher.
You can find professional choreographers in the UK Directory of Choreographers.
You can join One Dance UK for professional recognition, training opportunities and to make industry contacts.
You can find out more about becoming a choreographer from Creative Choices and One Dance UK.
You'll need:
Your day-to-day tasks may include:
You could work at a film studio, in a theatre, in a creative studio or at a tv studio.
You're likely to work freelance on a fixed-term contract. You may be able to find full-time permanent opportunities with dance companies.
We can't find any apprenticeship vacancies in England for a choreographer right now.
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