Will “Soft Shoe Dancer” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Devise and choreograph dance for self or others.

• Attend costume fittings, photography sessions, and makeup calls associated with dance performances.

• Harmonize body movements to rhythm of musical accompaniment.

• Coordinate dancing with that of partners or dance ensembles.

• Perform classical, modern, or acrobatic dances in productions, expressing stories, rhythm, and sound with their bodies.

• Prepare pointe shoes, by sewing or other means, for use in rehearsals and performance.

• Perform in productions, singing or acting in addition to dancing, if required.

• Monitor the field of dance to remain aware of current trends and innovations.

• Teach dance students.

• Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.

• Develop self-understanding of physical capabilities and limitations, and choose dance styles accordingly.

• Collaborate with choreographers to refine or modify dance steps.

• Audition for dance roles or for membership in dance companies.

• Study and practice dance moves required in roles.