Area

Employer


Area:

Performance and Choreography

Sub-Area:
  • Ballet
  • Modern
  • Jazz
  • Tap
  • Theater Dance
  • Culturally-Specific Dance
Employers:
  • Performing arts companies:
    • Dance
    • Theatre
    • Opera
    • Touring
  • Broadway
  • Off broadway
  • Television and motion picture industries and studios:
    • Television shows
    • Commercials
    • Movies
    • Music videos
  • Amusement and recreation venues:
    • Theme parks
    • Cruise ships
    • Resorts
    • Casinos
    • Restaurants
    • Sporting events
  • Self-employed/freelance work

Area:

Education

Sub-Area:
  • Formalized Instruction
  • Recreational Instruction
Employers:
  • K-12 schools, public and private
  • Colleges and universities
  • Private dance studios and schools
  • Conservatories
  • Performing arts camps
  • Community agencies
  • Adult education and continuing education programs
  • Physical fitness centers

Area:

Administration

Sub-Area:
  • Arts Management
  • Company Management
  • Artistic Direction
  • Promotion
  • Tour Management
  • Facilities Management
  • Event Planning
  • Booking
  • Public Relations
Employers:
  • Cultural organizations and arts councils
  • Theaters and arts venues
  • Dance companies
  • Dance studios and academies
  • Musical theater production companies
  • Dance festivals
  • National Endowment for the Arts

Area:

Dance/Movement Therapy

Sub-Area:
  • Dance therapists work with individuals, couples, families or groups using both verbal counseling techniques and movement interventions.
Employers:
  • Schools and special education settings
  • Nursing homes
  • Rehabilitation facilities
  • Psychiatric and medical hospitals
  • Community mental health agencies
  • Wellness centers
  • Alternative health centers
  • Private practice

Area:

Media

Sub-Area:
  • Dance Writing
  • Dance Criticism
  • Dance History
Employers:
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Websites
  • Book publishers

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