Dancer - Tasks and specialisations
Kaikanikani
Tasks & duties
Dancers may do some or all of the following:
- attend dance classes to rehearse movements and learn techniques
- take responsibility for their personal fitness levels and nutrition
- exercise daily by doing dance and Pilates classes, for example
- research and identify what areas of their body are prone to injury, and work to prevent this
- combine movement with musical accompaniment
- audition for dance companies and dance roles
- study and practise the roles
- complete tasks set by choreographers
- perform in front of an audience or camera.
Raewyn Hill performing a dance move
Photo courtesy of Soapbox Productions
Specialisations
Dancers may specialise in a particular style of dance such as:
- ballet
- contemporary
- Latin
- ballroom
- jazz
- tap
- burlesque
- kapa haka (Māori cultural dance).
Updated
February 2009
