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Dancer - How to get into this job

Kaikanikani

Entry Requirements

There are no specific educational requirements to become a dancer. However, contemporary and classical dancers usually need to have a tertiary qualification in contemporary dance or classical ballet from a training provider in New Zealand or overseas.

Scholarships are available through the New Zealand School of Dance.

The New Zealand School of Dance website - information about applying for scholarships

 

Tertiary Education

Graduate qualifications in arts administration, which includes business management and event management, may be useful if you have your own dance business.

 

Relevant courses

Training on the job

Dancers further their skills on the job through regular training and performance.

 

Lauren de Boeck.

"Every time you dance with someone different, you're learning. Most people will have one main discipline, but it's really important to try as many different varieties of dance as you can, which will help your primary style."

Lauren de Boeck - Dancer

 

Useful Experience

Useful experience for dancers includes:
  • athletics
  • aerobics
  • Jazzercise
  • Pilates
  • acting or any other kind of public performance.
Classical dancers need to have studied classical ballet from an early age, to get used to the physical demands of the discipline.

 

Lauren de Boeck.

"Any experience is good experience really – any kind of performance like acting or singing."

Lauren de Boeck - Dancer

 
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Updated February 2009
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