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What kind of jobs can I get with a dance degree?
Depending on your concentration, there are various opportunities available to dance majors in the professional world across a wide variety of industries. Some examples include:
- Performer
- Dance Teacher
- Professor in Higher Education
- Dance Choreographer
- Dance Administrator
- Yoga or Pilates Instructor
- Costume Designer
- Dance Medicine and Physical Therapy
- Dance Movement Analyst
- Dance Movement Therapist (DMT)
- Marketing for Dance/Dance Critic
- and Dance Photographer or Videographer.
Explore more details about fantastic career opportunities below.
Performing and directing
- Professional dance companies
- Cruise lines
- Music videos/back-up dancers
- Pro-NFL and NBA dancers
- TedTalks demonstrators
- Instructional videos/lectures
Performing arts design
Industries include dance, music, theme parks/restaurants/fairs, industrial shows, churches, weddings, special events, circus and variety entertainment.
- Dance film
- Dance for the camera
- Dance photography
- Music editing
Talent/casting (stage, screen, advertising, etc.)
- Dance director
- Artistic director
- Dance company manager
- Publicity manager
- Adjudicator