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Where a dance teacher can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a dance teacher already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Dance teachers instruct students in a recreational context in the various dance genres and forms, such as ballet, jazz, tap, ballroom, hip-hop, latin, folk dance etc. They provide students with a notion of dance history and repertoire, but mainly focus on a practice-based approach in their courses, in which they assist students in experimenting with and mastering different dance and dramatic expression styles and techniques and encourage them to develop their own style. They cast, choreograph and produce performances, and coordinate the technical production and the set, props and costume usage on stage.

Also known as dancing teacher, instructor of dance, dance coach, teacher of dance, specialist dance teacher, dance instructor, dance and performing arts teacher, dance trainer, teacher of dancing.

Professionals 66 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: performing arts school dance instructor, 71%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from dance teacher, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a dance teacher already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

drama teacher 54% covered · difficulty 57.5

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A dance teacher needs 31 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

help performers internalise choreographic material communication, collaboration and creativity
inspire dance participants to improve management skills
demonstrate technical expertise of your dance style communication, collaboration and creativity
balance participants' personal needs with group needs management skills
direct movement experiences communication, collaboration and creativity
express yourself physically communication, collaboration and creativity
inspire enthusiasm for dance management skills
teach dance communication, collaboration and creativity
be a role model in community arts management skills
bring out performers’ artistic potential management skills

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a dance teacher does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Dance teacher is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a dance teacher’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.