DANCE
DANCE & THE WORLD OF WORK
Employment prospects:
As a dancer you can work in a variety of genres including classical ballet, modern
stage dance, contemporary dance, street dance and African or Asian dance.
You may perform to a live audience or take part in a recorded performance for
television, film or music video. Many dancers follow portfolio careers, combining
performance with teaching, choreography or administrative work in a dance
company.
Is it for me?
What will I learn?
What can I do with it?
You will enjoy this subject if:
You have a keen interest in Dance and/or you
dance outside of school
You are interested in learning about new Dance
styles
You enjoy working as part of a group and
choreographing your own dances
You will develop skills and knowledge in:
Cultivating your technical dance ability, specialising
in both Jazz and Contemporary
The history of Dance and the choreographers who
have influenced it
How to create your own choreography and watch it
come to life
Further Education in Dance College
Further Education in any form of Musical Theatre or
Drama
Higher Dance is now a recognised Higher at most
universities (including Edinburgh University as of
October 2018)
Link to SQA Documents
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