Dancer or Choreographer

Highly relevant tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Practising dance routines and interpreting the choreographic content of the production.
• Performing dances for audience entertainment, coordinating body movements and facial expression, usually with musical accompaniment.
• Composing and notating ballet compositions and other dance routines.
• Creating and performing individual performance routines.
• Rehearsing, auditioning and travelling between entertainment venues.
• Participating in dance exercises to maintain required physical condition of body and control of movements.
• May sing or act as part of the performance.
• May conduct some dance teaching.

Dancers are performers who entertain audiences by dancing as soloists, with a partner or as members of a group. There are many styles of dance, including ballet, contemporary, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, folk, jazz, ballroom and tap. Dancers may perform using a variety of styles, or they may specialise in one particular dance style.

Dancers in Australia may work for the Australian and state ballet companies, contemporary dance companies, independent choreographers, musicals, television studios and some opera companies. Performance positions usually require an audition and interview with the director of the company or project.

Dancers may be employed on a permanent basis with dance companies, or they may perform in small companies or as independent artists.

Dancers tend to have portfolio careers, which means that they often perform, choreograph and teach. If you are nominating Dancer or Choreographer, you will need to demonstrate that the primary focus of your employment is to dance and/or choreograph. If dance teaching is your primary focus, you may be better suited to Dance Teacher (Private Tuition) (ANZSCO 249212).

When applying for a Skills Assessment, please ensure you submit sufficient evidence supporting your proof of identity, qualification and employment claims. A full list of the documents required can be found on the VETASSESS website under Eligibility Criteria.

If you are nominating this occupation, and you are self-employed, you are required to provide the following:

• Evidence of self-employment such as sole trading or business registration details and/or official statements issued by your (registered) accountant and/or legal team. The statement from your accountant or solicitor must include the accountant’s or solicitor’s letterhead, your full name, how long you have been continuously self-employed including official dates in each role, the nature of the business conducted, the signature and contact details of the accountant or solicitor.
• A statutory declaration listing your main duties during self-employment.
• Payment evidence showing regular income from self-employment, such as client invoices together with corresponding bank statements and/or official taxation records.
• Supplementary evidence, such as contracts with clients or suppliers, client testimonials, evidence of projects completed, etc.

For this occupation, you are also advised to provide a copy of, or a link to, your showreel.