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53120.02 – Dance teachers

Dance teachers teach dance technique and artistic interpretation.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Ballet teacher
  • Ballroom dancing teacher
  • Dance instructor

Core competencies

  • Learning and Teaching Strategies, and Instructing to effectively communicate techniques, adapt lessons to students' needs, and foster a productive, engaging learning environment
  • Social Perceptiveness to gauge each student's needs, such as recognizing when a student is struggling with a particular technique or feeling frustrated, and then adapting teaching approach accordingly
  • Body Flexibility to demonstrate movements, execute proper techniques, and model correct form for students, ensuring effective instruction and injury prevention
  • Gross Body Coordination to execute complex dance movements with precision and fluidity in order to demonstrate techniques, illustrate how to bring themes and emotions to life through movement and model safe practices that reduce injury risk during physically demanding routines
  • Collaboration to work effectively with other instructors, choreographers and students, ensuring cohesive lesson plans and a positive, supportive learning environment
  • Knowledge in Arts to understand, interpret and teach the principles of body movements, dance forms and production techniques

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Teach dance technique and artistic interpretation to amateur and professional individuals and groups
  • Teach the techniques, cultural origins and symbolic meanings of Aboriginal, ethnic and folkloric dances
  • Teach recreational dancing lessons such as ballroom dancing
  • Prepare dance students for specific auditions and performances.

Additional information

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NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

5 – Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

TEER

3 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training

Major group

53 – Occupations in art, culture and sport

Sub-major group

531 – Occupations in art and culture

Minor group

5312 – Occupations in creative and performing art

Unit group

53120 – Dancers

Occupational profile

53120.02 – Dance teachers

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