Dancers and choreographers
Dancers and choreographers conceive and create or perform dances.
Skill level: Highly skilledCheck your pay
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Dancers and choreographers - from R10 910 to R44 835 per month - 2026.
- A Dancers and choreographers typically earns between R10 910 and R26 860 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R15 602 and R36 784 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- Conceiving and creating dances, which often convey a story, theme, idea or mood, by a pattern of steps, movements and gestures
- Performing dances as a soloist, with a partner or as a member of a dancing group before live audiences or for film, television or other visual media
- Training, exercising and attending dance classes to maintain the required levels of ability and fitness
- Directing and participating in rehearsals to practice dance steps and techniques required for a performance
- Auditioning for dance roles or for membership in dance companies
- Coordinating the production music with the music directors
